[GreenKeys] Radio Shack Parts

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Tom:

When they stopped publishing the catalog the hand writing was on the wall.
The book by radio shack's founder "to catch a mouse made a noise like a cheese" 
spelled out why they did not have cash registers and why the catalog was for 
both the customers AND the employees.  It seems the current management has not 
read it.

My local store is very much like the other responses, i.e. they only know cell 
phones and even if the on line stock check says they have a part, it's 
typically not to be found.  With the current gas prices it's just not even 
worth a drive to find out.

Mouser now offers USPS Priority mail as a shipping option which means $4.60 for 
up to one pound of stuff (a little more for heavier packages).  But don't order 
any hazmat items like flux pens on the same order or your whole order gets 
bumped to UPS.  Mouser has no minimum, but in order to keep the shipping 
expense from swamping the parts I typically order more than what is really 
needed.

My distributor page also has some comments on those who have been not so good 
to deal with: http://www.prc68.com/I/Dist.shtml

--- catagory 1 ---- top drawer ----
Digikey
Mouser
Jameco
McMaster Carr
----OK-- but not as user friendly ---
Olander
Newark Farnell
Allied
Arrow
Powell
Techni-Tool
more details on the web page.

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.prc68.com/P/Prod.html  Products I make and sell
http://www.prc68.com/Alpha.shtml  All my web pages listed based on html name
http://www.PRC68.com
http://www.precisionclock.com
http://www.prc68.com/I/WebCam2.shtml 24/7 Sky-Weather-Astronomy Web Cam


Til128 at aol.com wrote:
> Hi all:
> I would just like to vent my  anger and frustration here about the quality of 
> parts at Radio Shack. I went  there looking for 1/4 inch closed circuit jacks 
> to mount in a panel. The clerk  asked if I needed some help and I told him 
> what I need. With a blank stare, he  asked "what's that?" Anyway there was a 
> pkg. of 2 for $3.99. picked 'em up and  took them home. These are not the ones 
> that I remember from Radio Shack of old!  What pieces of flimsy Chinese junk! I 
> tried using them to no avail and gave up.  I went on line to 
> Action-Electronics (no affiliation)and they had them from  Switchcraft for 89 cents each! I 
> bought 10..plus some other stuff.
> That is the last time I am going into Radio Shack for parts.  GRRRRR!
> Anyone else have a similar experience?
> That's  all- I had my say..sorry for the length of this message.  
> 
> 73,
> DE  Tom Tillson
> All things electromechanical.
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