[Milsurplus] ......... and Rat Shack

[Ira J. Moser]

Does anyone else remember when Rat Snack had the "Battery a Month Club"? 
You just visited the store, and they gave you a battery....   Think it 
stopped in the early 80s.

The only thing better than Rat Snack is FRYS.   Like a Costco/Best 
Buy/Circuit City/Radio Shack.   Lots of components.   And washing 
machines.......

--Ira

jcoward5452 at aol.com wrote:
>  Try and buy the parts you would need to build a radio,even a crystal 
> radio,from Radio Sh*#! I remind them every time I go in.
>  They do have stuff that I need on occasion.My father told me that RS 
> has the fastest turn of battery stock of any retailer and thus has 
> fresher batteries.My daughter did a science fair project compareing 
> three major battery brands includind RS.We built a demo board with six 
> "D" battery holders,three lamp sockets and lamps and three knife 
> switches,all from RS.The goal was to simulate three flashlights,each 
> with a different brand of alkyline D cells.She was quite successful in 
> proving that all three battery brands were equal in capacity over a one 
> month twice daily 15 minute test.The RS are cheaper and that's what I buy.
> My two PRC-6's are powered by RS batteries and soon the PRC-10's.
> Jay KE6PPF
> 
>> Re: Rat Shack. You'd better know exactly what you want and where it 
> 
> is because
> the "workers" sure don't. "Shoe salesmen moonlighting for some extra 
> bucks" is
> being charitable some times.
> 
>>
>> Jim Falls
>> KG6FWT
>> Eureka, CA
>>
>>
> 
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