[Coco] Random Radio Shack question

[Art Flexser]

I agree about the batteries.  I had remembered from the 'old days' that RS used
to give you the best buy on batteries.  But the other day, I needed a watch-type
battery, stopped into the Shack, and found it priced at $6.99.  That seemed
awfully high to me, so I figured I'd check if my supermarket carried it.  They
did--for $1.99!

Art

On Wed, 17 Dec 2008, Rogelio Perea wrote:


> Ahhh... the battery a month club or something like that?

> 

> I had one card and my brother another, so we would get two free batteries

> each month. How much were those general purpose (rather low grade) red

> batteries worth?

> 

> Nice gimmick to draw in a customer who may then pick up something else, even

> if he/she was "just steppin' in to get the free battery".

> 

> It is incredible how much the store marks up the batteries. Word to the

> wise: buy your batteries elsewhere - about the only thing nice about getting

> them at RS is if they're of the hard to find types.

> 

> 

> 

> -=[ R ]=-

> 

> 

> 

> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:20 PM, Sean <badfrog at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

> > Anyone remember the 'battery club' cards?

> >

> > I always picked 9V, seemed to need those the most.

> >

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