[Coco] [OT} Shack: was Re: Coco keyboard trouble

[John Donaldson]

Fry's is one of those huge consumer electronic stores. I was very 
surprised when I walked down one aisle and discovered all the part packs 
on the shelves. and there are three aisles of parts with the tube tester 
at one end of the middle aisle.

John Donaldson
AB8YZ

On 1/17/2012 5:01 PM, Michael Graham wrote:
> Fry's sounds like a good store.  Too bad there aren't any near me.
>
> On 1/17/2012 4:31 PM, John Donaldson wrote:
>> Being a HAM Radio Operator, the local Radio Shack was where I went 
>> for parts for projects and such.  A couple of years ago I 
>> accidentally discovered the the local Fry's not only had parts but a 
>> tube tester that still worked. Now if I need parts for a project, I 
>> go to Fry's and buy what I need. We had a QRP 40M receiver project at 
>> my club last summer. I got all the parts except for two there at Fry's.
>>
>> John Donaldson
>> AB8YZ
>>
>>
>> On 1/16/2012 7:58 PM, Steve Batson wrote:
>>> Really Sad....I used to enjoy going into Radio Shack and looking 
>>> around and
>>> I'd occassionally go to buy parts for projects. Been along time though
>>> because of their changes. I agree with your guess about their future 
>>> Steve.
>>> What's really sad, is many other companies have been going down the 
>>> tubes
>>> as well as they've taken their eyes and focus off of the products and
>>> services that made them a success.
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>
>>> From: "Steve Bjork"<6809er at srbsoftware.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 5:30 PM
>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"<coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [OT} Shack: was Re: Coco keyboard trouble
>>>
>>> The Great Radio Shack you known decades ago is a shadow of a once great
>>> Tandy company.
>>>
>>> First of all, the Tandy Company is known as Radio Shack because they
>>> sold everything else off. Any Tandy technology is mostly owned by
>>> Samsung now.
>>>
>>> Most of the money the Stores make is from Cell Phones.
>>> The only reason they carries anything is to get you in the door so they
>>> can sell you a phone.
>>>
>>> I once worked for Radio Shack when they first released the TRS-80 to
>>> help out a Store Manager. During the time, I got to know Tandy and how
>>> it works. They knew how everything in the store work to keep people
>>> coming back for more. Oh they may not make money on T.V. tubes, but
>>> having them made for great custom traffic.
>>>
>>> A few years back, I took another job at a Radio Shack store to help 
>>> with
>>> the Xmas rush. Those short weeks were an eye opener. The store was all
>>> about what they can get out of the custom on that visit because they 
>>> may
>>> never come back. (And nothing was done to make that customer a
>>> repeat-customer.) In my opinion, I can't see how they will it another
>>> decade.
>>>
>>> On 1/16/2012 2:37 PM, Mark McDougall wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2012 2:51 AM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think Radio Shack also sells them.
>>>> I recently visited Radio Shack (in Honolulu) - the first time I have
>>>> ever set foot in a Radio Shack in the US (that I can recall).
>>>>
>>>> In Australia the stores have degenerated into generic electronic goods
>>>> retailers, selling computers, TVs and DVD players and phones. You'd be
>>>> SOL trying to buy a resistor or 555 - but there's still a selection of
>>>> (pre-packaged) cables, adapters and even a few soldering irons,
>>>> meters, etc.
>>>>
>>>> I was shocked, however, to see the Honolulu store was almost
>>>> *exclusively* mobile phones! Phones, SIM cards, batteries and the
>>>> obligatory thousand different face-plates and carry cases. Barely
>>>> anything that wasn't phone-related!
>>>>
>>>> Funny thing is, I've been jokingly describing Radio Shack as a 'mobile
>>>> phone store' for years now. I didn't realise how true that was until I
>>>> walked into this store. Are all the stores in the US like that? Or is
>>>> Honolulu the exception rather than the rule?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
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