[Coco] More poor news for Radio Shack

[Matthew]

It's one to compete with DigiKey or Mouse but they can't even hold their
own against the SparkFuns. Seems sad to me that they've completely missed
out on the opportunities from this second wave maker revolution we've been
experiencing these last few years. Microcontrollers have done so much to
open the hobby up to younger and less technical people. And it seems like
such a perfect fit and Radio Shack seems to treat it as an afterthought or
not give it the thought it deserves. In the end when I buy parts or
components, RS doesn't even enter my mind.

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If they had prices like digikey and mouser with free shipment to the local
> store,
> I would use them constantly.  No doubt.  :)
>
> - Ed
>
>
> > On Dec 12, 2014, at 1:00 PM, Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Dec 12, 2014, at 12:34 PM, spereira1952 at comcast.net wrote:
> >>
> >> One thing that Radio Shack actually could do is stock up their online
> store, let's say with everything under the sun to support electronics
> hobbyists, and offer free shipping to the store nearest to you. If they
> could get their pricing down in line, then the added advantage of being
> able to order online, and then drive a few miles to pick up your items
> tomorrow, might be attractive. Along with that, it would not force the
> small stores with little room for storage to have to try and have anything
> and everything in stock.
> >
> > I think many of us may not be familiar with today's RadioShack.
> RadioShack.com DOES have an extensive list of things only available there
> -- third party amplifiers, electronics, 3-D printer stuff, etc. -- and it
> all ships to store for free.
> >
> > BUT, the pricing is not as good as other places, and they lost a
> shipment of Arduino DMX shields I ordered and I never was able to get them
> (no one else had them for the sale price they had them at the time; then
> they discontinued them, thus the sale price I guess).
> >
> > Now, if they had prices similar to DigiKey and Mouser, would anyone
> know? We still seem to think they don't carry anything and only do cell
> phones.
> >
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