The one nearest me is so bad...
>1. You learn that the Radio Shack slogan, "you've got questions, we've got
>answers"' is true. They have answers alright, it just may not be the right
>ones!
They don't have answers... their conversation skills are limited to
chatting with other clerks, or trying to explain to me why I should drop
my cell phone plan, and sign a contract with them.
>2. The people that work there think you are trying to contact someone from
>Mars or outer space, with all the cables, adapters, connectors, etc., that
>you buy there every week.
They don't know what any of them do... nor where (or what) Mars is.
>3. You think of opening your own store, because with a name like Radio
>Shack, they ought to sell lots and lots of amateur radio equipment.
Nah... then I would be forced to employee morons. Oh wait... I do that
now anyway.
>4. You know your way around the store better than the employees that work
>there.
That is a given... and god forbid one of them TRIES to help... I end up
wasting more time trying to explain that I don't need what they are
saying, I know what I am looking for, get away (and NO I don't want a
freaking cell phone from you!)
>5. You spend so much time and money driving there, you think of buying one
>of everything.
The only reason I still go is because I am too impatient to wait 3 days
for parts to be shipped to me (that and most dealers have a $25 or so min
order... when all I need 99 cents of resistors)
>6. The people who work there think you own one heck of a radio station, (in
>a way it might be a little truth to that), or you're trying to build a bomb.
And god forbid you try to purchase a portable auto dialer... if they
think everyone makes red boxes out of them... WHY do they continue to
sell them?!? (although, I'm not sure I have seen them recently... but now
they have mini digital audio recorders... which are even easier to turn
into all sorts of cool fun toys.)
>7. You realize you know more about electronics and computers than they do.
I think we have already established that cats know more about electronics
and computers than any run of the mill clerk does.
>8. You spend more money in a week at Radio Shack than you do on food.
Humm... not recently, but I can think of a time in my life when I did
(now I spend more on old computers, or odd Mac parts)
>9. You know everyone who works there by their first name.
Nope, that would require looking at them... only one clerk is worthy of
looking at... and only because she is REALLY REALLY attractive (but once
she starts pushing those cell phones... I want to choke her too)
>10. You have your own private parking spot there.
Its in a mall, so no luck on that one
>11. When they call you for a stocking item because they are out.
They can't call me... I still give them my parents info when they ask my
name, phone number, address, zodiac sign, favorite color, and pets names
just so I can buy a freaking battery.... and NO, I do NOT want a cell
phone!!!
-chris
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