I hate Radio Shack

From: Dave Woodman <dave_at_naffnet.org.uk>
Date: Fri Jun 7 17:06:17 2002

Owen Robertson wrote:

> I had an experience where a RadioShack employee didn't know what a
> null-modem adapter was. And several experience where in the middle of
> describing what I'm looking for, I look at the salesman's face, and realize
> that he has no clue what I'm talking about. So I guess when you walk into a
> RadioShack store, and someone asks if they can help you, and you tell them
> no, you're being quite literal - They *can't* help you.

Here in the UK we called them Tandy:- notice the tense used, for Tandy went
bust - even though here you could have been legitimately offered 'chips with
that...'

    Dave.
Received on Fri Jun 07 2002 - 17:06:17 BST