I hate Radio Shack

From: blacklord <blacklord_at_telstra.com>
Date: Fri Jun 7 22:41:39 2002

Hi Owen,


----- Original Message -----
From: Owen Robertson <univac2_at_earthlink.net>

> 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.

This must be a US thing, in general, in Oz, they seem to be a much more
knowledgable bunch. But, the drift has been away from electronic
components to consumer electronics, that's the market these days, so
you can't really expect them to know much about things other than that.

cheers,

Lance




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