radio shack (humour, maybe)

On a sunny day (Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:52:29 +0200) it happened martin griffith wrote in :

:-) Yes Radio Shack has helped me out at times. For various unexpected things. I remember buying a microphone, some chip.....

I found it humourous - I wonder if the article is a gag? I like this quote: ""I know one thing," Day continued. "If Sony and JVC start including gold-tipped cable cords with their products, we're screwed.""

Thanks! Rich

You're not familiar with The Onion? They specialize in satire, sarcasm, etc.

WHAT!!!!?!?!?!??!!

Do you mean that they MAKE STUFF UP??????!!!!

They can't DO that! This is the INTERNET, where EVERYTHING IS TRUE!!!!

;-) Rich

I'm getting a "Page Not Found" error when I click that link, but this one works:

Mark

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they changed the url

martin

She left him on the sofa when the phone rang, and was back in a few seconds. "Who was it?" he asked. "My husband," she replied. "I better get going," he said. "Where was he?" "Relax. He'll be late, he's playing poker with you."

martin

ROFL!

Thanks! Rich

Actually i think it is quite simple. They used low price to massacre their betters like Lafayette, Olson Electronics, and mail order competitors Allied Radio (can you say Knight kit) and Burnstein-Appleby. To the great detriment of all. See also Wal-Mart.

I don't recall radio shack ever having lower prices on anything than lafayette. Lafayette had other serious problems including obsolete stock an always backordered stock. What put them out of business is that they didn't cater to the technologically inept.

Hey, of it was not on the shelf at Olson's or Lafayette i ordered from Allied or Burnstien-Appelby. Or tried Newark, or the one of the numerous local surplus houses. I bought a couple dozen uA741 op amps for about $1 each surplus in the middle to late 1960's; retail was over 5 times as much.