Re: Big Brother Radio Shack

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From: Dan Odom
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:48

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ac94691@dunix.drake.edu (The Dark Kitty) writes:

>Oh yeah, did this click real well in my mind.  I don't know how many
>times I've gone into the local Radio Rip Off Store and asked for a
>certain size of capacitor/resistor that hasn't been restocked only to
>be told "capacitors?  I'm not sure I know what those are.  I don't think
>we carry those."  Aiiiiiigggghhhh!!!  I also don't know how many times
>I've been browsing and overheard a salesman tell another customer that
>RS doesn't carry an item that I happen to be looking right at!

Yes, or when they tell you "If you want to get a transformer for your kid,
try Toys-R-Us.  We don't do that stuff.".  Or "What's an IC again?".
Or "RJ14?  Is that the new computer game?".  Or (etc. etc. ad nauseam (sp?))
I go mail order whenever possible.
-- 
Dan Odom
Kansas State University
danodom@matt.ksu.ksu.edu
Member of the League for Programming Freedom; mail lpf@uunet.uu.net

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From: danodom@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Dan Odom)
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Subject: Re: Big Brother Radio Shack
Date: 16 Nov 1992 18:48:04 -0600
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