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West Marine POS cabin heater
The final kiss of death for me was when there never was any sales person who
had a clue what a resister or capacitor is, nor the different types of wire (like RG8U vs. RG59 or 16 AWG stranded vs. solid), etc. The hired help makes money on commission sales only and push the toys and stereos and computers and so on. No reason for them to know any basic electronic components or waste time stocking bits and pieces. I do like Mouser and Allied Electronics. I go to Mouser for low quality and low prices when it will suffice, then Allied for better quality. Most of my buying in the last 5 years has been from Allied. "Leanne" wrote in message ... "Greg" wrote in message ... I agree. I used to make almost daily trips to the Shack for parts and components......now I go for years without going in one. Why bother? Lots of other stores selling the same junk, and usually for less. Now I just order the stuff online and miss the browsing. Sigh, Greg, Mostly it is a waste of time unless you are facinated at looking at all of those empty hooks where the stock should have been. Leanne -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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In article , "Greg"
wrote: The final kiss of death for me was when there never was any sales person who had a clue what a resister or capacitor is, nor the different types of wire (like RG8U vs. RG59 or 16 AWG stranded vs. solid), etc. The hired help makes money on commission sales only and push the toys and stereos and computers and so on. No reason for them to know any basic electronic components or waste time stocking bits and pieces. My local ones were a bit better when I was investigating LEDs, but it's not nearly as good as it was back in the 60's. Then again, I doubt I'll ever find that building is less expensive than buying -- even with EE training, I can't keep up with the recent advances since it's not my primary current subject. I do like Mouser and Allied Electronics. I go to Mouser for low quality and low prices when it will suffice, then Allied for better quality. Most of my buying in the last 5 years has been from Allied. Is that company in any way connected to the Allied that Radio Shack merged with back in the 60's? They were THE catalog source back then. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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In article , "Greg"
wrote: The final kiss of death for me was when there never was any sales person who had a clue what a resister or capacitor is, nor the different types of wire (like RG8U vs. RG59 or 16 AWG stranded vs. solid), etc. The hired help makes money on commission sales only and push the toys and stereos and computers and so on. No reason for them to know any basic electronic components or waste time stocking bits and pieces. My local ones were a bit better when I was investigating LEDs, but it's not nearly as good as it was back in the 60's. Then again, I doubt I'll ever find that building is less expensive than buying -- even with EE training, I can't keep up with the recent advances since it's not my primary current subject. I do like Mouser and Allied Electronics. I go to Mouser for low quality and low prices when it will suffice, then Allied for better quality. Most of my buying in the last 5 years has been from Allied. Is that company in any way connected to the Allied that Radio Shack merged with back in the 60's? They were THE catalog source back then. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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Radio Shack is owned by Tandy out of Fort Worth, Texas. Allied Electronics
is also head quartered in the Fort Worth area. Perhaps you are correct, but I do not remember it. Allied and Lafayette merged sometime in the late '60s. Allied was and may still be run by a lot of sharp ladies who know their business. I visited the Fort Worth store and warehouse many times over about 20 years. Come to think of it, they were operating out of an old warehouse on what seemed to be a shoe string operation in the early 80s. Maybe Tandy had just cut them loose again? I really liked Lafayette Electronics and still miss them....LOL. I used to buy components from them for radio and to make missle instrumentation. Greg. "Jere Lull" wrote in message ... In article , "Greg" wrote: The final kiss of death for me was when there never was any sales person who had a clue what a resister or capacitor is, nor the different types of wire (like RG8U vs. RG59 or 16 AWG stranded vs. solid), etc. The hired help makes money on commission sales only and push the toys and stereos and computers and so on. No reason for them to know any basic electronic components or waste time stocking bits and pieces. My local ones were a bit better when I was investigating LEDs, but it's not nearly as good as it was back in the 60's. Then again, I doubt I'll ever find that building is less expensive than buying -- even with EE training, I can't keep up with the recent advances since it's not my primary current subject. I do like Mouser and Allied Electronics. I go to Mouser for low quality and low prices when it will suffice, then Allied for better quality. Most of my buying in the last 5 years has been from Allied. Is that company in any way connected to the Allied that Radio Shack merged with back in the 60's? They were THE catalog source back then. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Radio Shack is owned by Tandy out of Fort Worth, Texas. Allied Electronics
is also head quartered in the Fort Worth area. Perhaps you are correct, but I do not remember it. Allied and Lafayette merged sometime in the late '60s. Allied was and may still be run by a lot of sharp ladies who know their business. I visited the Fort Worth store and warehouse many times over about 20 years. Come to think of it, they were operating out of an old warehouse on what seemed to be a shoe string operation in the early 80s. Maybe Tandy had just cut them loose again? I really liked Lafayette Electronics and still miss them....LOL. I used to buy components from them for radio and to make missle instrumentation. Greg. "Jere Lull" wrote in message ... In article , "Greg" wrote: The final kiss of death for me was when there never was any sales person who had a clue what a resister or capacitor is, nor the different types of wire (like RG8U vs. RG59 or 16 AWG stranded vs. solid), etc. The hired help makes money on commission sales only and push the toys and stereos and computers and so on. No reason for them to know any basic electronic components or waste time stocking bits and pieces. My local ones were a bit better when I was investigating LEDs, but it's not nearly as good as it was back in the 60's. Then again, I doubt I'll ever find that building is less expensive than buying -- even with EE training, I can't keep up with the recent advances since it's not my primary current subject. I do like Mouser and Allied Electronics. I go to Mouser for low quality and low prices when it will suffice, then Allied for better quality. Most of my buying in the last 5 years has been from Allied. Is that company in any way connected to the Allied that Radio Shack merged with back in the 60's? They were THE catalog source back then. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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