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I really don't get it. It's like the worst store on the planet and I've never been in one where I wasn't the only customer in the place. I also never end up buying anything because everything costs 5 times what it does on Amazon. They are everywhere though. Is it some sort of mafia front?
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I hear they sell a lot of cell phone plans. The last time I was in a Radio Shack was to buy some parts to make something to hook up my Dreamcast modem up to a PC.
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good news, they aren't doing well and hemorrhaging money. probably gunna go bankrupt and disapear/get bought out in another 5 years, if that.
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Dec 8, 2014 09:17
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Selling USB and HDMI cables at 10x markup usually.
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Xaris posted:good news, they aren't doing well and hemorrhaging money. probably gunna go bankrupt and disapear/get bought out in another 5 years, if that. why was the price lower in 1980 when people actually shopped at radio shack than in 2010 when everybody in America knew the store was as good as dead? i don't care enough to fully understand stocks and poo poo so this might be a stupid question
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Dec 8, 2014 09:25
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here's a Good Article on the 'Shack dying
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I would like a 1/8inch out to stereo red and white amazon/monoprice. Spends 10 dollars for cable + shipping. Drives to radioshack gets 1/8inch out to stereo red and white for 4 dollars plus stops by subway and picks up a 6 inch sub for 5 dollars. You tell me, op.
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Dec 8, 2014 09:31
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Because you touch yourself at night op.
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Dec 8, 2014 09:33
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Carpet posted:here's a Good Article on the 'Shack dying Wow. This is really loving interesting! Thanks mate.
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spud posted:Wow. This is really loving interesting! Thanks mate. yeah that was actually a really pro read. thank loving god. it really can't die fast enough and has always been a lovely store
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Poetic Justice posted:I would like a 1/8inch out to stereo red and white amazon/monoprice. Spends 10 dollars for cable + shipping. 60 cents plus 2 bucks shipping on monoprice and you don't even have to be reminded that subway exists, let alone eat there
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Dec 8, 2014 09:49
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Shasta Orange Soda posted:60 cents plus 2 bucks shipping on monoprice and you don't even have to be reminded that subway exists, let alone eat there Exactly. The UK equivalent to Radioshack is Maplin, and I'm amazed that a cable I can get from Amazon or w/e will be like £2 Inc shipping but £20 at Maplin. I guess they rely on the "need it now people" and conning clueless people that walk in off the street.
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Dec 8, 2014 09:54
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Carpet posted:here's a Good Article on the 'Shack dying Not Always Right Dot Com
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Shasta Orange Soda posted:60 cents plus 2 bucks shipping on monoprice and you don't even have to be reminded that subway exists, let alone eat there the last time i ordered something form monoprice my credit card number got stolen. That was 8 years ago NEVER FORGET
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Dec 8, 2014 10:18
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...of SCIENCE! posted:Not Always Right Dot Com Which store do you manage?
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Where else are you going to go for a poorly made R/C car and a $60 copy of Leisure Suit Larry 5?
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Carpet posted:here's a Good Article on the 'Shack dying That was sperg'sville written by a bitter ex-employee
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Dec 8, 2014 11:17
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Pretty sure the one in Berkley just got looted.
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shacks are magical entities. they'll survive no matter what the demand of overpriced radios, televisions, or fries is.
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Dec 8, 2014 11:44
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old people are dumb as poo poo and sometimes buy stuff from radio shack. that is my theory
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Will make me sad if they shut down. They actually are pretty good if you work in a trade where you need to go there for a last minute part for something. They'll surprise you with what they have.
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Poetic Justice posted:I would like a 1/8inch out to stereo red and white amazon/monoprice. Spends 10 dollars for cable + shipping. Jesus. We need to save Radio Shack, or we're gonna loose Subway too.
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NESguerilla posted:I really don't get it. It's like the worst store on the planet and I've never been in one where I wasn't the only customer in the place. I also never end up buying anything because everything costs 5 times what it does on Amazon. They are everywhere though. Is it some sort of mafia front? uhhh what is coming out of your AV's mouth i've always wanted to ask is it semen? it's semen.
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Dec 8, 2014 14:03
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What an astute observation, op.
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Poetic Justice posted:the last time i ordered something form monoprice my credit card number got stolen. That was 8 years ago NEVER FORGET to monoprice, I say "gently caress-ah-you" and now only buy american. ----------------
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Dec 8, 2014 14:54
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you're not buying american, you're just buying different chinese crap and paying more for it. i've only ordered a dozen or so cables from them over the past few years, but all still work fine. though i avoid the absolute cheapest ones when i have the chance because the next level up is usually only a few cents more
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Dec 8, 2014 15:05
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does radio shack still sell discrete electronic components or have they just finally given up?
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Carpet posted:here's a Good Article on the 'Shack dying
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Dec 8, 2014 15:10
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Spanish Manlove posted:does radio shack still sell discrete electronic components or have they just finally given up? they do, and tbh theyre pretty great if you need a specific resistor right now or something
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Used to be a good place to get 1990's hand held knockoff brand wannabe game-boys and the Christmas sale on remote control cars made it the place to be as a kid. As an adult now, I only go to radio shack when I need batteries of odd sorts, or when i need a piece to something that broke so i can Jerry rig some appliance back to life.
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Dec 8, 2014 15:12
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Every time you go near one it steals a bit of your cum to feeds the Great Yeyo, owner of the Radio Shack chain. Thats all it needs to keep going.
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Dec 8, 2014 15:14
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Can't find a closer place that sells resistors & poo poo. Besides my computer on amazon.com or something.
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01011001 posted:they do, and tbh theyre pretty great if you need a specific resistor right now or something Someone told me they stopped doing this, so I'm glad to hear that guy was wrong.
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Kleen_TheRowdyDog posted:i'm not sure why goons cream they pants over monoprice. i'd say 50% of the cables I've bought from them have been DOA on arrival or broken within a week. Specifically, 1/4" audio patch cables, HDMI cables, and XLR/Mic cables. And to be the other guy. I own something like 15 HDMI cables from monoprice, and all of them still work just like they did the day I got them and I've never had a DOA product from that company in general.
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They basically occupy locations that make them the closest source of headphones, cell phone chargers, USB drives, and assorted cables when you need one of those things RIGHT NOW.
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I was a store manager of a radioshack that was built in a town that did not have a need for a radioshack. When I took over the store was in the red by quite a bit. Then cellphones (around the time of the nokia 5100 series coming out) started being sold left and right. I turned the store from red to black in the span of one year and I was paid a bonus that far exceeded my yearly pay. Almost 4 times my normal pay. I made a lot of money and when I figured out why I quit. I knew I would never make that much money again. They recently tore down that store (which was brand new when I took it over) and built a CVS.
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Radio shack is still in business for the same reason k mart is: inertia, old people money, and use as a tax shelter/real estate scheme
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01011001 posted:they do, and tbh theyre pretty great if you need a specific resistor right now or something because by radioshack has no esoteric electronic components anymore only cellphones and very common accessories.
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