merlynski
Curmudgeon Electronicist
If I had come across someone like you at the RS stores I visited I might have a better opinion of them, but usually they only knew the difference between a diode and a resistor because of the label on the package.My experiences with RadioShack goes back to around 1958 when I got the electronics bug and started to build all the Heathkit kits, became a ham radio operator and went on to get a BSEE and an MBA. I had a 35 year career in electronics engineering management. Before RS came to town I was a regular at Olson Electronics, Allied Electronics and Henry Radio. . . . The business was in a downward spiral for many years because of many factors. Probably the main reason for it was poor vision on the part of corporate management. It will probably become another case study in marketing text books just like the railroad industry's decline. My garage is lined with RS slot wall and signs from the local store where I worked. It was a sad day when it closed. Now it's a Sherwin-Williams Paint Store.
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