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Notes: 6 / 3 days ago from lameo
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3 days ago
Radio Shack: How do you still exist?
I found this post about a guy who was had just lost a cable and the Radio Shack guy tried to pressure him into buying a $24 mini pin USB cable. Him and his fiance ended up going to the Dollar Tree next door and getting a similar cable for $1. There are some things in the posting that are skewed and the way that he went back and rubbed the guys face in it was probably immature. Here is my own story about the last time I shopped at Radio Shack.
About a year ago I was looking for a specific adapter (I believe that it was a DVI to VGA male to male) so I went to Radio Shack because it was close and I knew that Best Buy would not carry something that specific. I paid the $18 (which I knew was high but it is a pretty specific connector) and went on my way after being told by the clerk that they were for sure the best price and probably even the only ones in the entire Valley that carried such a part.
Later the next day, I ended up having to go to Fry’s Electronics. If you have never been to a Fry’s Electronics, imagine what would happen if you took the contents of three Best Buys and two Radio Shacks and dumped it all into a building the size of two Costcos and you will have an idea of what Fry’s is like. After some searching, I found that adapter for $3. Was I mad at Radio Shack? Not really. The kid was just doing his job. I did go back to Radio Shack (with my receipt and unopened connector) and got my money back. Really, what put me off was that the same clerk as the day before actually tried to tell me that I was still getting a better deal at their store and I probably didn’t really want to return it. I explained where and for how much I got it and he told me that I had probably just spent the difference in gas driving that 20 miles. I smiled and said that was unlikely and walked out with my $18, and $15 in savings.
So now I always check Frys if I need something unique. It is pretty easy to make a phone call and see if they carry a part. Sure it is a 30 minute drive as opposed to 5 minutes but usually, there are enough other things that I can get at the same time that it is worth it. Do you have a “Last Time I shopped at Radio Shack” story?
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3 days ago
Great picture of lightning.
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Notes: 2 / 3 days ago
Apparently if you are a russian billionaire, you can spend as much as you want to on a quick bite to eat and some snacks.
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Notes: 8 / 3 days ago from terraburnspopcorn (originally from flowjane)
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Notes: 1 / 4 days ago from tehlionwings
I am pretty sure this is how most sci-fi movies from the 60s got their beginnings.
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Notes: 2 / 4 days ago from tehlionwings
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Notes: 164 / 4 days ago from fuckyeahstarwars (originally from cudge)
do your part to minimize germs this flu season. Wash your Hans.
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4 days agoThe Stargate is Real
That is the conclusion that you would have to draw since President Obama now invokes the same State Secret privilege that President Bush did. Apparently once he was briefed on the Stargate Program being run out of Cheyenne Mountain he decided that we are not ready for it. Either that or he is just power hungry and obsessed with control. It better be a Stargate.
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4 days ago
Apparently dogs cannot read or decipher icons.
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4 days agohttp://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/11/video_of_uss_new_york_sailing.html
The USS New York. Made from recycled World Trade Center Towers.
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Notes: 14 / 4 days agoIllegal Downloads help music industry
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4 days ago
a semi-true sentiment about politicians. as someone who works in insurance, you could also make this inference on salespeople.
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4 days ago
This is a great flow chart of the plots of several major movie franchises. Click through for the really big version.
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