Originally Posted by
dom93hatch
Radio Shack is the worst place on earth. Every single one I have been to is a total shithole.
and here's why.
[background]
My power supply died. No biggie, gotta go buy a new one. So I head out to best buy because, altough they wont be the cheapest, I need it now and I know they'll have it. So I go in, find it immedeately and get out.
On my way back home, I see a radio shack. I figure what the heck, might as well stop by and see if they have one cheaper.
[why RS blows]
I go in, and this place looks like a glorified pawn shop. Completely unorganized, the shelves are half empty, and it looks like it was categorized by a dyslexic person. There are two people working: an older guy who's helping someone else, and an overweight, skeezy looking whore in her late 20's. Big gap teeth, too fat for her tiny ass work shirt, piercings all over, looks like she just got back from the club last night.
Out interaction is as follows:
Me: Hey, I'm looking for a 500w power supply for my computer.
Her: Huh?......uhhhh....ummm....we sell power cables over here...
Me: No no, it's a box that powers the computer, not cables.
Her: Well, I don't think we sell boxes of cables, just individual ones.
Me: What? No, its not cables. It's a box that you put in the computer to power it.
Her: Oh. We don't sell those. You'd have to go to the manufacturer for that. I don't think any stores sell those. The only place that I know that could possibly sell those is Fry's, but I even doubt that.
Me: I just went to best buy across the street and they have them. And I looked at radio shack online and they have lots of different ones.
Her: Oh, well that's online. Not in here. You can't even get laptop AC chargers anymore.
Me: ...Wow. Fine. Thanks for nothing.
Seriously, how does this corporation still even exist? How have they not filed for bankruptcy yet?
Originally Posted by
Samson
obviously service will vary greatly by store
Originally Posted by
Chefboiali
I agree with how the fuck are they still in business. The last time I was in there, a guy was helping me for about 5min. When he got to the counter he said something quiet softly.
Me: Pardon, me?
Him: Points at the bluetooth headset he was on, apparently the entire time he was helping me
Most of their shit is online and prices are NOT competitive. :down:
Service can vary greatly due to most of the stores being franchises, and how each individual franchisee runs their store, non profitable ones go out of business/get franchise pulled.