More radio Shack fun

Re: More radio Shack fun

> What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
> lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
> you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!

I had a very similar experience a couple-three months ago. I can't
remember what it was I needed, it was either a fiber-optic cable or some
kind of adapter, but I went into radio Shack with my usual plan -- grab
what I need, engage no one in conversation, get out quick -- and found
what I was looking for immediately. Bad luck -- as I was turning to go
to the register, a (literally) pimple-faced "assistant manager" appears
and asks if he can be of help. I say no thanks, I found what I needed.
He sees that I have chosen something less than their most-expensive
product, and suggests that I'm making the wrong choice. I reply, no,
this will do just fine. He then starts in on some Monster-cable-type
spiel about how the "electron transfer is more cohesive in the
platinum-grade product" or some other such horseshit. Oh, no. He's
found the weak spot in my defense -- in spite of my steely determination
just to get in and out quickly, he somehow sensed that I just absolutely
cannot let a statement like that pass without response. I can't do it,
it's a character flaw of mine. I should have just walked to the
check-out. Instead, my response began with, "Wait a minute. You mean
to tell me..." There was, I'm sure, a half-amused,
half-extremely-annoyed tone in my voice, and a piercing stare in my
eyes. I hope there was, anyway. That sent him into his typical Gen Y
"I know everything there is to know about X-Box so don't argue with me
about anything" reaction, which was primarily a lecture about
superiority of his technological knowledge and culminated with a
flat-out insult, that perhaps I was not quite bright enough to grasp
what he was trying to hard to tell me.

I have a bad temper. However, I am older now, and have matured
somewhat, to the point where I can (barely) control it with extreme
effort. I also hold a place in the community and a profession in which
a disorderly-conduct or assault and battery charge would be, well, it
would be a very bad thing. I shut up, I let it go. That's also because
I am always extremely irritated by other customers who get huffy about
incompetent service, and I don't want to be one of them. You know, the
people that want to make a federal case at McDonald's, demand to see the
manager and make a big scene in front of the whole place because it took
48 seconds for them to get their fries, when they feel very strongly
that it should only have taken 38 seconds. More than once, I have
butted into those conversations to suggest that if their delicate
sensibilities demand luxury service, that maybe they shouldn't be trying
to find it in a greasy fast-food place. Hey?

I will continue to shop at Radio Shack, though. I will simply try to
use more self-control and not talk to anyone. If I quit shopping at
every place that had incompetent employees, I would not be able to buy
anything and be reduced to a foraging, hunter-gatherer lifestyle, living
on what I could pull from dumpsters. Also, I have begun research and
development towards making my own fiber-optic cables, using weed-whacker
cord. Initial results are not favorable.

Re: More radio Shack fun

On May 1, 10:49 am, Brian Running <brunn...@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
> use more self-control and not talk to anyone. If I quit shopping at
> every place that had incompetent employees, I would not be able to buy
> anything and be reduced to a foraging, hunter-gatherer lifestyle, living
> on what I could pull from dumpsters.

That's how the Unabomber got started. He was a very pissed off RS
customer.

Re: More radio Shack fun


"Mike" <tetrickm@hotmail,com > wrote in message
news:14262a23-7b0e-4703-9260-db4f7e37a56b@2g2000hsn.googlegroups,com ...
> On May 1, 10:49 am, Brian Running <brunn...@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>> use more self-control and not talk to anyone. If I quit shopping at
>> every place that had incompetent employees, I would not be able to buy
>> anything and be reduced to a foraging, hunter-gatherer lifestyle, living
>> on what I could pull from dumpsters.
>
> That's how the Unabomber got started. He was a very pissed off RS
> customer.

Is there any other kind?

Glenn D.

Re: More radio Shack fun

Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > writes:

> If I quit shopping at every place that had incompetent employees, I
> would not be able to buy anything and be reduced to a foraging,
> hunter-gatherer lifestyle, living on what I could pull from
> dumpsters.

And here my friends of AGB, we have golden fodder for a QOTW
nomination. Here here!!!

Loved it Brian!

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Re: More radio Shack fun

Brian Running wrote:
>> What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them
>> in a
>> lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
>> you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
>
> I had a very similar experience a couple-three months ago. I can't
> remember what it was I needed, it was either a fiber-optic cable or some
> kind of adapter, but I went into radio Shack with my usual plan -- grab
> what I need, engage no one in conversation, get out quick -- and found
> what I was looking for immediately. Bad luck -- as I was turning to go
> to the register, a (literally) pimple-faced "assistant manager" appears
> and asks if he can be of help. I say no thanks, I found what I needed.
> He sees that I have chosen something less than their most-expensive
> product, and suggests that I'm making the wrong choice. I reply, no,
> this will do just fine. He then starts in on some Monster-cable-type
> spiel about how the "electron transfer is more cohesive in the
> platinum-grade product" or some other such horseshit. Oh, no. He's
> found the weak spot in my defense -- in spite of my steely determination
> just to get in and out quickly, he somehow sensed that I just absolutely
> cannot let a statement like that pass without response. I can't do it,
> it's a character flaw of mine. I should have just walked to the
> check-out. Instead, my response began with, "Wait a minute. You mean
> to tell me..." There was, I'm sure, a half-amused,
> half-extremely-annoyed tone in my voice, and a piercing stare in my
> eyes. I hope there was, anyway. That sent him into his typical Gen Y
> "I know everything there is to know about X-Box so don't argue with me
> about anything" reaction, which was primarily a lecture about
> superiority of his technological knowledge and culminated with a
> flat-out insult, that perhaps I was not quite bright enough to grasp
> what he was trying to hard to tell me.
>
> I have a bad temper. However, I am older now, and have matured
> somewhat, to the point where I can (barely) control it with extreme
> effort. I also hold a place in the community and a profession in which
> a disorderly-conduct or assault and battery charge would be, well, it
> would be a very bad thing. I shut up, I let it go. That's also because
> I am always extremely irritated by other customers who get huffy about
> incompetent service, and I don't want to be one of them. You know, the
> people that want to make a federal case at McDonald's, demand to see the
> manager and make a big scene in front of the whole place because it took
> 48 seconds for them to get their fries, when they feel very strongly
> that it should only have taken 38 seconds. More than once, I have
> butted into those conversations to suggest that if their delicate
> sensibilities demand luxury service, that maybe they shouldn't be trying
> to find it in a greasy fast-food place. Hey?

---My pet peeve? So called "express lanes" limiting items.
People blithely line up with way more items than in the quota, knowing
that the cashier will say nothing....and,if they do, the express lane
cheat will swell up in indignation and refuse to leave the lane until
served.
An elder gentleman once pointed out to a customer that she had too
many items, whereupon the woman started shouting, "Would you like to
count them, sir? One, two, three..." this went on, the line grumbling
and telling the woman to move on....anyway, she continued counting up to
ten, and shouted at the old timer, "well, sir are you satisfied now?",
whereupon the gentleman pointed at the sign that read: "Fewer than ten
items, please...."

Re: More radio Shack fun

js wrote:
> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
> find anything close to it in my gear.
>
> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
> to the Shack.

There's another surprisingly decent resource: Goodwill stores. They
usually have a bunch of used ones laying around and selling for a $1.