abritdownunder
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I used to love Radio Shack, or Tandy (as it was known in the UK). Back in the days of the TRS-80, the local Tandy store was alive. People playing on the computers (staff as well as customers), people talking about the computers. All that was great, I could spend hours in there. But the main reason I loved Tandy was the staff, they knew things... lots of things... about electronics and computers. If you had a question, about anything electrical, they could either help you directly or they would point you in the right direction, going so far as to phone a competitor shop to find out if they had the answer to your needs. They were great.
Time passes and things change. I now live in Australia, where I believe Dick Smith took over Tandy/Radio Shack. I needed a lapel mic some time ago, so went straight to the local Dick Smith's. The first sales person I asked had absolutely no idea what a lapel mic was. It took three members of staff to finally work out that what I wanted was a microphone that clipped on to your lapel, three members of staff and half an hour!
Time passes and things change. I now live in Australia, where I believe Dick Smith took over Tandy/Radio Shack. I needed a lapel mic some time ago, so went straight to the local Dick Smith's. The first sales person I asked had absolutely no idea what a lapel mic was. It took three members of staff to finally work out that what I wanted was a microphone that clipped on to your lapel, three members of staff and half an hour!