RadioShack
Since we bought our wedding rings, I've bought more gold at RadioShack than at any jewelry store, but that's not saying much. As you can see from the link, I only spent $10 anyway. Buying that coupler, though, took three salesmen, ranging in age from what looked like 11 to what looked like the ageless undead. And that was only half of the sales staff on duty in an otherwise empty shop in an very quiet strip mall. Which is why I find this Onion article so funny.
Even CEO Can't Figure Out How RadioShack Still In Business
"There must be some sort of business model that enables this company to make money, but I'll be damned if I know what it is," Day said. "You wouldn't think that people still buy enough strobe lights and extension cords to support an entire nationwide chain, but I guess they must, or I wouldn't have this desk to sit behind all day."
Personally, I think RadioShack engineered some groundbreaking deal with Eddie DeBartolo and the other pioneers of America's malls and shopping centers to fill up space back in the '70s, and signed 100-year leases at 1970 rent levels, enabling them to stay open without any cost for their space.
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Hey, don't be knocking Radio Shack. Where else can you go to buy a spare quad-input H-Bridge for you DC stepper motor or a full-wave bridge rectifier?
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