[Coco] RadioShack closing 1100 stores

[Allen Huffman]

On Mar 7, 2014, at 2:44 PM, Danny Amborn <slackware64 at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> On the lighter side here is Letterman's Top 10 Things Sold at Radio
> Shack.  It was just aired a couple nights ago.  
> 
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-lQdeWQ90


That was great.

Yeah... I still rely on Radio Shack for cables and such, when I don't have time to mail order. They have a real important purpose for getting things done in a timely manner. If they were as cheap as monoprice and has stuff in stock, I'd use them, sure. But that's not really practical.

I do like their growing makerspace stuff. I haven't stopped by the new version of the store yet to see their "Do It Together" counter and see what they really know how to do. I will say I have been surprised to pop in to a nearby Radio Shack and talk to two workers there that built with Arduino.

Maybe the key is to attract the makers as employees?

What would do that? Offer perks -- like huge discounts on maker stuff, so workers had incentives to learn? I used to know alot of people that had jobs at Best Buy just to get the discounts on movies and/or music. Who knows. Might be worth a shot.

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