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Rex

(65,616 posts)
67. I remember being a young computer nerd and lusting after the Tandy 1000.
Mon Dec 1, 2014, 02:17 AM
Dec 2014

No way I could ever afford the price tag but I could dream. Poor Radio Shack. How far it has fallen from geek grace.

My God. That is pitiful. CurtEastPoint Nov 2014 #1
Radio Shack pays less than the minimum wage? SheilaT Nov 2014 #2
The job I just quit from also made me work off the clock, every day. robinlynne Nov 2014 #8
I believe there are supposed to be protections for workers who report such things, SheilaT Nov 2014 #11
Dell too catrose Nov 2014 #42
Good summation. Corporate power is pretty hep: Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #84
so different that when i was working hourly ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #16
Things have changed drastically, in so many ways, for workers in our country. robinlynne Nov 2014 #20
The manager or owner was being honest, ethical, and legal. SheilaT Nov 2014 #63
Walmart tried that here Mnpaul Nov 2014 #22
I worked at Radio Shack in the 1980s unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #9
i've only gone to RS for LiberalElite Nov 2014 #14
I only go in there to recycle batteries I've bought from someplace else. And that is only because RKP5637 Nov 2014 #21
$5.45 an hour? Some states actually have NO min wage! ErikJ Nov 2014 #33
Yes, but the federal minimum wage applies to a very large number of jobs. SheilaT Nov 2014 #64
Labor protections are a joke in this country. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #54
"At-Will" employment really needs to be renamed to "Fire At-will" employment, to say it RKP5637 Dec 2014 #69
The way unions have been destroyed in this nation is shameful. AngryOldDem Dec 2014 #74
All that work that went into building up unions in this country wasted/lost in today's RKP5637 Dec 2014 #77
This takes place in 2004 Freddie Dec 2014 #80
My company did that for awhile -it's called wage theft rosesaylavee Dec 2014 #86
He must go to the E.E.O.C. and file a complaint. They will investigate (ha,ha) and find nothing Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #87
Actually the National Labor Relations Board or the State's Labor Department happyslug Dec 2014 #95
My guess is that it works like it did when I worked for H&R Block Ms. Toad Dec 2014 #88
Many years ago I recall them asking for my home address. lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #3
That used to drive me up the wall. I had one clerk tell me once I could not buy anything at RS without RKP5637 Nov 2014 #6
They wanted to mail you their catalogs. louis-t Dec 2014 #94
All too familiar.... daleanime Nov 2014 #4
this is the slow death nobody cares about olddots Nov 2014 #5
And they just don't get it! Just like Circuit City didn't get it. In the very very early days RKP5637 Nov 2014 #7
What happened with them, anyway? Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2014 #47
They eventually went totally under. Here's some info ... RKP5637 Nov 2014 #50
I remember them going out of business Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2014 #65
There's a book about it. WillowTree Dec 2014 #66
Yep, sometimes I think most of life is a string/series of coincidences. n/t. RKP5637 Dec 2014 #70
Not me Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2014 #91
They ditched appliances for video games and small electronics that could found cheaper online pstokely Dec 2014 #99
I am no expert but this is where I feel Sears has gone wrong... Phentex Dec 2014 #105
But, hey, the top executives 'earned' PatrickforO Dec 2014 #89
Yep, and they often move onto other companies into directorships, etc. It's often an RKP5637 Dec 2014 #93
How depressing! Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2014 #10
Joh should look into LiberalElite Nov 2014 #12
i'm surprised they made it past the 1980s JI7 Nov 2014 #13
In all honesty, I keep on being surprised that Radio Shack is still in business. SheilaT Nov 2014 #15
It's been sad for me.. sendero Nov 2014 #17
I don't think RS has sold the electronic components waddirum Nov 2014 #23
Mine still does Treant Nov 2014 #27
it's now an overpriced electronics accessory store pstokely Dec 2014 #100
Pretty much the same experience for me, actually Lafayette Radio before RS, and then before that RKP5637 Nov 2014 #26
Bought a stereo system from them in the late 60s GP6971 Nov 2014 #32
I got 20 years out of one of their top of the line stereo recievers I bought about 1981. brewens Nov 2014 #37
I remember my parents GP6971 Nov 2014 #49
Yep, some of their re-named gear way back was really good. I have one of their record changes I RKP5637 Dec 2014 #75
Yes... sendero Dec 2014 #68
Back in the days of cheap American-made black-and-white sets, Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #92
Same here. secondvariety Dec 2014 #103
yep, a convenience store for electronic components 0rganism Nov 2014 #45
Same here customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #107
Everything I ever bought from Radio Shack broke almost immediately. Voice for Peace Nov 2014 #18
They sure did relabel as RS some real junk from time to time, and it just got worse and worse. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #28
Meanwhile, over at Costco. . . Stargleamer Nov 2014 #19
You missed a part two paragraphs before your excerpt... bobclark86 Nov 2014 #24
Same Here Treant Nov 2014 #30
Good point on the mall! Anymore, I just go to Mouser or Digi-Key. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #31
That explains the low wage. nt freedom fighter jh Nov 2014 #39
Yes, OP should have included that it was 2004 thesquanderer Nov 2014 #40
Yep, thanks, hadn't noticed that. It is amazing, 10 years later, still appropriate more RKP5637 Dec 2014 #72
Why would anyone expect people to shop at Radio Shack on Thanksgiving? mysuzuki2 Nov 2014 #25
My son and I stopped in one murielm99 Nov 2014 #29
My local Radio Shack is right by where I work and way handier than Walmart or others brewens Nov 2014 #34
Maybe this is all retaliation for Romney losing. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #35
I think competition from the internet sales has hurt Radio Shack wercal Nov 2014 #36
They've always been like that. I was offered a management position in the early '80s just 1monster Nov 2014 #38
What an awful work situation. I used to go to RS often, one near my house in NoVa appalachiablue Nov 2014 #41
stink The Jungle 1 Nov 2014 #43
Yeah, one near my house closed years ago. SunSeeker Nov 2014 #44
The RS nearest me has some great people working for them... SeattleVet Nov 2014 #46
I noticed that too, Mojo Electro Dec 2014 #104
Been there! PatSeg Nov 2014 #48
Radio Shack has been hanging on by a proverbial thread for years. MANative Nov 2014 #51
I've never found Radio Shack to be a pleasant experience, not for years and years. I've had some RKP5637 Nov 2014 #52
Never liked going in to Radio Shack. AngryOldDem Dec 2014 #73
My recent experience. ChazInAz Dec 2014 #102
Would you like a cell phone with that sir? burfman Nov 2014 #53
Same feelings here. Just an unpleasant place to go into. When I went there on occasion I used RKP5637 Nov 2014 #56
Retail electronics sale story to share, what the heck. NYC friend worked in a photo store in DETROIT appalachiablue Nov 2014 #55
Yep, that happens a lot. There's a guy around here, looks totally homeless and he's RKP5637 Nov 2014 #60
I believe it, good to know. On the other hand I recall Whoopie G. shopping with her mother appalachiablue Nov 2014 #62
Radio Shack killed themselves, just like Blockbuster and Tower Records. Initech Nov 2014 #57
Yep, they stick to business as usual feeling omnipotent, like they control the world. I've RKP5637 Nov 2014 #61
Actually, Tower was one of the first big retailers to go online. eppur_se_muova Dec 2014 #90
I had forgotten all about them! Glad you found them again! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #108
I'm gonna call BS on he wore the wrong shade or red firing. ileus Nov 2014 #58
Yep, agree, I think that sounded a bit over the top too! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #59
Don't bet on it. hobbit709 Dec 2014 #71
Two words: At will. AngryOldDem Dec 2014 #76
I concur Orrex Dec 2014 #82
I remember being a young computer nerd and lusting after the Tandy 1000. Rex Dec 2014 #67
LOL (sorry) Shankapotomus Dec 2014 #78
It is, isn't it, or at least a SNL skit! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #79
An old but relevant classic from The Onion. Orrex Dec 2014 #81
Great! Perhaps Radio Shack will soon get the "historic" treatment... GreatGazoo Dec 2014 #83
Best paragraphs!!! RKP5637 Dec 2014 #85
We need change. H. Clinton will not provide that change. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #96
I wonder about that too! To me, it will be SOS again. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #111
Tandy (Radio Shack) ripped me off so many times when I worked there. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #97
I would not mind seeing them gone, they deserve it, but I feel sorry for the employees. RKP5637 Dec 2014 #110
My husband, regrettably, used to work for the same corporation. lark Dec 2014 #98
I always wonder how RS stays open, I'm usually one of 2 or 3 in the store. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 #101
People have been saying Radioshack is dead for the past 10-15 years but SweetieD Dec 2014 #106
Radio Shack sold Tandy Leather in 2000 happyslug Dec 2014 #120
No wonder penndragon69 Dec 2014 #109
When they took out the Tube Tester One_Life_To_Give Dec 2014 #112
Yep, I used to buy tubes there and way back at Lafayette Radio. As I recall RS had the better ones RKP5637 Dec 2014 #113
Dating myself, I remember its much better competitor Lafayette Electronics, closed in 1981. happyslug Dec 2014 #114
This is an exceptionally astute reply and right on target IMO. Yes, they often remind me of a RKP5637 Dec 2014 #116
Half dead? They been a zombie for years BootinUp Dec 2014 #115
How do they sustain themselves? They can't be making much of a profit, not even to RKP5637 Dec 2014 #117
They've been on the verge of bankruptcy all year. n/t tammywammy Dec 2014 #118
Radio Shack has been marginal since the death of Charles Tandy in 1978. happyslug Dec 2014 #119
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