Moe, You have nailed the exact survival guide. You obviously have made
one too many trips to RS. However, I would like to add one item to 3a.
"Pay twice what the part is worth." I have found 3b to be especially good
advice.
Larry, alias Larry
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> From: Dave Bradley <daveb@...>
> To: MOTM List <motm@onelist.com>
> Subject: [motm] How to survive at Rat Shack
> Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 4:41 PM
>
> From: "Dave Bradley" <daveb@...>
>
> 1. Go directly to the back of the store. Do not ask the sales drone for
> help. Respond with a "No, thanks" if the sales drone asks if he can help
> you. You already know the answer to that question.
>
> 2. Search for what you want. This shouldn't be hard since most Rat Shacks
> now allocate only about 3 panels to electronic components.
>
> 3a. Find the part. Purchase it. Hooray - you've beat the odds.
> 3b. Find the empty tag where the part should be. Don't bother asking if
they
> have any more in back. They will tell you they don't without checking.
Give
> them the Rat Shack part number and ask them to call any other Rat Shacks
in
> the area. They can handle this task.
> 3c. Go elsewhere.
>
> Moe