You got it Dave! But let me add one more thing.
3.b.1
Ask to see the catalog to make sure they carry the part (many parts
in the catalog are by mail order only).
And Mark, at least the sales people don't need to "talk to the manager" to
check the prices.
JB
In the interest of full disclosure, my 21U rack rails came from Tech America
(now RadioShack.com -- which charges sales tax in every state applicable) but
I got them because they were cheap.
In a message dated 9/13/99 2:45:20 PM,
daveb@... writes:
>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.