MOTM

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

Dave Bradley (04:41 PM 9/13/1999) wrote:

>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.

3a.1
Once at the counter, answer "NO" to any question about DSS or Sprint
cell phone service.

3a.1.a
If drone pushes the Sprint thing too far, remind him which side of the
counter he is on and who is currently holding the money.

3a.2
Answer "make the sale out for 'cash'" when asked for your name and
address. Unless you like getting promo material from RCA and Sprint.


Rat Shack and I get along about as well as Guitar Center stores. :(

Mark

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

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.

I went to RS and picked up $20 worth of odds n ends and got $15 off for
agreeing to change my phone to a long distance carrier I already had. I
told the pimple head who did it and he said it didn't matter. I don't get it??

Steve

At 04:53 PM 9/13/1999 -0500, you wrote:

>From: Mark Pulver <mpulver@...>
>
>Dave Bradley (04:41 PM 9/13/1999) wrote:
>
> >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.
>
>3a.1
> Once at the counter, answer "NO" to any question about DSS or Sprint
> cell phone service.
>
>3a.1.a
> If drone pushes the Sprint thing too far, remind him which side of the
> counter he is on and who is currently holding the money.
>
>3a.2
> Answer "make the sale out for 'cash'" when asked for your name and
> address. Unless you like getting promo material from RCA and Sprint.
>
>
>Rat Shack and I get along about as well as Guitar Center stores. :(
>
>Mark
>
>
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> 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.

Hey wise guy,
Define cheap.
Larry

I think you've hit the nail on the head!



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.

In a message dated 9/13/99 8:58:45 PM, jlarryh@... writes:

>> In the interest of full disclosure, my 21U rack rails came from Tech
>America
>> I got them because they were cheap.

>Hey wise guy,
>Define cheap.
>Larry

All right knucklehead! Hows bout $22.97 a pair -- that cheap enough for yas!


In a message dated 9/14/99 7:32:50 AM, jlarryh@... writes:

>From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@...>
>OK, I have questions for BOTH John and Terry:

>John, If you use the standard 21U rails they have #10 sized threaded holes
>(10/32 I think, right?). Paul has us using # 8 with MOTM now. I see #
>10s
>will fit through the MOTM holes, but the "design slop" is all but
>eliminated. Does this work OK? Have you tried it yet?

Er uh? Well knowing Paul's penchant for precision -- I uh....

>Terry, I agree that tinnerman nuts are a great way to go (like the SKB
>racks, right?) I have not been able to find good ones for both threads,
>only the ones that just catch one thread. Tells us where and what you
>found. And, PLEASE tell me where you found those black # 6 nylon washers.

Didn't follow this about one thread vs. two (do you mean both sides of a "U"
nut? -- pun restraint here).

>I want them on ALL my MOTM now !

Hey Larry, want to buy some cheap 21U rack rails -- who's the knuckle head
now -- DAMN!!!!!
JB
And after today's MOTM music posts, I'll admit it, I'm a geezer!