Won't argue with you there. When my mother's computer started glitching, she never considered a repair shop. She just had me disconnect it from the fiber-optic cable and got on the phone with Dell. And yes, you did pass around Freecycle.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 6:43 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think what is really going to kill Radioshack is the "Disposable product > culture." Very few people will bother to fix things nowadays. If it stops > working throw it away and buy a new one. > > Just tonight I saw a 42 inch flat screen on freecycle. The people were > trying to get rid of it because it kept turning off. I'm not sure what the > problem is but is it worth the cost of a new tv? > > I think I told you guys about Freecycle a while back right? Think of it > like a garage sale but everything is free. Its all over the country at > http://www.Freecycle.org > > > On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:31 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> Mr Worf, it's anything BUT that for Radio Shacks in my area. Once, I went >> into the one nearest where I live, and there were all of five people in the >> store. >> >> And three of them were employees. Of course, I must say that, less than >> 100 meters away, is a Wal-Mart Supercenter. [?] >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 2:47 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I think that their days are numbered. They still haven't figured out >>> their niche in the market. They keep updating their stores to appeal to the >>> masses but have forgotten about the geek crowd. I went there a couple of >>> weeks ago for a fuse and they only had very small selection. Despite that I >>> still find myself going there when I need a cable or something. >>> >>> Depending on the store's location they can do a brisk business. The radio >>> shack near my house is fairly busy despite being in the same mini mall as a >>> Super Target because Target doesn't cover everything that's needed. (things >>> like solder or electrical tape etc.) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:15 PM, George Arterberry < >>> brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm perplexed how Radio Shack survives. I pass by the one in my area and >>>> its alwys empty. You go there for batteries and little do dats but little >>>> else. Then along the way the staff became very aggresive to say the least. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >>>> *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>>> *Sent:* Sat, July 10, 2010 7:41:52 AM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] 10 Brands that may disappear in 2011 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I agree with all of the items on this list. I think that the companies >>>> that are in trouble got too fat and lazy during the good years to switch >>>> gears during the melt down. Most companies seem to never plan far enough >>>> ahead for the "What ifs?" I don't get it. >>>> >>>> For example, Blockbuster had the chance to beat Netflix to the punch. >>>> They had the money and resources to create something that was cutting edge. >>>> By the time Netflix went public there were 10 other companies with similar >>>> business plans out there. (a few of them were based here in the bay area >>>> too) Blockbuster waited years after Netflix killed off most of their >>>> competition to enter on the field late with poor implementation. Most of >>>> the >>>> retail blockbuster stores are gone now. Only about 1/5th of the stores in >>>> this area are still open. The article mentioned that they may end up >>>> closing >>>> down all of their stores soon. >>>> >>>> Another example is Longs Drugs. They aren't on this list because they >>>> have already folded. They were a Northern California based chain that had >>>> 500 stores in 10 states and were expanding up until the .com years. (they >>>> were literally at war with Walgreens) In 2003, the head of the chain >>>> stepped >>>> down and the people that were left began to see what a huge mess the >>>> company >>>> was. $2Billion a year in sales and they couldn't pay their suppliers? They >>>> eventually went through 5 or 6 new CEOs before they were eventually sold to >>>> CVS pharmacy in 2008. The last CEO at least attempted to restructure things >>>> and stop the hemorrhaging but by then the best option left was to sell. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo. >>>> com<ravena...@yahoo.com> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> When I see an article like this I always think of the "futuristic" >>>>> movie "Bladerunner" where most of the companies of the future no longer >>>>> exist. >>>>> >>>>> (from Wikipedia) RCA, which at one time was the United States' leading >>>>> consumer electronics and communications conglomerate, was bought out by >>>>> one-time parent GE in 1985, and dismantled. Atari, which dominated the >>>>> home >>>>> video game market when the film came out, never recovered from the next >>>>> year's downturn in the industry, and by the 1990s had ceased to represent >>>>> anything more than a brand, a back catalogue of games and some legacy >>>>> computers. Atari today is an entirely different firm, using the former >>>>> company's name. Cuisinart similarly went bankrupt in 1989, though it lives >>>>> on under new ownership. The Bell System monopoly was broken up that same >>>>> year, and most of the resulting Regional Bell operating companies have >>>>> since >>>>> changed their names and merged back with each other and other companies to >>>>> form the new AT&T. Pan Am suffered the terrorist bombing/destruction of >>>>> Pan >>>>> Am Flight 103 and after a decade of mounting losses, finally went bankrupt >>>>> in 1991 with the falloff in overseas travel caused by the Gulf War. >>>>> >>>>> ~rave? >>>>> >>>>> http://finance. yahoo.com/ banking-budgetin g/article/ 110018/10- >>>>> brands-that- may-disappear- >>>>> in-2011<http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/110018/10-brands-that-may-disappear-in-2011> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 24/7 Wall St. has created a new list of brands that may disappear, >>>>> which includes Readers Digest, Kia Motors, Dollar Thrifty, Zale , >>>>> Blockbuster, T-Mobile, BP Plc , RadioShack , Merrill Lynch and Moody's. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------ --------- --------- ------ >>>>> >>>>> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at >>>>> http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 /app/peoplemap2/ entry/add? >>>>> fmvn=mapYahoo<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo>! >>>>> Groups Links >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>> Mahogany at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mahogany_ pleasures_ >>>> of_darkness/<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>> Mahogany at: >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell >> wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
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