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This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: Cap'n Rusty
Date: April 23, 2007 05:51PM
It's funny because it's true! spinning smiley sticking its tongue out

[www.theonion.com]
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: DavidS
Date: April 23, 2007 06:41PM
2 words....


USB scale
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: trisho.
Date: April 23, 2007 06:48PM
The Onion is constantly spot on about almost everything including... Report: Meat Now America's No. 2 Condiment



Bacon and I have a very illicit relationship...


trisho.
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Official Card-Carrying Mother Earthin' Sl*t.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/23/2007 06:49PM by trisho..
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: Jp!
Date: April 23, 2007 06:50PM
All kidding aside, it IS fantastic how Radio Shack survives. It's like the shark, prehistoric and still kicking.
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: Jack D.
Date: April 23, 2007 07:08PM
I was just thinking about this today as I walked past one. They really don't have ANYTHING that stands out as a "product". However if you need a $ .16 cent resistor...well I can't think of a better place to get one... if they have it.


- Jack D.




New tasteless sig coming soon!
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: mattkime
Date: April 23, 2007 07:15PM
>>It's like the shark, prehistoric and still kicking.

We'll know that shakrs are really in trouble when they want to sell you a cell plan and need your zip code to sell you batteries.


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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: weapon
Date: April 23, 2007 07:57PM
Best line in the article

"I know one thing," Day continued. "If Sony and JVC start including gold-tipped cable cords with their products, we're screwed."
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: volcs0
Date: April 23, 2007 08:27PM
At least they stopped asking for my phone number when I want to buy batteries.... with cash...

I think they made a joke on Seinfeld to that effect.

I go to RS about twice a year - for an audio cable or a splitter or something. But if I have any lead time, I get it on the internets.
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: tronnei
Date: April 23, 2007 08:55PM
Hey, I just recently bought one of these, and I'm listening to it right now (baseball game)



Nice old school radio
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: jimbrady
Date: April 23, 2007 11:10PM
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Jack D.
I was just thinking about this today as I walked past one. They really don't have ANYTHING that stands out as a "product". However if you need a $ .16 cent resistor...well I can't think of a better place to get one... if they have it.

Or, if you need a 99¢ ethernet cable, they'll be sure to charge you $18.99 for it. RS sucks.


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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: Seacrest
Date: April 23, 2007 11:11PM
I used to love RS.
Still go there periodically just to see if they have anything at all worthwhile.

They have kind of started to try to position themselves as the go-to place for iPod accessories and cell phone stuff.

But that onion headline is spot on.
I always wonder that, especially since there are more RS store per sq. mile around here than Starbucks.
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: Racer X
Date: April 24, 2007 12:51AM
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Jack D.
I was just thinking about this today as I walked past one. They really don't have ANYTHING that stands out as a "product". However if you need a $ .16 cent resistor...well I can't think of a better place to get one... if they have it.

for $1.99 each, blister packed.

They must have figured out step 2.





1. Steal underpants
2.
3. Profit.


(is it just me, or does the underpants gnome with the glasses look like George Lucas?)



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/24/2007 12:53AM by Racer X.
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: the_poochies
Date: April 24, 2007 08:06AM
Want a coincidence? Check out this topic, posted shortly before this Radio Shack one:

[forums.macresource.com]
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Re: This is one of the best Onion articles I've read in a while
Posted by: Joey Cupcakes
Date: April 25, 2007 01:54PM
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jimbrady
if you need a 99¢ ethernet cable, they'll be sure to charge you $18.99 for it. RS sucks.

Not that I'm a huge RadioShack booster, but fair is fair. Their cables are WAY cheaper than the CompUSA equivalent.

And if you had the time to get a $.99 cable online- which is pretty much the only place you'll find one unless you have a real good all-purpose mom & pop computer patrs store near you (like Computer Direct in San Francisco), you wouldn't bi in a RadioShack.
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