Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was the
business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in the
middle of a remodel and it was late at night.

I don't know if it was a matter of the stores being sold out because people
like me had to replace their food, or if the stores themselves had to get
rid of some stuff. But I was only able to get about half of what was on my
list because the rest wasn't available. I also wound up having to stop at
little Ceases on the way home because they had no hot, ready foods at
Walmart. There are still people with no power here so I suspect that is
why.

I had no real problems with the roads but I was careful because there are
still lots of leaves and branches down in places. And it was raining and we
did get lightning while I was out.

I am now the proud owner of a giant package of breaded chicken patties from
Costco. That wasn't even on my list! But I needed some kind of food and I
never buy those so, they will be a novelty.

I also didn't see a suitable birthday cake. I need to get something small.
So I will try Central Market tomorrow. Might have better luck there. At
least I know that they sell good cakes!

On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 01:49:56 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was the
>business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in the
>middle of a remodel and it was late at night.
>
>I don't know if it was a matter of the stores being sold out because people
>like me had to replace their food, or if the stores themselves had to get
>rid of some stuff. But I was only able to get about half of what was on my
>list because the rest wasn't available. I also wound up having to stop at
>little Ceases on the way home because they had no hot, ready foods at
>Walmart. There are still people with no power here so I suspect that is
>why.
>
>I had no real problems with the roads but I was careful because there are
>still lots of leaves and branches down in places. And it was raining and we
>did get lightning while I was out.
>
>I am now the proud owner of a giant package of breaded chicken patties from
>Costco. That wasn't even on my list! But I needed some kind of food and I
>never buy those so, they will be a novelty.
>
>I also didn't see a suitable birthday cake. I need to get something small.
>So I will try Central Market tomorrow. Might have better luck there. At
>least I know that they sell good cakes!

Problem is, you're shopping at Big Box stores. MalWart and it's
children. Sending your $$ to China and other overseas nations rather
than keeping it here in the U.S.

John Kuthe...

On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:50:05 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
> Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was the
> business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in the
> middle of a remodel and it was late at night.

yes, go to a supermarket.

The only big box store that I think has a good food selection is
Fred Meyers. Walmart has low quality items, and the Target by me
has a spotty fresh food selection. Costco business center is good
if you want to make a lot of pizzas.

> wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:50:05 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was
>> the
>> business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in
>> the
>> middle of a remodel and it was late at night.
>
> yes, go to a supermarket.
>
> The only big box store that I think has a good food selection is
> Fred Meyers. Walmart has low quality items, and the Target by me
> has a spotty fresh food selection. Costco business center is good
> if you want to make a lot of pizzas.

I don't agree at all with the Wal-Marts in my area.

Cheri

John Kuthe wrote:
> Problem is, you're shopping at Big Box stores. MalWart and it's


Oh for ****"S SAKE!

Johnny Damned One-note is back!

GROW A BRAIN YOU DROOLING MORON!

On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 2:50:05 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was the
> business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in the
> middle of a remodel and it was late at night.
>
> I don't know if it was a matter of the stores being sold out because people
> like me had to replace their food, or if the stores themselves had to get
> rid of some stuff. But I was only able to get about half of what was on my
> list because the rest wasn't available. I also wound up having to stop at
> little Ceases on the way home because they had no hot, ready foods at
> Walmart. There are still people with no power here so I suspect that is
> why.
>
> I had no real problems with the roads but I was careful because there are
> still lots of leaves and branches down in places. And it was raining and we
> did get lightning while I was out.
>
> I am now the proud owner of a giant package of breaded chicken patties from
> Costco. That wasn't even on my list! But I needed some kind of food and I
> never buy those so, they will be a novelty.
>
> I also didn't see a suitable birthday cake. I need to get something small.
> So I will try Central Market tomorrow. Might have better luck there. At
> least I know that they sell good cakes!

These businesses would find it as frustrating as you do as the
logistics involved in stocking their stores was undoubtedly
compromised by the storms. Having run supermarkets myself, I know
quite a bit about retail and the problems associated with their
operation.
Of course the consumer is so damned spoiled, he/she can't understand
why there are shortages. They expect miracles.

===========

Roy wrote:

>> I also didn't see a suitable birthday cake. I need to get something small.
>> So I will try Central Market tomorrow. Might have better luck there. At
>> least I know that they sell good cakes!
>
> These businesses would find it as frustrating as you do as the
> logistics involved in stocking their stores was undoubtedly
> compromised by the storms. Having run supermarkets myself, I know
> quite a bit about retail and the problems associated with their
> operation.
> Of course the consumer is so damned spoiled, he/she can't understand
> why there are shortages. They expect miracles.
>
> ===========
>
+1

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/3/2015 10:47 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
>>
>> Problem is, you're shopping at Big Box stores. MalWart and it's
>> children. Sending your $$ to China and other overseas nations rather
>> than keeping it here in the U.S.
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>>
>
> Campbell's soup and Heinz ketchup are from China? Nathan's hot dogs?
> Hood milk? Never did trust that Perdu chicken guy to be a US citizen,
> now I know he is from China.
LOL!

On 9/3/2015 10:47 AM, John Kuthe wrote:

>
> Problem is, you're shopping at Big Box stores. MalWart and it's
> children. Sending your $$ to China and other overseas nations rather
> than keeping it here in the U.S.
>
> John Kuthe...
>

Campbell's soup and Heinz ketchup are from China? Nathan's hot dogs?
Hood milk? Never did trust that Perdu chicken guy to be a US citizen,
now I know he is from China.

On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 10:46:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> wrote in message
...
>> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:50:05 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was
>>> the
>>> business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in
>>> the
>>> middle of a remodel and it was late at night.
>>
>> yes, go to a supermarket.
>>
>> The only big box store that I think has a good food selection is
>> Fred Meyers. Walmart has low quality items, and the Target by me
>> has a spotty fresh food selection. Costco business center is good
>> if you want to make a lot of pizzas.
>
>I don't agree at all with the Wal-Marts in my area.
>
>Cheri

If you choose to, I call them MalWart because I feel it's more
reflective of their corporate character!

John Kuthe...

On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:35:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 9/3/2015 10:47 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
>>
>> Problem is, you're shopping at Big Box stores. MalWart and it's
>> children. Sending your $$ to China and other overseas nations rather
>> than keeping it here in the U.S.
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>>
>
>Campbell's soup and Heinz ketchup are from China? Nathan's hot dogs?
>Hood milk? Never did trust that Perdu chicken guy to be a US citizen,
>now I know he is from China.

Still, it's the principle of the thing. I just won't do it!

John Kuthe...

"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 01:49:56 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was
>>the
>>business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in
>>the
>>middle of a remodel and it was late at night.
>>
>>I don't know if it was a matter of the stores being sold out because
>>people
>>like me had to replace their food, or if the stores themselves had to get
>>rid of some stuff. But I was only able to get about half of what was on
>>my
>>list because the rest wasn't available. I also wound up having to stop at
>>little Ceases on the way home because they had no hot, ready foods at
>>Walmart. There are still people with no power here so I suspect that is
>>why.
>>
>>I had no real problems with the roads but I was careful because there are
>>still lots of leaves and branches down in places. And it was raining and
>>we
>>did get lightning while I was out.
>>
>>I am now the proud owner of a giant package of breaded chicken patties
>>from
>>Costco. That wasn't even on my list! But I needed some kind of food and
>>I
>>never buy those so, they will be a novelty.
>>
>>I also didn't see a suitable birthday cake. I need to get something
>>small.
>>So I will try Central Market tomorrow. Might have better luck there. At
>>least I know that they sell good cakes!
>
> Problem is, you're shopping at Big Box stores. MalWart and it's
> children. Sending your $$ to China and other overseas nations rather
> than keeping it here in the U.S.
>
> John Kuthe...

That has nothing to do with it. The only store I know of that was totally
unaffected was Whole Foods.

John Kuthe wrote:
> I call them MalWart because I feel it's more
> reflective of their corporate character!
>
> John Kuthe...


Oh?

http://foundation.walmart.com/

In 2014, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave $1.4 billion in cash
and in-kind contributions around the world. Global in-kind donations
accounted for $1 billion, while $309 million was given in cash globally.


Why are YOU so damned STUPID, Cooty?

John Kuthe wrote:
>> Never did trust that Perdu chicken guy to be a US citizen,
>> >now I know he is from China.
> Still, it's the principle of the thing. I just won't do it!


Your "principles" are flabby and ill-researched at best.

You're little more than a human knee-jerk.

> wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:50:05 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was
>> the
>> business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in
>> the
>> middle of a remodel and it was late at night.
>
> yes, go to a supermarket.
>
> The only big box store that I think has a good food selection is
> Fred Meyers. Walmart has low quality items, and the Target by me
> has a spotty fresh food selection. Costco business center is good
> if you want to make a lot of pizzas.

Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.

"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 10:46:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
> wrote in message
...
>>> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:50:05 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was
>>>> the
>>>> business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in
>>>> the
>>>> middle of a remodel and it was late at night.
>>>
>>> yes, go to a supermarket.
>>>
>>> The only big box store that I think has a good food selection is
>>> Fred Meyers. Walmart has low quality items, and the Target by me
>>> has a spotty fresh food selection. Costco business center is good
>>> if you want to make a lot of pizzas.
>>
>>I don't agree at all with the Wal-Marts in my area.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> If you choose to, I call them MalWart because I feel it's more
> reflective of their corporate character!
>
> John Kuthe...

So what? You can call them anything you want to, makes no difference to me
whatsoever. I shop where I want to shop, and you should do the same.

Cheri

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 2:50:05 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today which was
>> the
>> business Costco, Walmart food center and then Target. But Target is in
>> the
>> middle of a remodel and it was late at night.
>>
>> I don't know if it was a matter of the stores being sold out because
>> people
>> like me had to replace their food, or if the stores themselves had to get
>> rid of some stuff. But I was only able to get about half of what was on
>> my
>> list because the rest wasn't available. I also wound up having to stop
>> at
>> little Ceases on the way home because they had no hot, ready foods at
>> Walmart. There are still people with no power here so I suspect that is
>> why.
>>
>> I had no real problems with the roads but I was careful because there are
>> still lots of leaves and branches down in places. And it was raining and
>> we
>> did get lightning while I was out.
>>
>> I am now the proud owner of a giant package of breaded chicken patties
>> from
>> Costco. That wasn't even on my list! But I needed some kind of food and
>> I
>> never buy those so, they will be a novelty.
>>
>> I also didn't see a suitable birthday cake. I need to get something
>> small.
>> So I will try Central Market tomorrow. Might have better luck there. At
>> least I know that they sell good cakes!
>
> These businesses would find it as frustrating as you do as the
> logistics involved in stocking their stores was undoubtedly
> compromised by the storms. Having run supermarkets myself, I know
> quite a bit about retail and the problems associated with their
> operation.
> Of course the consumer is so damned spoiled, he/she can't understand
> why there are shortages. They expect miracles.
>
> ===========

I do understand it. I just don't know when the stores will be restocked.

On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 14:49:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:


>>
>> These businesses would find it as frustrating as you do as the
>> logistics involved in stocking their stores was undoubtedly
>> compromised by the storms. Having run supermarkets myself, I know
>> quite a bit about retail and the problems associated with their
>> operation.
>> Of course the consumer is so damned spoiled, he/she can't understand
>> why there are shortages. They expect miracles.
>>
>> ===========
>
>I do understand it. I just don't know when the stores will be restocked.

Do you *really* need to buy so much stuff all the time?
You seem to do a hell of a lot of shopping.

Je�us wrote:
>> >I do understand it. I just don't know when the stores will be restocked.
> Do you*really* need to buy so much stuff all the time?
> You seem to do a hell of a lot of shopping.


WTF business is it of YOURS how much she shops, rabbit-killer?

ESAD!

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 14:49:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> These businesses would find it as frustrating as you do as the
>>> logistics involved in stocking their stores was undoubtedly
>>> compromised by the storms. Having run supermarkets myself, I know
>>> quite a bit about retail and the problems associated with their
>>> operation.
>>> Of course the consumer is so damned spoiled, he/she can't understand
>>> why there are shortages. They expect miracles.
>>>
>>> ===========
>>
>>I do understand it. I just don't know when the stores will be restocked.
>
> Do you *really* need to buy so much stuff all the time?
> You seem to do a hell of a lot of shopping.

Yes. I have a husband who eats a lot of food.

On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:50:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 14:49:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> These businesses would find it as frustrating as you do as the
>>>> logistics involved in stocking their stores was undoubtedly
>>>> compromised by the storms. Having run supermarkets myself, I know
>>>> quite a bit about retail and the problems associated with their
>>>> operation.
>>>> Of course the consumer is so damned spoiled, he/she can't understand
>>>> why there are shortages. They expect miracles.
>>>>
>>>> ===========
>>>
>>>I do understand it. I just don't know when the stores will be restocked.
>>
>> Do you *really* need to buy so much stuff all the time?
>> You seem to do a hell of a lot of shopping.
>
>Yes. I have a husband who eats a lot of food.

He surely must do.

On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 5:46:24 PM UTC-4, tres piedras wrote:
>
> Oh?
>
> http://foundation.walmart.com/
>
> In 2014, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave $1.4 billion in cash
> and in-kind contributions around the world. Global in-kind donations
> accounted for $1 billion, while $309 million was given in cash globally.
>
>
> Why are YOU so damned STUPID, Cooty?

You forgot to mention that Walmart provided the only major relief when it was needed after hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. (That includes federal agencies.)

Some people are just anti large business. Who do they think owns large businesses? Normal people in their retirement funds.

http://www.richardfisher.com

On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 05:24:59 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> wrote:

>On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 5:46:24 PM UTC-4, tres piedras wrote:
>>
>> Oh?
>>
>> http://foundation.walmart.com/
>>
>> In 2014, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave $1.4 billion in cash
>> and in-kind contributions around the world. Global in-kind donations
>> accounted for $1 billion, while $309 million was given in cash globally.
>>
>>
>> Why are YOU so damned STUPID, Cooty?
>
>You forgot to mention that Walmart provided the only major relief when it was needed after hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. (That includes federal agencies.)

That would be a great story - if it were true. It isn't.
>

Helpful person wrote:
> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 5:46:24 PM UTC-4, tres piedras wrote:
>>
>> Oh?
>>
>> http://foundation.walmart.com/
>>
>> In 2014, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave $1.4 billion in cash
>> and in-kind contributions around the world. Global in-kind donations
>> accounted for $1 billion, while $309 million was given in cash globally.
>>
>>
>> Why are YOU so damned STUPID, Cooty?
>
> You forgot to mention that Walmart provided the only major relief when it was needed after hurricane Katrina in
> New Orleans. (That includes federal agencies.)

Good catch!

> Some people are just anti large business. Who do they think owns large businesses? Normal people in their
> retirement funds.
>
> http://www.richardfisher.com

Cooty is so messed up he can't think of anything beyond himself.

Boron Elgar wrote:

>> You forgot to mention that Walmart provided the only major relief when it was needed after hurricane Katrina in
> New Orleans. (That includes federal agencies.)
>
> That would be a great story - if it were true. It isn't.

YOU DAMNED L_I_A_R!

Wtf is your major mental malfunction, libitard????


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...090501598.html

At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, as New Orleans filled with water, Wal-Mart chief
executive H. Lee Scott Jr. called an emergency meeting of his top
lieutenants and warned them he did not want a "measured response" to the
hurricane.

"I want us to respond in a way appropriate to our size and the impact we
can have," he said, according to an executive who attended the meeting.
At the time, Wal-Mart had pledged $2 million to the relief efforts.
"Should it be $10 million?" Scott asked.

Over the next few days, Wal-Mart's response to Katrina -- an unrivaled
$20 million in cash donations, 1,500 truckloads of free merchandise,
food for 100,000 meals and the promise of a job for every one of its
displaced workers -- has turned the chain into an unexpected lifeline
for much of the Southeast and earned it near-universal praise at a time
when the company is struggling to burnish its image.

While state and federal officials have come under harsh criticism for
their handling of the storm's aftermath, Wal-Mart is being held up as a
model for logistical efficiency and nimble disaster planning, which have
allowed it to quickly deliver staples such as water, fuel and toilet
paper to thousands of evacuees.

In Brookhaven, Miss., for example, where Wal-Mart operates a vast
distribution center, the company had 45 trucks full of goods loaded and
ready for delivery before Katrina made landfall. To keep operating near
capacity, Wal-Mart secured a special line at a nearby gas station to
ensure that its employees could make it to work.

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Wal-Mart has much to gain though its conspicuous largesse -- it has
hundreds of stores in Gulf Coast states and an image problem across the
country -- but even those who have criticized the company in the past
are impressed.

"Wal-Mart has raised the ante for every company in the country," said
Adam Hanft, chief executive of Hanft Unlimited Inc., a New York branding
and marketing firm. "This is going to change the face of corporate giving."

Wal-Mart, in turn, has been showered with praise. Scott, Wal-Mart's
folksy chief executive and its chief defender against a chorus of
critics, has appeared on "Larry King Live" to discuss the chain's
response to the storm and was singled out by former presidents George
H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton during a joint news conference yesterday in
Houston.

Clinton, who is leading a hurricane relief fundraising effort with Bush,
said he hoped Wal-Mart's plan to allow relocating employees to take jobs
at Wal-Marts across the country "will give some guidance to our members
of Congress."

https://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/..._3_horwitz.pdf

Wal-Mart to the Rescue
Private Enterprise’s Response to
Hurricane Katrina

Wal-Mart arrived in the New Orleans area long before FEMA and had the
supplies the community needed. Both President Aaron Broussard and Sheriff
Harry Lee of Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans lauded Wal-Mart’s
work.
In an appearance on Meet the Press, Broussard noted the speed with which
WalMart
had brought truckloads of water to his area and then quoted Lee as saying,
“if [the] American government would have responded like Wal-Mart has
WAL-MART TO THE RESCUE F 513
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responded, we wouldn’t be in this crisis.”4 Phillip Capitano, mayor of
the New
Orleans suburb of Kenner, reported that “the only lifeline in Kenner was
the WalMart
stores. We didn’t have looting on a mass scale because Wal-Mart showed up
with food and water so our people could survive.” Other community leaders in
the New Orleans area and in cities elsewhere along the Gulf Coast also
praised
Wal-Mart’s quick and effective response to the storm (Leonard 2005).
Wal-Mart
was not alone in providing much-needed resources to the stricken areas;
other
big-box retailers, such as Home Depot and Lowe’s, also responded similarly.
However, Wal-Mart’s response was the largest and, according to local
reports,
the most effective

Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:50:05 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove
> > wrote:
> > > Might be at some stores but wasn't so good where I went today
> > > which was the business Costco, Walmart food center and then
> > > Target. But Target is in the middle of a remodel and it was
> > > late at night.
> >
> > yes, go to a supermarket.
> >
> > The only big box store that I think has a good food selection is
> > Fred Meyers. Walmart has low quality items, and the Target by me
> > has a spotty fresh food selection. Costco business center is good
> > if you want to make a lot of pizzas.
>
> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.

Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or small
business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax with
phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.

I don;t like what Walmart has become in many ways, but back when Sam
ran it, they had another good aspect. They would hire elder people
when no one else would. Mom got a job there when she was 75 to aide
with her limited social security.

Carol

--

cshenk wrote:

>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
>
> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or small
> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax with
> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.

They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.

> I don;t like what Walmart has become in many ways, but back when Sam
> ran it, they had another good aspect. They would hire elder people
> when no one else would. Mom got a job there when she was 75 to aide
> with her limited social security.
>
> Carol
>
They still hire the elderly/retired. They have always done so.

On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:55:31 -0600, la voz del norte >
wrote:

>cshenk wrote:
>
>>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
>>
>> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or small
>> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax with
>> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
>> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.
>
>They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.

Radio Shack is still here
http://www.radioshack.com/

Janet US

On 9/4/2015 5:27 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:55:31 -0600, la voz del norte >
> wrote:
>
>> cshenk wrote:
>>
>>>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
>>>
>>> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or small
>>> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax with
>>> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
>>> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.
>>
>> They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>
> Radio Shack is still here
> http://www.radioshack.com/
>
> Janet US
>

They are, yes.

But they're closing a lot of stores.

A most sad, albeit partial demise.

http://www.wired.com/2015/03/radioshack-bankrupcy-deal/

RadioShack, founded in 1921 to serve the then emerging radio equipment
market, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February. But some RadioShack
stores will survive after the company was bought by hedge fund Standard
General. In keeping the stores open, Standard is sharing store space
with wireless carrier Sprint. As reported by Reuters, the stores will
carry both the Radio Shack and Sprint names, and Sprint will occupy
about a third of each store.

The deal came Tuesday amidst protests from lenders that could have
killed RadioShack’s chances for survival. Reuters explains that
RadioShack was forced to finalize a deal by April because Chapter 11
give companies only a few months to break leases, which is critical for
retailers. Only about 1,740 of RadioShack’s more than 4,000 stores have
survived the bankruptcy. But the new deal is expected to save as many as
7,500 RadioShack jobs still in place.

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:27:14 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:55:31 -0600, la voz del norte >
> wrote:
>
> >cshenk wrote:
> >
> >>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
> >>
> >> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or small
> >> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax with
> >> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
> >> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.
> >
> >They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>
> Radio Shack is still here
> http://www.radioshack.com/

Radio Shack is bankrupt and over saturated in many markets. Two
(within two miles of me) closed last year, so it's disappearing fast.
I hope it survives!

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"Janet B" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:55:31 -0600, la voz del norte >
> wrote:
>
>>cshenk wrote:
>>
>>>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
>>>
>>> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or small
>>> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax with
>>> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
>>> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.
>>
>>They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>
> Radio Shack is still here
> http://www.radioshack.com/

I had a Radio Shack computer eons ago)
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On 9/4/2015 11:35 PM, sf wrote:

>>> They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>>
>> Radio Shack is still here
>> http://www.radioshack.com/
>
> Radio Shack is bankrupt and over saturated in many markets. Two
> (within two miles of me) closed last year, so it's disappearing fast.
> I hope it survives!
>

I hate to see any store close and people be out of work, but they have
not kept up with the competition. Nor are there as many people building
electronics from scratch when you can buy them so cheap already assembled.

Last time I needed a special battery for a controller, RS wanted $15 and
a week for special order. On line it was $5 and same day shipping.
That store has since closed.

On 9/5/2015 10:08 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/4/2015 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>>> They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>>>
>>> Radio Shack is still here
>>> http://www.radioshack.com/
>>
>> Radio Shack is bankrupt and over saturated in many markets. Two
>> (within two miles of me) closed last year, so it's disappearing fast.
>> I hope it survives!
>>
>
> I hate to see any store close and people be out of work, but they have
> not kept up with the competition. Nor are there as many people building
> electronics from scratch when you can buy them so cheap already assembled.

All true, all regrettable.

> Last time I needed a special battery for a controller, RS wanted $15 and
> a week for special order. On line it was $5 and same day shipping. That
> store has since closed.

The internet almost hollowed out Best Buy too...almost...

"Ophelia" > wrote in news:d4vn1aFaqsqU2
@mid.individual.net:

>
>
> "Janet B" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:55:31 -0600, la voz del norte >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>cshenk wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
>>>>
>>>> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or
small
>>>> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax
with
>>>> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
>>>> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.
>>>
>>>They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>>
>> Radio Shack is still here
>> http://www.radioshack.com/
>
> I had a Radio Shack computer eons ago)

So did I, a TRS-80. My first was a MITS Altair.



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On 2015-09-05 09:08, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/4/2015 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>>> They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>>>
>>> Radio Shack is still here
>>> http://www.radioshack.com/
>>
>> Radio Shack is bankrupt and over saturated in many markets. Two
>> (within two miles of me) closed last year, so it's disappearing fast.
>> I hope it survive
>
> I hate to see any store close and people be out of work, but they have
> not kept up with the competition. Nor are there as many people building
> electronics from scratch when you can buy them so cheap already assembled.
>
> Last time I needed a special battery for a controller, RS wanted $15 and
> a week for special order. On line it was $5 and same day shipping. That
> store has since closed.


I hate to see good stores go out of business too, but I won't miss Radio
Shack. It was a good place to go when no other local stores had the
items had what you needed and you had the money to pay their RS prices.

On 2015-09-05 09:49, KenK wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote in news:d4vn1aFaqsqU2
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>>
>>
>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:55:31 -0600, la voz del norte >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> cshenk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or
> small
>>>>> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax
> with
>>>>> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
>>>>> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.
>>>>
>>>> They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>>>
>>> Radio Shack is still here
>>> http://www.radioshack.com/
>>
>> I had a Radio Shack computer eons ago)
>
> So did I, a TRS-80. My first was a MITS Altair.
>
>
I came into the computer scene a little later... COCO II.

On 2015-09-05 16:08:49 +0000, Ed Pawlowski said:

> On 9/4/2015 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>>> They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>>>
>>> Radio Shack is still here
>>> http://www.radioshack.com/
>>
>> Radio Shack is bankrupt and over saturated in many markets. Two
>> (within two miles of me) closed last year, so it's disappearing fast.
>> I hope it survives!
>
> I hate to see any store close and people be out of work, but they have
> not kept up with the competition. Nor are there as many people
> building electronics from scratch when you can buy them so cheap
> already assembled.

All of them closed in Orange County a few months ago. They aren't just
bankrupt, they're liquidating.

> Last time I needed a special battery for a controller, RS wanted $15
> and a week for special order. On line it was $5 and same day shipping.
> That store has since closed.

Almost every time I ever bought something at Radio Shack over the past
20 years I had to take it back as faulty, shoddy, incorrectly
recommended, etc. Maybe I kept a few cables or adaptors, but that's
all. I do still use a travel clock I got there 15 years ago, but all I
have to do is look at it and the back will pop off or a button I have
jimmy a button to make it work.

gtr wrote:
> Almost every time I ever bought something at Radio Shack over the past
> 20 years I had to take it back as faulty, shoddy, incorrectly
> recommended, etc.


You are the exception, not the rule.

On 6/09/2015 3:03 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-09-05 09:49, KenK wrote:
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in news:d4vn1aFaqsqU2
>> @mid.individual.net:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:55:31 -0600, la voz del norte >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> cshenk wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or
>> small
>>>>>> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax
>> with
>>>>>> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
>>>>>> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.
>>>>>
>>>>> They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>>>>
>>>> Radio Shack is still here
>>>> http://www.radioshack.com/
>>>
>>> I had a Radio Shack computer eons ago)
>>
>> So did I, a TRS-80. My first was a MITS Altair.
>>
>>
> I came into the computer scene a little later... COCO II.
>
>
Still would have been early 80s. Not much later.

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"Xeno" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/09/2015 3:03 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-09-05 09:49, KenK wrote:
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in news:d4vn1aFaqsqU2
>>> @mid.individual.net:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:55:31 -0600, la voz del norte >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> cshenk wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Walmart has all kinds of items now. Not just cheap ones.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thats true. I just donated a professional home office level (or
>>> small
>>>>>>> business) printer (color, photo level, copier, scanner, true fax
>>> with
>>>>>>> phone line, ink full and 1 complete set of ink for next set) but I
>>>>>>> didnt have the cable they would need. Smile, walmart did.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They're going to fill the Radio Shack void a bit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Radio Shack is still here
>>>>> http://www.radioshack.com/
>>>>
>>>> I had a Radio Shack computer eons ago)
>>>
>>> So did I, a TRS-80. My first was a MITS Altair.
>>>
>>>
>> I came into the computer scene a little later... COCO II.
>>
>>
> Still would have been early 80s. Not much later.

I reckon my Radio Shack days were mid to late '70s.


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