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| From | felix <me@nothere.biz> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.computers, aus.electronics |
| Subject | Re: Dick Smith |
| Date | 2016-01-06 16:07 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <df3lpjF3s6bU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <568bab3e$0$15586$c3e8da3$9deca2c3@news.astraweb.com> <n6gd7k$u2a$1@gioia.aioe.org> <df1v90Fl1gkU2@mid.individual.net> <n6htub$1q8p$1@gioia.aioe.org> <n6hu23$1q8p$2@gioia.aioe.org> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 06-January-2016 1:27 PM, French wrote: > On 06-January-2016 12:25 PM, French wrote: >> On 05-January-2016 11:37 PM, felix wrote: >>> On 05-January-2016 11:36 PM, French wrote: >>>> On 05-January-2016 9:38 PM, DBR wrote: >>>>> French wrote: >>>>>> On 05-January-2016 7:49 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>>>>>> On 5/01/2016 7:16 PM, Max wrote: >>>>>>>> It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you >>>>>>>> knew >>>>>>>> you could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't >>>>>>>> have. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will >>>>>>>> start >>>>>>>> opening up? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> **It deserved to fail. I popped in just before Christmas to pick up >>>>>>> four >>>>>>> small items. None were in stock. I walked around to the nearest Big >>>>>>> Ben >>>>>>> computer store and managed to get 3 out of 4 items. The Big Ben >>>>>>> store is >>>>>>> around 30 sq Metres and the DSE store is closer to 300 sq >>>>>>> Metres. DSE >>>>>>> has been owned and run by idiots for the last few years. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Woolworths idiots. >>>>> Woolworths sold them to an investment group. They then managed to >>>>> list >>>>> it and make a packet on the deal just before puling out and >>>>> leaving the >>>>> business in a mess. At least that was the basics as described on ABC >>>>> radio today >>>> >>>> I hadn't heard that news. >>>> >>>> The otherwise good name of Dick Smith got totally f*cked over. >>> >>> good name? he got rich selling poor quality overpriced junk >>> >> >> No he got rich by providing a valuable service to hundreds of mail order >> customers. >> > other electronic companies had a mail order service, but I don't recall their owners becoming billionaires > ... make that thousands of mail order customers. Not everyone lives in > Sydney you know. ;) > > None of the electronic components I purchased off DSE were crap. They > were good quality at all times. > > > > I would really like to see Trevor Wilson comment in this thread -- "As long as there is this book [Koran] there will be no peace in the world" -William Gladstone, four times PM of Great Britain http://www.siotw.org/
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Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:50 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 10:24 +0800
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Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 07:51 +1100
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Re: Dick Smith Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2016-01-05 20:49 +1100
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Re: Dick Smith DBR <DBR@NOTHANKS.com.au> - 2016-01-05 22:08 +1030
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Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:37 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 07:51 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-06 07:53 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 11:26 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 11:47 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:45 +1100
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:17 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 13:37 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 11:06 +0800
Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-06 22:45 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 08:03 +1100
Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-07 21:46 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 07:40 +1100
Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-08 22:46 +1000
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 18:59 -0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:05 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-10 09:25 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 12:53 +1100
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 15:56 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-06 18:02 +1100
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 22:29 +1100
Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 15:07 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 16:09 +1100
Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:05 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:23 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 08:02 +1100
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:25 +1000
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:27 +1000
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 16:07 +1100
Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:06 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:24 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 13:34 +1100
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 18:38 -0800
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 14:49 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-07 12:33 +0800
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 21:04 -0800
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-07 20:30 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 07:42 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-08 10:01 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 13:48 +1100
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 13:14 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 18:58 +1100
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 18:56 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 20:12 +1100
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 22:13 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:06 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-09 11:41 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 15:00 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 17:03 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 18:00 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 19:28 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:08 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 08:36 +1100
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-09 14:20 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 19:45 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 22:18 +0800
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:37 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:47 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-05 23:44 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:51 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 22:54 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 09:14 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:48 +1100
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 23:12 -0800
Re: Dick Smith Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-06 22:03 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Andy Wood" <woodag@trap.ozemail.com.au> - 2016-01-07 15:15 +1100
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