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| From | keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.computers, aus.electronics |
| Subject | Re: Dick Smith |
| Date | 2016-01-07 21:46 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <df71gdFu7adU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (6 earlier) <04bo8blv894n6st6obj39f638ogjpr687e@4ax.com> <568c5789$0$1522$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <5hno8bh61k2umb5ts5em4m000c0pv3r7u4@4ax.com> <df4gjmFahptU1@mid.individual.net> <h80r8bhsdsfjqcjmnij7b88oavs0avr72u@4ax.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 7/01/2016 7:03 AM, Je�us wrote: > On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 22:45:39 +1000, keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> > wrote: > >> On 6/01/2016 10:26 AM, Je?us wrote: >>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 07:53:41 +0800, Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 6/01/2016 4:51 AM, Je?us wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 00:37:02 +1100, felix <me@nothere.biz> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 05-January-2016 11:36 PM, French wrote: >>>>>>> On 05-January-2016 9:38 PM, DBR wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The otherwise good name of Dick Smith got totally f*cked over. >>>>>> >>>>>> good name? he got rich selling poor quality overpriced junk >>>>> >>>>> Care to cite an example? You seem to have an inexhaustible supply of >>>>> absolute crap at your disposal. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I think felix is just trolling so he can provide examples himself since >>>> there are a few of them but it depends on how you look at it. >>> >>> Yeah. I'm sure DS sold *some* questionable items. I mean, their >>> catalogue was huge by any standards. But on the whole it was mostly >>> decent stuff, or at least stuff hard to find anywhere else. >>> >>> There was nothing wrong with their componentry, or their Yaesu gear, >>> for example. >>> >>>> Dick often sold a cheaper alternative to the popular and mainstream and >>>> provided a gateway for more people to get into radio, computers and >>>> technology that they otherwise would not have had. >>>> >>>> The kits gave a lot of people their start in electronics also and for >>>> those reasons and more, most glass-half-full people would look at what >>>> Dick Smith achieved in a more positive light. >>> >>> Agreed. There never has been any other kind of business that has come >>> close to bettering DS in it's heyday. >>> >> I learned why Dick got rich when I went to Japan in 1980 and found that >> I could buy the same stuff that Dicky was selling at one third the price >> retail. Even after expenses he must have been making close to 100% markup. > > I think you'll find those sort of margins aren't that unusual in > retail. > Probably, fortunately I've never had to work in retail.
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Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:45 +1100
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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
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Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-08 22:46 +1000
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Re: Dick Smith Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-06 18:02 +1100
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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
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Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 15:00 +1100
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Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:08 +1100
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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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