Re: Dick Smith

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, aus.electronics
Subject	Re: Dick Smith
Date	2016-01-08 17:42 +1100
Message-ID	<df9423Ffu1aU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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"Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote in message news:n6fvch$2tu$1@gioia.aioe.org...
>
> "Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:b8vm8bl9lfookqvo0s7uns7kjcgmfhhqtm@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 16:16:06 +0800, "Max" <max@val.morgan> 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?
>>
>>
>> might differ from store to store
>> They seemed to concentrate on computers and they had good prices and
>> someone seemed around to help
>> Everywhere else in store which was pretty big you could fire a gunshot
>> and no one would notice!
>> Just bad store operation Imo.
>> Best practice in their case would be to have a "maître D'" to assign
>> someone to be served.
>> Most shoppers are just doing price checks to then buy on line, but
>> their computer TV section showed me they could be competitive with
>> online.
>>
>> Just needed to go back to a entrance desk personal with checkout.
>> Roaming sales people don't work in this case.
>>
>
> A few months ago I went in thinking I needed to buy a second TV signal 
> amplifier.  The young guy in the store explained how the device sends 
> power up to the aerial and that I only needed one in the house.  If he 
> hadn't been on the floor to tell me that I would have wasted money buying 
> it.

That isnt what makes an operation like that economically viable.

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Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-05 16:16 +0800
  Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 19:31 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-05 16:39 +0800
      Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:42 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:40 +1100
      Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-10 09:44 +0800
        Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 15:36 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-10 21:28 +1100
            Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 04:29 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-11 12:31 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 13:02 +1100
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            Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 07:06 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-12 11:40 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 16:27 +1100
  Re: Dick Smith Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-05 20:05 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 20:42 +1100
      Re: Dick Smith Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2016-01-05 20:52 +1100
        Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:08 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:36 +1000
            Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 21:50 +0800
        Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:40 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-06 16:34 +0800
            Re: Dick Smith not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-01-06 21:52 +0000
              Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-07 10:23 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-07 14:07 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 20:16 -0800
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 20:07 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-10 09:46 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 15:37 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-10 16:54 +1000
        Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-06 16:31 +0800
    Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 08:24 +0800
      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
          Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 14:57 +1000
            Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 07:54 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-07 10:57 +1000
          Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 07:51 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-07 12:31 +0800
  Re: Dick Smith Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2016-01-05 20:49 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 20:52 +1000
      Re: Dick Smith DBR <DBR@NOTHANKS.com.au> - 2016-01-05 22:08 +1030
        Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:36 +1000
          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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