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| From | felix <me@nothere.biz> |
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| Newsgroups | aus.tv, aus.computers |
| Subject | Re: our brilliant education system |
| Date | 2016-01-03 11:50 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <der9igFue1hU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (9 earlier) <n67s0r$mks$1@speranza.aioe.org> <depe3rFfd6eU1@mid.individual.net> <n68c0o$14j$1@dont-email.me> <depr5uFijisU4@mid.individual.net> <n68hbf$j36$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2/01/2016 11:57 PM, Xeno wrote: > On 2/01/2016 10:38 PM, felix wrote: >> On 02-January-2016 10:26 PM, Xeno wrote: >> >>> On 2/01/2016 6:55 PM, felix wrote: >>>> On 02-January-2016 5:51 PM, Trevor wrote: >>>>> On 2/01/2016 4:13 PM, felix wrote: >>>>>> On 2/01/2016 3:51 PM, j@invalid.lan wrote: >>>>>>> On Sat, 2 Jan 2016 13:40:06 +1100, Trevor <trevor@home.net> wrote: >>>>>>>> On 2/01/2016 9:46 AM, Clocky wrote: >>>>>>>>> Reminds me of the time I went to Dick Smith to buy some stuff >>>>>>>>> including >>>>>>>>> components (yeah, that long ago) and the sales pleb put >>>>>>>>> through the >>>>>>>>> regular stuff and then started looking in the catalogue before >>>>>>>>> declaring >>>>>>>>> that "I can't be arsed looking them up, you can have them". >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. He had given away $20-$30 >>>>>>>>> worth >>>>>>>>> of P section stuff. >>>>>>>> Yep, idiot sales staff was probably the reason they gave up on >>>>>>>> components, they would never hire sales people who actually knew >>>>>>>> what >>>>>>>> they were. >>>>>>> Up until the late 80's, at least a couple of the staff in each >>>>>>> store >>>>>>> knew their stuff, and most of those also had their amateur >>>>>>> ticket as >>>>>>> well. It's hard to believe how different DSE is now. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's because Woolies bought it. they said they were going out of >>>>>> component sales into more traditional retail >>>>> >>>>> Sure, but they still sold components for quite a while after Woolies >>>>> bought it, and if the just wanted to sell TV's, why buy DS rather >>>>> than >>>>> simply opening a "Woolies Electrical".? In fact Big W already sell >>>>> the >>>>> same stuff as DSE anyway. And it's not like they were buying out a >>>>> competitor at the time, the only major competitor for the old Dick >>>>> Smith was Jaycar. >>>> >>>> no, there's also Radio Parts, at least in Melbourne, and another who's >>>> name I can't think of who were Latrobe or Lonsdale street. and then >>>> there's the online suppliers too, of course >>> >>> Ritronics. Altronics. >>> >>> >> >> yep! where have you been? > > Been away! Melbourne. Back now, for the moment! > Will need to go there a few more times over the next few months though. It's a fair hike down to melb and back. would blow the cobwebs out of the Corolla :) > >> I've missed you. > > Aw shucks! ;-) > >> well it is Christmas/New Years hols I guess.. > > Indeed! Been too busy to bother posting much. Only had my Wifi router > anyway. Just get back here and my nephew from Rockhampton has dropped > in for a visit with his Mrs. and kid. That's the problem living in a > seaside resort town, everyone wants to visit! ;-) Were supposed to > have another couple from Brisbane staying here for a few days but they > had a plan change at the last minute - luckily for my nephew! >
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