HighlanderNorth
Flashlight Enthusiast
If I had seen this thread a year ago it would have been irrelevant because I pretty much never went to Radio Shack, and hadnt been there in years. But starting in early 2012, I have needed to go there frequently. In fact, I was just there yesterday, the day before, and one day last week! But our Radio Shack generally has knowledgeable employees. I went in last Spring and asked lots of questions of an employee in his early 20's, and this guy was on the ball. The manager there is generally very knowledgeable. Occasionally I'll ask a question about a certain product and the person might not know the answer to one product spec.
But I do have a problem with the general lack of knowledge at some Lowes and Home Depot's(and general lack of employees period!) Usually I'll go into a Lowes looking for some part to something that I'm not 100% familiar with, and more often than not, there isnt an employee anywhere within 1/8 mile of where I'm standing! That actually happens more often than not. Then when I find an employee walking by, it usually turns out to be someone from another department, who is even less knowledgeable in this department than he is in his own department... More often that not its the plumbing department or the lighting or doors/flooring departments where I have a hard time finding anyone to help me find something. To be fair though, Home Depot has gotten much better, and now its Lowes that is most guilty for a lack of employee knowledge, or a lack of employees in general.
The one annoying thing about our local Radio Shack is that they are often busy, and they try to be helpful to everyone, and that means you some times must wait a while to talk to someone, so its best if you can find whatever your looking for.
But I do have a problem with the general lack of knowledge at some Lowes and Home Depot's(and general lack of employees period!) Usually I'll go into a Lowes looking for some part to something that I'm not 100% familiar with, and more often than not, there isnt an employee anywhere within 1/8 mile of where I'm standing! That actually happens more often than not. Then when I find an employee walking by, it usually turns out to be someone from another department, who is even less knowledgeable in this department than he is in his own department... More often that not its the plumbing department or the lighting or doors/flooring departments where I have a hard time finding anyone to help me find something. To be fair though, Home Depot has gotten much better, and now its Lowes that is most guilty for a lack of employee knowledge, or a lack of employees in general.
The one annoying thing about our local Radio Shack is that they are often busy, and they try to be helpful to everyone, and that means you some times must wait a while to talk to someone, so its best if you can find whatever your looking for.
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