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Originally Posted by kinetic
I hadn't noticed the downward slide of my local Jaycar yet, but I
haven't been in there for a few months.
DSE used to be my Jaycar....I'd go in to get something like
a pack of doides and just saunter past the kits and see if there
was anything interesting to build that week/month/year 
Usually I'd walk out, having spent $100 when I only went there
to spend $10 
I first noticed what you described when the shelf of kits disappeared!
Then the component trays thinned out...so that you would open
up the '2 line 16 character LCD display' tray and find LEDS or
something ridiculous.
It can work towards your advantage though.....
You walk up to the counter with your PIC micro chip and look all
vague and confused when he asked what it's catalogue number
was or if I noticed the price...
You shrug...he says oh....$2.00 will do. (price was $9.00)
Steve |
Been over 12 months since I set foot in a Jaycar, Tandy or Dick Smith shop.
Jaycar guys were very knowledgeable - can't say the same for Tandy and Dick Smith guys and girls .
HND are much the same too , as are Binlee - useless if want real info.