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Re: Radio Shack parts

2004-10-04 by Dave Mucha

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "joedella" <joedella@y...> wrote:
> 
> Radio Shack is selling all of their component parts at 1/2 price 
> through the month of October. These are the parts that are in the 
> cabinets in their stores. I saw the ad in the back of my Circuit 
> Cellar magazine, and it does work at the store, if you ask about it.
> 
> 1/2 price probably makes the parts just about what they would be 
> worth in the first place.


Radio Shack's pricing policy is that the buy it for $1.00 and sell it 
for $2.00 so a 50% off price is kinda scary.

I wonder if it is a move to more retail stuff or just clearing off 
the dust on the parts.

But, I do agree that it brings the cost of some things down to a 
reasonable price.

Dave

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