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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <3468@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU>
Date: Sun, 13-Jul-86 15:02:19 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 13 15:02:19 1986
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Summary: getting what you pay for?

> To relay my experience, I was a former RSCC manager when the ATSO's
> were started up.  The new RM in my area called me at home on a Sunday
> saying I came highly recommended for my manager abilities, and also
> my Xenix prowess.  Spoke to me for 2 hours (long distance) about
> the virtues of heading up an ATSO office.  He closed with "Well, what
> do you think?".  I replyed, "Sounds good,how much is the pay?".  When
> he told me ($25000, no bonus) I laughed (literlly) in his face (mouth-
> piece?!).  I said you can't buy me for that amount, thanks anyway.
> Oh well, you (Tandy, in this case) get what you pay for -).
> (Any you wonderwhy they have the "quality" of people that they do).
  
  I remember seeing flames in this group about the cost of RS
equipment -- and suggesting we buy mail order (what about service
there???)!
  I don't know a whole lot about business -- but I think that 
someone must pay for service.  If an outlet provides an informed
staff, repair service, technical information, etc. and then
customers make their purchases by mail order, I expect it won't
be in a position to provide the service for very long.
  In our area, an old established hardware store was driven out
of business by a Handyman chain. You used to be able to take a
plumbing problem to someone who knew his merchandise and some-
thing about plumbing.  Now it's "if we have it, it's in the 
plumbing department" (assuming you can even find a clerk to ask).
It's no secret why this happened -- not enough people were willing
to bear the extra cost!