Oh hell, is this what the world is coming to?

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Me: "Say wha, you don't have tools to work on PCs? Like small Torx and screwdriver kits?"

I can see the exact look on your face at that moment!

[ValoWay]

I figure, because of amazon local businesses only have in stock what they're sure of people gonna actually buy regularly??

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by ValoWay

I figure, because of amazon local businesses only have in stock what they're sure of people gonna actually buy regularly??

I wouldn't even consider buying something like this from a local shop, unless I knew specifically they had them in stock, or else I would spend for ever trying to find it. And because it's a 15 minute drive to the closest cash register, and 30 minutes to anyplace that sells anything worthwhile.

I try to only shop IRL when the cost of shipping would be prohibitive, as in bulk lumber, or groceries. I'd have to say I do 98% of my shopping online, most of through amazon Prime (of course using the SubSim referal link).

[Reece]

WTH is the world
coming to when a guy cannot go into a computer store and get a basic set of tools to work on his PC?

And these stores wonder why we buy online instead of locally!!

[ikalugin]

I tell you, WTH is the world
coming to when a guy cannot go into a computer store and get a basic set of tools to work on his PC?

I never knew the time where you could buy such tools in the PC store to begin with.

And for any repairs on my electronics I would get specialised help. But then I am too lazy to even zero my rifles, so who am I to talk?

[Onkel Neal]

Really? You must be much younger than me. In the 90s computer stores were everywhere; Circuit City, Radio Shack, CompUSA, Computer City, Incredible Universe.... and you could always count on support stock like tool kits, internals, and adapters. I guess Fry's is all that's left of the old world of computers.

[ikalugin]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Really? You must be much younger than me. In the 90s computer stores were everywhere; Circuit City, Radio Shack, CompUSA, Computer City, Incredible Universe.... and you could always count on support stock like tool kits, internals, and adapters. I guess Fry's is all that's left of the old world of computers.

I was born in 1992, go figure. 1990s were a dark age for me, especially the short band between 1998 and 2000.

[Buddahaid]

They do still exist.
https://www.santarosacomputers.com

[vienna]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Really? You must be much younger than me. In the 90s computer stores were everywhere; Circuit City, Radio Shack, CompUSA, Computer City, Incredible Universe.... and you could always count on support stock like tool kits, internals, and adapters. I guess Fry's is all that's left of the old world of computers.

Even Fry's is getting king of sparse on a lot of the items you used to be able to depend on them having in stock; I was helping someone do a rebuild on a couple of old PCs and needed to replace some of the old fittings; there are three Fry's in our area and we had to go to all three before we found what had, up until then, been fairly stock items. It's the same with the big box hardware stores like Home Depot, or OSH; went looking for a small ball-peen hammer I needed quickly and none of the big boxes carried them anymore; I was lucky there was a small, independent hardware store here in Hollywood and they had several in stock. I think ValoWay has it right: if the brick and mortars, particularly the big ones, don't think something is going to be an 'everyday purchase', they just don't bother stocking them...



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[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

But then I am too lazy to even zero my rifles,

I don't trust anyone to zero mine!

[ikalugin]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

I don't trust anyone to zero mine!

You can trust a well payed proffesional to do almost anything for you.

The issue is that where do you stop? Repairing your PC? Zeroing your rifle? Socialising your wife? (declaimer I am not married)