When are they going to start training the current crop of 16 year-old
still_wet_behind_the_ears sales staff as to what a resistor, transistor etc
actually are? Because until that happens, component buyers will stay away in
droves to avoid the pain.
It was probably > 20 years ago that I was waiting in line at the
cash register at the local DSE store. The bloke in front of me put a
handful of components on the counter, and a 1/4W resistor rolled off the
edge.
The helpful salesgirl said, "One of your diodes just fell on the
floor!".
Things haven't improved since then. That's why I'm also very curious
as to why DSE would discontinue kits which have the catalog numbers on
the cartons to make it easy for the salespersons, but increase their
range of components which are a total mystery to them.
Maybe they'll start selling resistors and everything else at even
higher prices in little plastic bubble packs like Tandy used to?