Gone, but not forgotten
shit overpriced store.
literally sold 1.5M HDMI cables for $50. The madmen
>>55263740
>shit overpriced store.
Very true but how can we forget Dicks big package...
>>55263623
>buying electronics in a bricks-and-mortar store
what's the point in doing this? They invariably have higher prices than online retailers, even after shipping.
idk how it is in straya but burgers have even more of an incentive to shop online since its easy to dodge sales taxes that way
i want my dick smithed
>>55263740
thats what most stores do though. inflate the price then put it on special. every time i went in there, there was at least one type of hdmi cable on special
plus they were like 5 bucks on their last few weeks
>>55263794
back in the olden days, e-tailers didn't have great returns and it was a huge pita if something was doa.
I still shopped at frys until like 2010 for this reason.
>>55263740
Less costly than cuck hifi
![P60626-181409[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/fmL7pWG.jpg "P60626-181409[1].jpg")
>>55263794
>be at work
>need a USB to serial adaptor
>boss sends you down to the local dick smith to pick one up
why wait a day when you can have it NOW
>>55263623
>worse range than harvey norman and jbhifi
>worse price than them too
>BTFO of the electronics parts game by jaycar
>only time they get real attention is when they're nose diving from "extreme sales"
Gone but not forgotten, psshh
Eat shit.
Good riddance.
>>55263762
Dicks got balls
>>55263623
I worked there for 9 years, AMA
>>55263933
Are you NEET now?
>>55263815
>float on water
>on
>>55263762
>>55263953
On top of the water
>>55263897
>worse range than harveys and jb hifi
depends what youre looking for. harvey normans also sell lounges and washing machines. jb hifi also sell cds and movies.
also wanna know a secret, you can actually go into harvey norman and haggle for a better price, unlike most consumer electronic stores. its why they price most of their products at 50% above average retail price
>>55263933
same, only recent though, what store were you in?
>>55263965
That's true but without the prepositional phrase it's just "in".
"A dead body floats in water."
"My dick floated in the air"
"We floated in space"
>>55263948
nah I quit a while back and went to uni
>>55263982
Hobart, TAS - approx 1999-2008
>>55263953
who is this dude?
>>55263623
>>55264036
That is sacrilegious!
>>55263623
Thanks for the headphones!
>$35 for mdr zx310
>>55264012
fuck you
i was in a new zealand store. you shitty cunts were the reason the entire company went bankrupt even though the nz side was profitable
gotta love working at the counter though, Ctrl+i simulator 2016
>>55264048
yw man. you shouldve seen the stuff we hid in the cabinets waiting for those 90% drops. got so much good shit out of it
>>55264021
The Schlomo from Buzzfeed
>>55264063
Fucking jealous.
>>55264183
Tfw the area manager comes in and wonders why a TV is sitting at the back with a sold sticker but no receipt
>>55264416
Kek
>>55263982
>you can actually go into harvey norman and haggle for a better price, unlike most consumer electronic stores. its why they price most of their products at 50% above average retail price
Yeah i know, i only get electronics from PB tech, and even i ask them to put it in discount bracket 4
>>55263623
I worked for this company for 5 years.
Had a blast, many keks were had trolling customers.
Who /ctrl+~/ for ID login here?
Dont tell me you actually scanned in your ID tags...
>>55265197
i printed my id tag onto a ticket holder and kept it next to the counter
>>55265167
what store?
>>55263623
walked past one of their stores on the GC, wondering why the fuck everything was in boxes
then i remembered, caught some feels
but fuck them anyway, they lied to me about their "insurance" on my old samsung
>>55265307
>He actually bought the extended warranty
>>55265307
>he actually bought insurance
>>55263740
One of their last days I got 3 of them for $2
>>55263740
I just bought 3 HDMI cables for 1€ combined on ebay, what am I gonna get
>>55263982
If you don't leave the house often and hate talking to people but still want a saving, say "What's your best price" or "is this the best you can do" and they will nearly always take some off.
>>55265725
Just some HDMI cables which are not quality-tested. Maybe also some reserved pins won't be included. Perhaps a couple other metadata channels. Or you might have half a cable, who knows.
>>55263953
>>55264011
"floats on water" is perfectly fine
ex employee - ama
>>55265307
>Someone actually bought the insurance
Absolute Madman
>>55263623
> Hadn't gone to Dickies in ages due to a Jaycar opening closer to me.
> On the road and need a soldering iron. See a store and pop in.
> "Can I help you today, sir?"
> Tell him what I want.
> "Uh. We don't stock things like that. Might want to try a hardware store."
> It's Dick Smiths.
> No hobby electronics.
Never popped in there again. Why bother.
>>55265739
saying "whats your best price" is literally the worst way to haggle down a price. you offer something that isnt too low, but wouldnt be acceptable, then bump up the price a little bit
>>55265897
what color did you make your employee login
pink master race
>>55266380
red. but at the end i was moved around other stores, so it was default white
>>55266361
the best response i found was "how much is your most reasonable lowest?"
>>55266480
what stores were you at?
>>55265307
Which store? If Robina during the closing hours of our last shift we smashed all the extra light bulbs we had in the back room
>>55266480
>>55266616
>buzzybeee25
>>55266572
Reported
>born to late to explore the earth
>born to early to explore the galaxy
>born just in time to experience Dick Smith Powerhouse at it's prime
>>55263623
Never heard of them.
>>55266696
its not illegal
pretty much anything that wasnt tied to the ground was designated to be thrown out. basically as long as it reached the bin they couldnt give a shit about it
>>55266718
theyre aus/nz
>>55266726
All good mate Im just talking shit because I live in robina
>>55263623
>dick
>>55266741
>>55266696
I've heard stories about the Ausfair store, apparently people stole large screen tvs and stuff, Robina was pretty chill
DICKS LMAO
