[Electronics-talk] radio shack talking watch

[Gerald Levy]

You really were lucky.  Most franchised Radio Shack stores, the vast 
majority are not so customer friendly.  You tend to get better customer 
service at their company-owned stores, but these are few and far between.

Gerald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Georgia Kitchen" <gakitchen at gfn.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] radio shack talking watch


> Hi,
>
> I think the battery is extra. They will still replace them here but I 
> cannot say about how it works in other cities.  The battery for this watch 
> I have was $5 when I asked them last April. When I brought my watch to the 
> store a couple days ago because it wasn't working, the  salesman did not 
> have his tool to take the battery cover watch off so he made arrangements 
> for me to get another watch. I was lucky.
>
> I often find that policies vary according to the rep that you end up 
> talking to.
>
> Georgia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] radio shack talking watch
>
>
>>
>> Does the service agreement cover the battery dieing prematurely?  If not, 
>> how do you replace the battery?  Years ago, you could walk into a Radio 
>> Shack store and have one of their staff replace a watch battery for a 
>> nominal charge.  But nowadays, most of their stores no longer provide 
>> this service.
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Georgia Kitchen" <gakitchen at gfn.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 10:43 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] radio shack talking watch
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have rather bad luck with watches so   about a year ago I bought a 
>>> inexpensive talking watch from Radio shack with 4 alarms, hourly 
>>> announcement and so forth.
>>> Recently, I returned it since it didn't work. When I bought the watch, I 
>>> bought the service agreement that is good until April 2012. It has a 
>>> plastic band that seems quite sturdy.
>>> If you  are looking for a inexpensive watch then this may work for you.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Georgia
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