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Electronics Forum / Electronics / July 2009What is with DSE lately?
I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. > I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. Some stores that previously stocked components are no longer doing so. But since their component stock control has collapsed and died, the problem at your particular store may just be that they think they still have stock. Sylvia. > > I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > > various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > problem at your particular store may just be that they think they still > have stock. I think they are *deliberately* getting out of the component business now. Your comment was true for many years though. MrT. >>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in >>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > MrT. Isn't DSE no longer owned by Dick Smith? :>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in :>>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : :Isn't DSE no longer owned by Dick Smith? Not since he sold it to Woolworths in 1982... ::>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in ::>>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] : :Not since he sold it to Woolworths in 1982... It seems that he sold 60% to Woolies in 1980 and the remaining 40% in 1982. > ::>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > ::>>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > It seems that he sold 60% to Woolies in 1980 and the remaining 40% in 1982. I think this newsgroup will be blaming all their problems on Dick Smith well beyond the term of his natural life. >>>>>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering >>>>>>> in various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > I think this newsgroup will be blaming all their problems on Dick > Smith well beyond the term of his natural life. Not at all, most people know DSE hasn't been serious in the hobby/component business for at least the last 10 years (that's being generous!) No new news here at all, it's well overdue. I'm surprised they persisted for so long actually. Dave.  Signature--------------------------------------------- Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/ > ::>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > ::>>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > It seems that he sold 60% to Woolies in 1980 and the remaining 40% in 1982. I thought he still had a controlling interest. >>>>>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering >>>>>>> in various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > I thought he still had a controlling interest. Nope, none at all, very common knowledge that he sold the lot in 1982. Woolies bought the right to continue to use the name and DickHead face etc. Dave. Signature--------------------------------------------- Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/ > I thought he still had a controlling interest. No. At most he probably gets some money each year for the use of his name. And likeness. geoff > > I thought he still had a controlling interest. > > No. At most he probably gets some money each year for the use of his name. > And likeness. > > geoff Except that now they don't use his face anymore, and with the change from "Dick Smith Electronics" to "DSE", they technically might not even be using his name. ? >> > I thought he still had a controlling interest. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >from "Dick Smith Electronics" to "DSE", they technically might not >even be using his name. ? The recent change seems to have been from "Disk Smith Electronics" to just "Dick Smith" so they are still using his name (unless you are going to say he was "Mr Electronics"). Andy Wood woodag@trap.ozemail.com.au >> ::Isn't DSE no longer owned by Dick Smith? >> : >> :Not since he sold it to Woolworths in 1982... >> >> It seems that he sold 60% to Woolies in 1980 and the remaining 40% in 1982. >I thought he still had a controlling interest. Although Dick 'sold out' to Woolworths many years ago, so that he could go into the aircraft and Australian biscuit business, he still made time to visit all the stores with his face on them. For the staff, Dick was a constant presence. His smiling bespectacled visage was a constant reminder of the principles of quality, service, and product knowledge [not to mention obscene mark-up] on which the chain was originally founded. When Dick arrived, staff would be relentlessly quizzed on whether you could use 10% tolerance resistors with Zener diodes, or how long it the LED discharge cycle was with a 10K or 5K ohm resistor in series. My, how they laughed at his antics. But the new breed of beancounters at Woolworths, Australia's most aggressive and cost-conscious retailer, were not so amused. When all efforts to prevent Dick from randomly turning up at stores around the country failed, the clever marketing people at Woolworths noticed that he only appeared at the ones with his face out front. A new plot was hatched: re-branding. No longer 'Dick Smith', now it's 'DSE'. It was good enough for Kentucky Fried Chicken [sorry, I mean KFC]. And the smiling bespectacled face was out of step with modern merchandising theory. Geeks don't spend enough money; let's move those boxes, boys. And it has worked. Dick is no longer seen prowling the shelves checking for 100 microfarad capacitors, and his ghost is no longer seen munching on his tuckerbag. He's gone a-waltzing matilda. Atom Egoyan Melbourne Australia [i.e. not the Canadian filmmaker] > :>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > :>>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Not since he sold it to Woolworths in 1982... Is there any connection between the Australian Woolworths and the UK Woolworths that went bust earlier this year and seems to have re-emerged as an internet only seller? On Jul 21, 7:31 am, "ian field" <gangprobing.al...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > :>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > > :>>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Woolworths that went bust earlier this year and seems to have re-emerged as > an internet only seller? Woolies in the UK was more a "variety" seller, (like "the warehouse" "crazy clarks" etc.), they weren't into groceries at all from what I have read. At the time it collapsed, they claimed in the media (for what its worth) that it had no connection to Aus Woolworths. >> :>>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in >> :>>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Woolworths that went bust earlier this year and seems to have re-emerged > as an internet only seller? I hope not, I went into a UK Woolies once. It's more like Klint's Krazy Bargains. > I hope not, I went into a UK Woolies once. It's more like Klint's Krazy > Bargains. F.W. Woolworth started in America, in 1878. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._W._Woolworth_Company SignatureYou can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense! > Isn't DSE no longer owned by Dick Smith? Dick hasn't owned it for a couple of decades! MrT. In article <4a62ba6c$0$9754$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- 01.iinet.net.au>, abuse@hotmail.com said... > >>> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > >>> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Isn't DSE no longer owned by Dick Smith? Oh dear. > In article <4a62ba6c$0$9754$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- > 01.iinet.net.au>, abuse@hotmail.com said... [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Oh dear. I just shop there. In article <4a63c1bf$0$9713$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- 01.iinet.net.au>, abuse@hotmail.com said... > > In article <4a62ba6c$0$9754$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- > > 01.iinet.net.au>, abuse@hotmail.com said... [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I just shop there. Most of here do (or more likely /did/). For me, I think DSE went past the point of no return sometime around 1990. > In article <4a63c1bf$0$9713$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- > 01.iinet.net.au>, abuse@hotmail.com said... [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > For me, I think DSE went past the point of no return sometime around > 1990. The only advantage DSE have had over Jaycar/Altronics for the last decade or two is that they have more stores. Dave. Signature================================================ Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/ > In article <4a63c1bf$0$9713$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- > 01.iinet.net.au>, abuse@hotmail.com said... [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > For me, I think DSE went past the point of no return sometime around > 1990. Lets face it, there is lot more profit in iPods, TVs, laptops etc than resistors, capacitors, and chips. > Lets face it, there is lot more profit in iPods, TVs, laptops etc than > resistors, capacitors, and chips. And the former usually have a bar code for the check out chick to scan! Otherwise they have no idea what it is. MrT. > I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. It's not "lately", it's been progressively for years. geoff > I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in > various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. I was in a QLD DSE store on Friday, and noticed that the section where they used to have the components such as knobs, switches fuses terminal blocks etc, had been completely cleared out and other stuff was being stacked in its place. For example (As you can see in the bottom) that looks like boxes of CFL's of all things. Maybe Im not observant, but I didnt know DSE stocked standard 240v Bulbs or CFL's in the past. took this pic. http://www.geocities.com/kenreed1999/DSE.jpg The area in the next aisle where they had the kits, blank pcb and "bigger" stuff was also at the beginning of being dismantled. The 3rd aisle with the tools, (like soldering irons, CRO, wires and cables) was untouched. Whether this was a permanent dumping of these items from stock, or just a routine store re-arrangement of stock, stock take, or cleaning exercise I don't know. NOTHING else in other "departments" of the store appeared to have been dropped from stock or moved around. I will take a look in a week or 2 if I need anything there. >> I have noticed that many of their stores have stopped ordering in >> various components from crystals to resistors and capacitors. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > I will take a look in a week or 2 if I need anything there. I hope they have another clearance sale of kits etc like they did a year or two back, some real bargains were had, almost give-away prices. The webs site used to have a way to search for al lthe clearance items, but I can't find it any more. Dave. 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