For what it is worth, the Ottawa store is the same. They are a bit better
than Radio Shack, but not much. Since they are no longer owned by Future,
they don't appear to be stocking the same parts. I notice a lot of
bubble-pack stuff, the same kind of stuff that is stocked by a local store
that caters to TV repairmen and the like.

I too just sent off an order to DigiKey, whereas I normally would have gone
to Active.

They should change their name to Inactive - 'cause that's what the stores
are going to be before too long.

At 09:20 AM 1/20/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>> > "T.C. Phelps" wrote:
>> > > It is nice being able to drive somewhere in the city
>> > > and get things right away. So Active's gone the same
>> > > way in Edmonton as it has in Calgary -- thought maybe
>> > > it was just our store. The last time I went there I
>> > > asked for 14 pin dip sockets. "Don't have them, it'll
>> > > take 2 weeks to get them in."
>
>"And we're not that interested in doing it, either." is the impression I've
>got from Active both in Calgary and Vancouver.
>
>I only go there now for MG Chemicals products.  Last time, I think I got the
>last bottle of etchant in the Calgary store.  That was only about 6 months
>ago, so I doubt if they've restocked.
>
>Colin
>
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