tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post8546227256732031653..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: AES Closing After 59 Yearsdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-58414251718542691562016-07-12T08:42:51.433-07:002016-07-12T08:42:51.433-07:00I had purchased my first dual-band handheld (a Yae...I had purchased my first dual-band handheld (a Yaesu FT-470) from AES, as well as plenty of different accessories for my station. I even worked at the Las Vegas store briefly as a temp during the 1994 holiday season when they experimented with doing phone orders until midnight EST. Good times...Mark Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263596703092203941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-24923676163567067392016-07-08T11:48:04.913-07:002016-07-08T11:48:04.913-07:00Yep, retail is tough these days, in any market seg...Yep, retail is tough these days, in any market segment.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-4405096130540821382016-07-08T09:36:18.238-07:002016-07-08T09:36:18.238-07:00Shocked, I am. And stunned. Like all old hams, I...Shocked, I am. And stunned. Like all old hams, I've bought from them a few times over the years. Their Orlando store is an hour or so away, and while they've gone through good and not-so-good periods over the last 35 years, they've been among the good guys for a while now.<br /><br />It just seems that retail is really a rough way to make living, maybe more so now than ever before. I just keep getting that message underlined to me regularly. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.com