Radio Shack WTF!!?

      Before reading any further know that this is going to be an angry rant. So if you don't feel like reading it please don't get mad at me because I warned you before hand.........
      Now with that being said, What the fuck is wrong with Radio Shack? More to the point, what the fuck is wrong with everyone who works at Radio Shack? It just doesn't make sense to me! It seems to me that if you are going to have a job at an amateur electronics hobby store, you might know the slightest thing about amateur electronics.
     I go there sometimes for simple things: switches; stereo wiring and connectors; plug outlets. Simple things.  I cannot even count how many times I have gone in to Radio Shack and been given either completely utterly ridiculous wrong information from the person working there, or simply had them not know one bit what I was talking about or trying to buy. 
     Now I know most of you are going to say "Its just a job; its retail; thats what you get for minimum wage" etc. WRONG. Even if it is just a job, wouldn't you think in their dealing with the subject day in and day out they would have learned SOMETHING about the realm of electronics. Besides you wouldn't expect this kind of shenanigans from any other kind of specialty retailer. You wouldn't go into a sporting goods store and have a guy who doesn't know what a shin guard is. You wouldn't walk into a home improvement store and have somebody who doesn't know what a ratchet is. You wouldn't walk into a furniture store and be given strange looks when asking about a duvet. So why the fuck does the person working at Radio Shack not know what a female DC socket is?
     Their prices are outrageous, just look at what they charge for simple batteries sometime, and while they once were the only place you could go for a lot of items the INTERNET now has them beat as far as prices and selection are concerned bar-none. The worst part about it is they have seemingly no competition. Think about it. Walmart has its Target; Staples has its OfficeMax; Lowes has its Home Depot; McDonalds Has their Burger King. But who is there to challenge the mighty Radio Shack? Do you know why nobody steps up to challenge Radio Shack? I bet you can figure out the answer yourself quite easily if you have ever actually gone to a Radio Shack. Did you see anybody else in there? No? Thats because nobody ever goes there! It seems the only way they are even in business anymore is because they got in on the cell phone craze early and now have contracts with all the major carriers who do business, but I feel like they should have a buttload of competition in that market nowadays.  So it seems the only people who go there anymore are people like me, desperately seeking that one or two dollar part that is all we need to complete our project. And in order to get that part we are forced to go through the miracle that is Radio Shack. WTF!!??