The PRO-106 is on sale at $399.99 until 12/15/09. PRO-106 39,000-Channel Digital Handheld Scanner - RadioShack.com It's not $299.99 like last year, but $100 off is $100 less than usual...
that was a bad marketing strategy, if they had done this sale right after thanksgiving they might have sold more. I already bought the GRE 500 when it was on sale thru scannermaster. either scanner is good tho since gre makes em both
Go down to you local store and talk to the manager, alot of times they can do the deal thru the store, its worth a shot.
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I already bought the GRE 500 when it was on sale thru scannermaster.
You also received a GRE programming cable, GRE CD and a wall wart worth near 50 bucks combined.I did exactly that too. Just took it out of the box last night. I only paid about $12 shipping and NO sales tax. I had been waiting for a Friends & Family sale that never materialized.
The PRO-106 is on sale at $399.99 until 12/15/09. PRO-106 39,000-Channel Digital Handheld Scanner - RadioShack.com It's not $299.99 like last year, but $100 off is $100 less than usual...
that was a bad marketing strategy, if they had done this sale right after thanksgiving they might have sold more. I already bought the GRE 500 when it was on sale thru scannermaster. either scanner is good tho since gre makes em both
...go for the newer BC996XT. ...the older Pro-106/197 radios are starting to show their age
A couple of you guys sure do like to whine a lot on this board. Are you OWED a friends and family discount?
Say what you want about old technology, I think my Pro-106 and Pro-197 both kick butt. I waited patiently last year and got each one on sale at a different time.
I did exactly that too. Just took it out of the box last night. I only paid about $12 shipping and NO sales tax.
Until you file your 2009 California tax return, of course - and presuming you fill in the required information.
...no sales tax to pay until next year, as I was saying. That frees up about $35 now to spend on programming software.
Heard of any good programs?
I had all these potential responses lined up - both self-promoting and self-deprecating...
A couple of you guys sure do like to whine a lot on this board. Are you OWED a friends and family discount?It has been around for a few years now, right around this time too. It's not a matter of being "owed" a discount, it's getting used to getting it every year, you come to expect it. If RS does not give it out anymore, then fine, I make whatever choice I need to make. It has nothing to do with whining.
You hit the nail on the head. We are lucky they have sales on them at all, unlike Uniden scanners for the most part. If you missed the last sale RS had, that's your fault so quite whining about it Old technology? Hardly. Even if it is, my Pro-106 and 197 outperform my 396XT and 996T on my local P25 LSM system.
Once again, it has nothing to do with whining. I own a Pro-106. I have the Win500 program. I am very familiar with the radio and what it does. All I said was that if $399 is the best RS is going to discount the Pro-197, then I choose to go the Uniden route, period! Furthermore, it's not whining when you legitimately expect to get something you have been used to getting for a few years now. They dont OWE it to us, but we have a right to expect it. If it does not materialize then fine, people make their choices accordingly. Some will take that price, others ,like me, will choose to go the Uniden route. It's that simple. For a few bucks more I can have something different and newer. It's my freedom of choice. I did not miss the last sale RS had. I just waited around for the usual F&F coupon which is obviously never going to come this year. It has nothing to do with whining so get over it...
Manny
Anyone find any coupon codes good for this offer?The PRO-106 is on sale at $399.99 until 12/15/09. PRO-106 39,000-Channel Digital Handheld Scanner - RadioShack.com It's not $299.99 like last year, but $100 off is $100 less than usual...