NakedSushi

I went to Radioshack (which I like to call RadioCrap) after work to pick up a PSX to USB adapter. I couldn’t find it myself, so I asked one of the workers. The conversation went like this:

me: Do you have any ps2 to usb adapters?
employee 1: Yeah, here you go. (he hands me a ps/2 to usb adapter for a mouse)
me: No, not the one for a mouse. PS2 as in, PlayStation 2.
emp 1: Oh ok, here it is. (he hands me yet another ps/2 to usb adapter)
me: No, one that can connect my PLAYSTATION 2 controller. (I point to one of their PS2 controllers they have on sale).
emp 1: Uh…lemme look. (He starts looking for a USB ps2 controller. Not the adapter. The controller. He can’t find it and yells to someone in the back room.) Hey! Do we have any PS2 adapters?
employer 2 in the back room: We don’t sell PS2s!
emp 1: What about adapters for the usb?
emp 2: No!
At this point, I find the adapter I’m looking for and show it to him. It says “PSX to USB” on it.
emp 1: Oh, that’s for PSX. Not PS2.
me: So why can’t I use it on the ps2?
emp 1: PSX is uh… you know, the newer one that came out. The same as PSP.
me (trying not to laugh): So this is for the PSP?
emp 1: Yeah. We don’t sell the ps2 one anymore. That’s for the new model.
me: Uh…thanks. I’ll take it anyway.
emp 1: Do you want a controller with that? (points to the ps2 controller)
me: No thanks. Besides, that’s a ps2 controller and you said it wouldn’t work with it.
emp 1: Well, it should work. See, the place it plugs in is the same. (points to the usb plug)
me: That’s ok. I’ll just take the adapter. Thanks.

And that is why I call that store RadioCrap.