RobbieTunes

I met him twice, talked to him a third time. One of those people who everyone wanted to spend time with; so interesting to talk to.

First time, I was looking at cassette tape decks, and he convinced me the top-load were more stable, even if you had to leave room over them to handle the cassettes. Store owner, discussing with a teen. Gotta respect that work ethic, to know the products in a store with thousands. At the time, he was working 12 hours a day, 6 and 7 days a week, and he told me he needed to slow down, but $100,000/year was good for his family. Second time, I had a list of things my friends and family needed, drove the hour there to carefully get the ones that came with a bike. Came home with 5-6 Firenza 10-speeds. (Sold 'em all) He came up to the front of the store when someone said "some guy's getting a buttload of bikes." We talked for a while, and he said "better check those over before you ride them." Third time, I was getting ready to go to boot camp, and I had a list of all the audio stuff of my parents that I'd damaged or lost or ruined, starting with poking pencils into speakers as a 3-year old, to feel them vibrate. I wanted to replace them before I left; had been working 70 hours a week making cheese to earn the dough. He came over, and I told him I was replacing all the audio there at American TV, then going to Sears to replace all the tools. He gave me 40% off and wished me well in the service, told me the Sears Audio by Fisher was pretty good stuff, too.

He was selling e-bikes last I heard.