oldred Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) So with radioshack not being around..... Where are all the pocket protectors going to go?? G.E.M Edited December 25, 2015 by oldred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Do you remember the old dial up bulletin board systems? Yes, I even remember the first web page I ever visited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I never knew there was a Miss Radio Shack. Now I miss her too. i'm sure you couldn't resistor... We have a Radio Shack about ten minutes from us. The manager is pretty knowledgeable, too. Bruce I never knew there was a Miss Radio Shack. Now I miss her too. i'm sure you couldn't resistor... We have a Radio Shack about ten minutes from us. The manager is pretty knowledgeable, too. Bruce Perhaps he meant Miss Philippines. Now you'll get ohm sick. Nicely played... Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I miss their battery of the month club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 RS still has a good selection of batteries - even the weirdo ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 The rat shack near me (about 3 miles) has kept the pull out drawer cabinets with resistors, caps, switches, connectors, etc. Also, they have a good variety of tools and supplies (solder irons, multi meters, etc.). Before the bankruptcy, they had 5 or 6 cell phone carriers to choose from, now it is only Sprint (actually Sprint is leasing part of the store and a Sprint employee is working that part). The manager told me that they were getting back to their roots by carrying supplies for electronics hobbyists and do it yourselfers. When I was there, he received a large shipment of various parts to restock his shelves. I hope he is successful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Do you remember the old dial up bulletin board systems?Yes, I even remember the first web page I ever visited. This is cool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) I never knew there was a Miss Radio Shack. Now I miss her too. i'm sure you couldn't resistor... Even though she's a transister? Dave Edited December 26, 2015 by Mallette 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 This day and age "Anything Goes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Resistors can be ambidextrous. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) I'll seriously miss the ability to dash out to Radio Shack to get bits like the 9 volt connectors I needed to finish costumes needed for a convention. Sure I had to buy 5, when I needed only 3, but for $2.99, the convenience was priceless. From the attached photos, can you guess the theme of the convention? Three of us will go. Each will wear one of the Ms around his/her neck. Edited January 24, 2016 by DizRotus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Now I'm hungry for Miss Radio Shack again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Naseum Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 My shack is two blocks away. The Sprint conversion is complete with about half the store dedicated to that. The RS side has freshly stocked cabinets bursting with retail bits. That's good. They also seek arduino kits, and a decent array of wire and cable good enough for small projects. So, at least for now, it's an improvement. Sent from my SM-T330NU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 The RS side has freshly stocked cabinets bursting with retail bits. Fortunately, that's true of the closest RS to me. The bad news is that it's not close to me. Two closer stores were closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Naseum Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Yeah, I was surprised ours survived. At least once a month I find myself up there fishing in the cabs. I have about 90% success. However, I'm not optimistic about their long term viability. I suspect they will be Amazoned out of business. Sent from my SM-T330NU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniper Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I always thought it was sad over the years they sold less and less diy electrical stuff. In Minnesota they have this store called the axeman which is a surplus supply, they have millions of electric parts sorted in bins, its so insane you get dizzy walking the isles, my max is about ten minutes before I get uncomfortable. I have watched people collect parts for tube amps based on the tubes they have in stock, which is usually a few thousand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromnowon Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We still have one in my area but it doesn't carry much useful stuff any more. Seems to be catering to cell phone users. Fortunately Parts Express is 20 minutes up the road.So does Parts Express have a show room or like a store front???They would be my friends MKP :-) PE does have a retail store attached to the warehouse. A bit of a hole in the wall but still everything's available that is in the catalog. For bigger stuff you tell them what you want and they go get it out of the warehouse. P.E. also has returned items that are heavily discounted. I bought a returned subwoofer there yesterday for $75 - hadn't even been opened, just shipped to a customer and returned. I think P.E. is awesome. They have Audiofest every year in July in the parking lot; I enjoyed that a lot last year and picked up a Pioneer SX-780! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 we have Tiger Direct in Tampa for PC stuff, but only Best Buy here in SRQ. So where do people get new parts for old gear worth fixing? Parts express has store fronts? That would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japosey Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I miss Radio Shack too! However, the stores have been a Radio Shack lite for 15-20 years now. I guess they tried to change and appeal to a broader customer base, but it still didn't work. I'm fortunate that there are a few electronic parts stores in DFW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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