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Message started by Rylee on 03/12/15 at 12:33:12

Title: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by Rylee on 03/12/15 at 12:33:12

Honestly had no clue. They're apparently closing like 1700 stores and are liquidating inventory. I have speakers in my 3/4 helmet and one has blown. Wanted to pick up a new set and upgrade/replace the current ones. Pulled up to the store with the big closing everything must go signs. They didn't have the speakers as the store was rummaged pretty good. Did however pick up a wire kit with 1000 parts connectors and such for 6 bucks. Grabbed a few spools of wire, some resistors and other odds and ends didn't spend over 20 bucks. Would have got more just couldn't think of anything else to buy.

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by Kris01 on 03/12/15 at 16:19:40

I hardly ever go to RS but when I need something that they sell, it's the only place around that has it. Gonna miss 'em!

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by Dave on 03/13/15 at 03:47:48

A couple of weeks ago I tried to stop at our local Radio Shack to get a battery that is a bit of an odd size, and it was no longer there. I just figured it was the local store....that plaza is not horribly busy. I didn't know that they all were being closed.

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/13/15 at 04:10:03

End of an era...

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by pgambr on 03/13/15 at 14:26:24

It is an end to era, what will be next Sears? They haven't been doing well for decades.

Best regards,

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by Dave on 03/14/15 at 03:29:20

7D6A6C606F7F0D0 wrote:

It is an end to era, what will be next Sears? They haven't been doing well for decades.

I was really surprised a couple years ago when I stopped into a K-Mart, and saw they had Craftsman tools!

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by old_rider on 03/14/15 at 07:09:31

K-mart bought out sears.... that's why they sell craftsman tools now, and all of craftsman's electric power tools are now made in china.... not sure about the wrenches and screwdrivers though.
We have two radio shacks in town, the one in the mall is about out of stuff, half the store has been moved forward and the one in downtown station only had a few items left...and most of those were returns, the packages were all messed up and crinkly.

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/14/15 at 08:15:02

http://www.tandyleather.com/en-usd/home/home.aspx

Haven't seen one of these in decades. I had a ram skin I enjoyed for many years.
I remember Radio Shack when they were a great place to get a home stereo,
That they held on this long,,, well, it's sad,
People don't build radio or repair things,, disposable everything..
NAFTA, all of it...

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by Rylee on 03/14/15 at 08:41:29

Ha I was super surprised. Radio shack is an iconic store. When I googled to see what's up I saw a page that had all the major stores that are in or filing bankruptcy and sears was on it as well. Things just won't be the same without these stores!

For you old timers in the southeast I miss Scotty's harware. Grew up in that store every weekend darn near buying home improvement stuff to help dad build his dream house. Then we would go next do to Western Auto and grab parts for his Chevelle. Then run across the street into J Byron's and grab mom some housewares and stop in Winn Dixie and grab something for the grill. It was a Sunday ritual for most of my childhood.

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by LANCER on 03/16/15 at 09:05:36

As the world turns ...

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/16/15 at 09:09:27

6A67686563743431060 wrote:

As the world turns ...

As does the water in my toilet..

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by Dave on 03/16/15 at 09:26:20

Anybody old enough to remember "Heathkit"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathkit

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by Pine on 03/17/15 at 07:42:34

I remember the ads for them.

Sears left our state a few years ago. We can get Craftsmans tools at Ace hardware.

I learned to program on the TRS 80 Model I (at school) then the Model II. I taught BASIC on the Model IV (portable). This was all before IBM made the PC. I had a Realistic tuner and speaker set in High school, that lasted through college ( mostly because I was not home). RS was where I went for odds and ends even those used on my motorcycle.

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by atomikchicken on 03/17/15 at 10:32:48

I still have a Heath Kit timing and dwell meter. I miss my old points and condenser......or maybe I do not.

Title: Re: Radio Shack out of business???
Post by Kris01 on 03/17/15 at 17:55:05

51686F64756E73010 wrote:

I learned to program on the TRS 80 Model I (at school)

We had those at school but we called it a TRaSh 80. It was hooked up to a DuMP 120 printer! ;D