Hey you electronics DIY people Radioshack sounds DEAD

[M-technik-3]

They are applying for Chapter 13 but creditors not likely to keep them afloat.

[Mr. Burns]

messed up...

today Target in Canada is shutting it's doors, over 17000 will lose jobs.

The Sony Store is also shutting down....and now RadioShack?

damn

[Stanley Rockafella]

messed up...

today Target in Canada is shutting it's doors, over 17000 will lose jobs.

The Sony Store is also shutting down....and now RadioShack?

damn

wow, never saw that coming

[frankenbeemer]

I wonder if George Graves will miss Radio Shack?

[AndrewBird]

Anyone who knows what a resistor is doesn't shop at radio shack. They are worthless. Most of them sell cell phones more than anything.

[TimeMachinE30]

My local video rental shop closed, too.

[Bimmerista]

My local video rental shop closed, too.

Strange...I guess no one rents video tapes anymore.

[blazing]

Like nitro said that place sold out years ago,just cell phones,stereos and other crap now.

[codrum]

Anyone who knows what a resistor is doesn't shop at radio shack. They are worthless. Most of them sell cell phones more than anything.

Yes but their component drawers are (were?) a godsend in a pinch. Still takes mouser or digikey a day or two to get those resistors to you.

[rcsoundn1]

The market has changed a lot for who radio shack serves, and TBH I don't recall in the last 15yrs when I have been able to go into one and get any advice. I used to be in their stores a lot. After they stopped selling most of their market products, I stopped going. Great place for kids/young adults to get into all kinds of electronics. I for one will miss what they were. Just like an audio hobby shop, which is also a lost art

[Navarone]

That's too bad, but I only ever used them a couple times a year at most. I have a Fry's local too, and even their component selection kinda sucks. Our local electronics shop closed a few years ago too and now the guy sells out of his home or something? It's so expensive to rent space for a business, it's really not worth it for these places now that everything is disposable. Ugh

[AndrewBird]

Yes but their component drawers are (were?) a godsend in a pinch. Still takes mouser or digikey a day or two to get those resistors to you.

Yeah, but 1 in 5 times they won't have what I need. Or they will have 1 of something when you need 2 or 3.

[Exodus_2pt0]

They saved me more than a few times on various components. Repaired an ecm or two with RadioShack.

However I have to admit whenever I tried to have someone point me in the right direction, they rarely knew what I was asking for. Nowadays I just tell them no thanks and I'll find it.

[BobombETA]

A few years ago I made the mistake of buying an HDMI cable there. I don't know what I was thinking.

[dirty30]

my local source for aftermarket gauge bulbs? say it isn't so!