Radio Shack is dead. Long live "The Shack"?...

[themadhacker]

those online stores take forever to ship sometimes, though. I want to be able to go for a 15 minute drive to aquire all my parts.

[palmertech]

Call them up and complain, that is what I did. Maybe if we all complain, they will at least keep stocking electronic parts.

[Zeturi]

I just visited Radioshack an hour ago, and they said that they would still be offering electronic parts when they change to "The Shack." I hope mine is right, otherwise a 20 minute drive each time I need a part.

[nevermind1534]

those online stores take forever to ship sometimes, though. I want to be able to go for a 15 minute drive to aquire all my parts.

digikey is really fast

not 15 minutes fast, though.

[desertman123]

Aww man! I could bike to my radioshack in 5 minutes to pick up some stuff but now, I'll wait 5 days to get 1 small resistor.

[nevermind1534]

Aww man! I could bike to my radioshack in 5 minutes to pick up some stuff but now, I'll wait 5 days to get 1 small resistor.

That's why you order them in bulk. You save money doing it that way too!

[Bino Gas]

Check out the review of the new identity. It basically says that RadioShack is stuck in the past, and the new branding is doing nothing to change that. I don't agree with the part that RadioShack is stuck in the past, but the article also suggests that RadioShack is not changing their name or logo, and that this is just a new advert campaign.

Also, they changed their site just a little bit. Looks nice.

[Negative_Creep]

Fail at appealing to a more mainstream shopper.

There is PC World, the Apple store, Circuit City, Best Buy, ASDA/Walmart, Currys.... The Shack? No.

[stuntpenguin007]

I was at "The Shack" yesterday and the were preparing for the transformation. I was reading their papers they had out on what to do in preparation, but I didn't want to look too obvious so I only read about 1 page upside down.

Apparently they have to throw out all their old cardboard displays. Dumpster diving in the next day or so could be fun

[snowpenguin]

I talked to my Radioshack guys today and they told me there was absolutely zilch chance that the parts section would go away.