RadioShack is Going Downhill

bazz · Post by **bazz** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:30 am

MM007 wrote:My parents actually BOUGHT that picture frame for my sister.... ^^*

ahhaha

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Tue May 03, 2005 1:52 pm

You guys have radioshacks!? Not us!
http://radioshack.ca/

Post by **bicostp** » Tue May 03, 2005 1:58 pm

Don't feel too bad, HK. You're not missing much. Just order the parts from Digikey, or get one of your US friends to buy the stuff and ship it to you.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Tue May 03, 2005 2:06 pm

Hey, Im not complaining, radioshack really $ucks! It truly does! Digikey is awesome Ive order about $150 worth of parts from them, which would have cost me ~ $500 if I went to radioshack. And besides, its just a rebrand, they're still gonna carry the same crap!

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Tue May 03, 2005 3:15 pm

a lot of time the workers are stoners so you can trick them verry easily in to doing lower prices (just switch the prices) couse they still ring it at the one in hillsdale.
Â¡no offence any ones who smoke weed here!

Post by **Gamelver** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:39 pm

MM007 wrote:I am lucky at my local Radio Shack. We have a retired cop who is a han radio operator and knows his electronics. The other people there have learned a bit from him to, so it is still an okay place. I'm on a first name basis with the Ham operator. He even gave me my second C-64 and the floppy drives.

even if you're good friends with the guys there, you still don't have that many parts to choose from

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bazz · Post by **bazz** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:50 pm

Gamelver wrote:
MM007 wrote:I am lucky at my local Radio Shack. We have a retired cop who is a han radio operator and knows his electronics. The other people there have learned a bit from him to, so it is still an okay place. I'm on a first name basis with the Ham operator. He even gave me my second C-64 and the floppy drives.
even if you're good friends with the guys there, you still don't have that many parts to choose from .....

ya the stuff that the old man that worked at radioshack gave me, you wouldn't be able to dream of radioshack selling power supplies like that thing, and the awesome bb.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:36 pm

yeah they definitly care more about selling "fancy pants" computers and other crazy stuff like mp4 players yes i said mp4, and has anybody ever heard of Mitchells or is it a Delaware thing they got some pretty good stuff when its in stock, it's like a hobby shop with playmobiles, electronics, boyscout stuff, kites, and other "hobbyish" stuff.

bazz · Post by **bazz** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:02 pm

sorry I haven't heard of it myself, and I'm in MA area.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:08 pm

oh must be a dleware thing
look at the sig

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:06 pm

I liked Radio Shack when they had the parts on the wall, not in a drawer. They used to have kits, but not now. I want another FM Radio Transmitter kit!

All employees used to know a lot about electronics, now - nothing. Like I ask for a soldering tip, they give me a soldering gun tip. Never happened before deelectronicparts-i-sizing. Oh well. DigiKey works just fine.

shelter pitfall · Post by **shelter pitfall** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:18 pm

There are a few electronics parts and stuffs stores near me that come and go every so often. Most don't make enough buisness to stay open though.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:27 pm

HK-47 wrote:You guys have radioshacks!? Not us!
http://radioshack.ca/

We have RadioShack. That just says that they are going to become Circuit Citys.

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:28 pm

I havent been to Radio Shack in years, I don't believe there is one in town, I have to go two towns over, its easier to just gets stuff online.

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Wed May 04, 2005 12:43 am

bicostp wrote:
*o* wrote:Have you found any cheap psone screens just wondering

i am calling every single eb games, megablast and toys r us in the whole country looking for a screen
Not at K-mart! Here they charge $80 USD for a new in box unit!

i mean in australia i need one really bad and no-one wants to help