RadioShack to close up to 700 stores

Reuters ^ | 2/17/06

[iPod Shuffle]

bump!

[ARealMothersSonForever]

No more redeeming the battery-of-the-month club cards at the 23 Radio Shocks near me.....
I am deeply saddened.

[Red Badger]

If you don't sell stuff people want you can't stay in business........

[cynicalman]

Could it be that everything I ever purchased at Radio Shack broke after 3 or 4 days of use.

[Mulch]

They'd do allot better if they just change their name.

[Alberta's Child]

I hope they manage to turn things around there at RadioShack. I've never been a regular customer of theirs, but it's a great place for when I'm on the road and I need to pick up some kind of computer/phone equipment or accessories in an emergency.

[Ron in Acreage]

No surprise. I just bought a new HP a1310n PC. Looked at RS first and price was over $900!. Circuit City was $629-$50 rebate, $579! Everything there is way overpriced. They're good for wires or cables when in a crunch, but that's about it.

[operation clinton cleanup]

I remember when RS was the only electronics store. As a teenager in the early 80's, it was like going in to a toy store! These days they are overpriced and have to much competition.

[L98Fiero]

Cell Phone Shack is what they are. All the other stuff they sell is over-priced crap. I'm surprized they've hung on this long.

[dead]

Could it be that everything I ever purchased at Radio Shack broke after 3 or 4 days of use.

I always liked having to give them my name, address, and phone number to buy a battery.

[Sensei Ern]

I worked for RS over the Christmas holiday. Sales were lower than they had hoped. I suspect that was due to people finally taking a stand against Christ-less-ness of many stores.

I am glad to see Verizon go. To get them, you had to put down hundreds of dollars in deposit. Then, no matter when you left them, they chaged you $175! SPrint and now Cingular will offer a much better phone sale.

RadioShack seems to be run by God-fearing Texans, so I hope they survive and do good.

[Tijeras_Slim]

They'd do allot better if they just change their name.

I think Heathkit is available.

[UB355]

I may be the exception but the products I've bought and recomended have worked fine. My scanner is going on 4 years without a problem.

You just have to confident you know more then the clerks in the stores

[iPod Shuffle]

I always liked having to give them my name, address, and phone number to buy a battery.

Yeah.. for me, it was always "Morry Lipschiz, PO Box 1, Reno, Nevada"

[PJ-Comix]

RadioShack Corp. (RSH.N: Quote, Profile, Research), whose chief executive has admitted to lying on his resume...

Lying on his resume? Isn't that actually rather normal? I mean, let's be honest here. Who is really 100% truthful on their resume?

[Sensei Ern]

If you guys want a great huge TV, check out the Cinego. Its not plasma or LCD so it won't wear out in three years. FOr $900 you can get an 11-foot projection screen, with surround sound and an awesome subwoofer...great for watching sports and war movies.

[Andyman]

Radio Shaft?

[AlaninSA]

They actually do still carry a good variety of electronic components. I've actually found them to be one of the best suppliers of components for my group at work (an engineering group). I buy all of my PLC backup batteries there as well as any smaller purchases of odd and end items.

[Red Badger]

They made Auto Shack change their name in the early 90's, now they're Autozone. Probably did them a favor......