[Revolting cat!]

Radio Shack was a great chain when they sold electronics parts. There was another chain that sold electronics kits, what was its name Zenith, or something?

[Covenantor]

You thinking of Heath kit? They sold some zenith items.

[a fool in paradise]

I've got a $1.09 store in my town that beats Radio Shack hands down. RCA cables, stereo whatsits, headphone adapters, headphone cord extenders, headphones, etc. each for $1.09. Actually you can get a whole kit of stereo whatsits for $1.09.

Each one of those items will run you $6.99-11.99 at Radio Shack and just come in Radio Shack's own packaging.

Computer screwdriver kits for $1.09 too (all of those odd star shaped heads in metric and English measures, tiny heads too, this stuff runs $20-30 a kit at Microcenter).

But I didn't have time to drive across town and spend $3-6 on gas to get a $1.09 whatsit.