[algore]

I really miss Radio Shack.

While there are a few left, none near me.

I miss Fry’s

I wish there were a Microcenter near me.

I needed a couple random 1w resistors and not find anyone who might sell them except online.

There are not even any TV repair people. There were a bunch listed but all disconnected, once I needed a common 6l6 tube, oh not a chance

[dfwgator]

I really miss Radio Shack.

I always remember the day I bought my DX-160 with the money I saved from my paper route at Radio Shack.

[frank ballenger]

RE: no parts places or even TV repair now....

Notice the PC young people (now many in their late 40s) went crazy over saving the planet and avoiding climate change. Don’t ask for water glass at a restaurant, re-use plastic shopping bags, no plastic straws, don’t put long plastic cases on cds, force catalytic converters for all cars).

But they quickly accepted tossing out all devices that wore out for even just were the old model. No changing of parts or repairing radios, tape players, TVs or computers. Everything quickly tossed onto the garbage heaps.

[AF_Blue]

I miss Fry’s, too. The first one I went to was the store in Vegas: it had a giant, operating slot machine for the outside sign. I went back to Vegas a few times after that, always visited Fry’s, even if it was just to browse.

Microcenter was what got me interested in building my own PCs. I’d read online sites about how to do/build something, then go to Microcenter to get cheap parts.