[E. Pluribus Unum]

The end of an era.

[Oliviaforever]

It is odd that Radio Shack could not make money by selling TRS-80 computers and giving away batteries.

[raccoonradio]

[sickoflibs]

I bought my first good stereo from RS in the 1970s.
In fact I think the speakers had the RS logo on them.

It was big for CB radios and police scanners, mostly obsolete now.

[oh8eleven]

Damn, feels like losing a friend.

[Gay State Conservative]

Sad....a part of Americana disappears.

[Veggie Todd]

Now where will I buy my resistors and capacitors?

[doorgunner69]

Might as well sell to Sprint. If you go in to buy something, you wait forever to get to the counter as idiot cell phone buyers tie up the clerks.

[Gamecock]

Why does Radio Shack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries?

[WXRGina]

Bummer ping

[KarlInOhio]

Will I still be able to get switches and 1kohm resistors from Sprint? That was about the only electronics parts they had left last time I shopped there. They also used to have a keyring full of power connectors, but that may have been something on local store put together so you could tell if you needed a 2.1 or 2.5mm barrel connector for your computer.

Generally they've had poor selection and high prices, a deadly combination when competing against the internet.

[MAKOTHEDOG]

It is the end of an era for sure but this is not surprising. They have been a glorified cell phone store for awhile now.

I did buy my batteries at RS. I could never understand how they could be so inexpensive. I did buy some DeOxit from RS last year. As I was doing that the counter clerk was setting up a cell phone plan for a customer.

[lightman]

They’ve been basically nothing but a cell-phone store for the past decade.

The prepaid-service phones on their racks brought out the ghetto filth and that’s when I stopped shopping at the Shack.

[TexasRepublic]

Sad, I spent most of my money there during my youth.

[Dr. Sivana]

The Battery of the Month club, a free 5 “D” cell flashlight every Christmas, Flavoradios, Archer and Optimus products, SuperTape, ConcerTape, 3600’ 7” reels of tape, the Elton John endorsed mini-Moog, the 100-in-one kit, P-box kits, compact cassette repair kits, Norelco boxes, diamond and sapphire needles, Ham Radio books, inferior roftop antennas . . . good memories.

[Rennes Templar]

I used to get stuff there. Now I make a few clicks and UPS brings it to my door.

[jdege]

Hobby electronics is at an all-time high. I’m seeing Arduinos, Raspberry Pi’s, and assorted robotics kits showing up everyplace.

And Radio Shack missed the boat entirely.

Still, Tandy Leather has been operating fine, since Radio Shack sold the name. I’d not be at all surprised if we don’t see RS storefronts, opening up again, after someone buys the rights to the name.

[Servant of the Cross]

Radio Shack: The shareholders called and they want their 2014 SuperBowl ad buy back!

[Spktyr]

rS should have gone all online only five to seven years ago. They’d probably still be around if they did.

[GeronL]

Close all stores and sell half of what to Sprint?