So Radio Shack is rebranding itself as "The Shack".
The Love Shack?
Well, lady, I must say-- You're my kinda stupid.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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megan walker - Aug 03, 2009 8:09:58 am PDT #10820 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
omnis_audis - Aug 03, 2009 8:40:25 am PDT #10821 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
The Love Shack?Ha! I thought the same thing. They used to be real useful. While not high quality, they had things to get you through for a show or two. Sadly the bits and parts are slowly leaving their shelves.
amych - Aug 03, 2009 8:45:50 am PDT #10822 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
They used to be real useful.
It was the same for building any kind of electronical gewgaws, and not just for show folk -- they were the one place you'd be sure to find the adapter to go between the whozymawhatsis and that freaky interface on the bit of foofaraw that only one OEM used for a while in 1985, that you just happened to have sitting in the back of the closet and you didn't want to have to replace it with a new one.
But the last few years, they've turned into a low-rent cell phone store with a few random dusty computers.
Jon B. - Aug 03, 2009 8:48:07 am PDT #10823 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I think this is where I pull out that Onion article: [link]
omnis_audis - Aug 03, 2009 9:03:23 am PDT #10824 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Ha! My fav from that article is:
"I know one thing," Day continued. "If Sony and JVC start including gold-tipped cable cords with their products, we're screwed."
Laga - Aug 03, 2009 10:22:10 am PDT #10825 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm trying to remember the last thing I bought at Radio Shack. I think it was some kind of cable. There was definitely a time in my life when it was fun to go in there. I may have been 10.
beth b - Aug 03, 2009 11:00:52 am PDT #10826 of 25501
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I'm guessing 90% of the time they don't have what we need.
I'm guessing two years since we've been in one and walked out with something. It might be more like 5 years though.
Vortex - Aug 03, 2009 11:07:32 am PDT #10827 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think that I went in there looking for a battery, and as I recall, the guy pissed me off so badly that I left without buying anything.
brenda m - Aug 03, 2009 12:28:13 pm PDT #10828 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I bought a massively overpriced power cord for my laptop there this year, only because it was New Year's Eve when the old one crapped out on my and I couldn't go the entire weekend with no internets.
NoiseDesign - Aug 03, 2009 12:48:09 pm PDT #10829 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
They're abandoning their core market of ham radio enthusiasts.
They lost that market years and years and years ago. You'd have a hard time getting the parts for a crystal radio there, let alone a ham set.