On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:13:14 -0800, running dogg wrote:

David wrote:

On 17 Feb 2006 15:38:25 -0800, "Joe Analssandrini"
wrote:

This is a real shame. Radio Shack has strayed far from its roots - they
no longer even sell Radio Shack brand radios!

But there's really nowhere else to go when you need a small electronic
part such as an unusual adapter, different gauges of resin-core solder,
audio-video cables, unusual batteries, etc. And if they go "belly-up"
in your location, you're just out of luck. Sure you can buy from some
of the mail-order companies (Allied Electronics - owned by Radio Shack,
I believe - is particularly good) but you must wait for delivery and
shipping charges can be somewhat high. It is often uneconomical to buy
a small item from a mail-order house.

I hope they'll realize this and leave the digital cameras,
computers,.cellular telephones, toys, and so forth, to other retailers
and concentrate on being the best electronics store they once were.

Best,

Joe

www.outpost.com


Ahem. Fry's is only in CA, AZ, OR, and a couple other stores. Even in
CA, if you're outside of LA, Silicon Valley, or Sacramento (one store),
it's a LONG way to a Fry's. I believe that there's only a handful of
Fry's outside CA. I'm lucky to have a Fry's nearby. But most people
don't have that luxury. In a lot of places, if Rat Shack closes down,
there will be NO sources for electronic parts. Most mail order places
require a minimum order, since to ship one resistor is too much trouble.

That's the mail order wing. Fry's is also in Dallas and Austin.