Radio shack vs Amazon

[97RangerXLT]

Radio Shack was pretty decent back in the day for electronic parts/ components up until the early 2000s when it was more of a "Cell Phone Shack" and they got rid of most of the individual electronic components and shifted to more cell phone model of business.

I moved to Fishers IN in 2008 and they had a Fry's Electronics store. Think of an old school Radio Shack AND consumer electronics in a building the size of a WalMart Super center. it even had a restaurant inside. Awesome place for computer and electronic components. for those of you that live in California and Texas, you know exactly what I am talking about, most of the Fry's stores were there. The company started going under a few years before Covid hit, and then went under in 2021 or so. I really miss that place. Closest thing out there now is Micro Center. Not bad, but not near as good.

For the most part if I am building a new pc, I will get my parts from Newegg or possibly Amazon, but Newegg has always been a go too as well for pricing.

AJ

 

[SenorNoob]

Thumbs up for the 'Egg. I almost never buy components anywhere else. The fact that I'm 4 hours away from one of their warehouses makes it better. About half the site can be here next day.

 

[Heather’s94]

I miss Radio Shack mini CB radios. Small enough for the Ranger or the Outback. Enough power to run a single 102” stainess whip or a pair of 3-4’ Firesticks. Will be adding a Walmart Cobra and a pair of toolbox mounted 3’ fiberglass antennas to Barney. Ralph (85 C10 swb lowrider) runs an old 23 channel, dual ground capable Sharp. Whishey Bent (99 K3500 c&c dually Search and Rescue build) runs a Walmart Cobra with a 102” whip mounted to the headache rack… Can pick up The Grapevine from east Memphis, huge ground plane with the 7.5’x 9’ steel flatbed.