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This thread was originally titled "I HATE Radio Shack," but now I feel kinda bad. I hate to see when long lasting chains go out.

I heard that Radio Shack is closing all their stores, but then I found out that they will be keeping only a select few stores open to support Internet sales. The rest of the stores are liquidating everything, including shelving and fixtures. I would think most of the good stuff is gone by now, and it's hit or miss, but you can get some good deals. I heard the last day for all stores is 5/31/17.

Everything in their parts drawers are $1/ea. Five resistors for $1 isn't exactly a steal, since that's basically what you'd pay for them online anyway. But a pack of switches or something like that for $1 is great.

Here's what I got...

2x 6ft component cables - $2.60/ea
Assorted heat shrink tubing - $1.80
S-Video coupler - $1.00
Red/White RCA male plugs (3 pairs) - $1.00
SPDT slide switch (pair) - $1.00
SPDT mini switch - $1.00
DPDT mini switch - $1.00
SPST push button switch - $1.00
24-pack ring terminals - $1.00
LEDs, holders - $1.00/ea
8 position DIP switch - $1.00
Radio Shack brand 15w solder iron tip - $0.99
3x 75ft 24AWG solid conductor speaker wire - $1.40/ea
3x 16oz PCB etching solution - $3.79/ea

I was really hoping to get a few of the soldering iron tips for their 40w iron. I finally got a proper solder station, but I like to use the Radio Shack iron in cars and whatnot (I have no desire to take my $100+ solder station outside). I was also hoping to find solder, but all they had was small spools left. The speaker wire was a steel though, I like to use it for my projects so this amount will last me for some time.

I have had SEVERAL issues with radio shack. More the cell phone dealer that works within my local radio shack. I used to get my alltel service plans there, that is until they pissed me off. I went in there one day just to get a new cell phone, and they kept telling me, oh well we need this.... your old cell phone providers service contract number... went home and got it, then I came back and they said ..... oh well now we need this.. some little thing that they could have easily over looked, and wouldn't have been a big deal if they would have told me to get it along with what I was going to get anyways, but no, they had to make me go back to my house again. Not only that but the lady at the counter was a complete dumb, fat, lazy bitch that just didn't want to get off of her ass to do ANYTHING.

Ended up just going to wal-mart and getting a cell phone from them, after I told the fat, lazy, dumb bitch that I would be calling up the headquarters and let them know that they were a complete waste of air, space, life... etc.

so yea, I feel ya bro.

Radio Shack probably stocks horrible shit. But as a company they are usually helpful, they just don't do quality stuff anymore. We have a small dedicated electronics store here that has everything Radio Shack has except better and less expensive. Thank goodness for that.

I actually scored two old 6-button Genesis controllers from the one in Nags Head for only a paltry $5 each.

But since, there's more empty space than product.

But a point of interest... the music store that was next store fused with the Radio Shack, and now, the two stores operate on separate ends of the store, using only a single counter.

And the music store sells LPs. And last time, in their discount shelf area, they had an old Prodigy calender from around '98 I think.

Once while looking for a power chord for some of my consoles(since so many have used the same ones), they offered me one that wouldn't fit and told me to file it down with a knife. I'm sure I could have, but you know what? eBay, bitches. Still paid less than I would have if I'd bought that other one from them.

That sucks by the way, Ziggy.

I'll be honest, I don't think I've bought something at Radio Shack in no less than 10 years. I can't even picture the inside of the store.

Even if you could picture it, they changed the layout of every store at least 5 times int he past 10 years...you walk in there and go....oh....they moved everything to even less convenient places...wonderful!

I really am surprised they can stay in business. Really bad, over priced products.

They stay in business because in a lot of places they're the only place to go....i.e., where i live, i try to order stuff online, but often shipping will put it over radioshacks price. If there were other stores enar me, i'd goto them, but there aren't.

more like radioSUCK, amirite??