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Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:52 PM

Mar 19

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Great Memories: What Happened to RadioShack? The Store That Taught America How to Build Things [View all] LiberalArkie Mar 19 OP

It certainly was a big help to me over the years... hlthe2b Mar 19 #1

Lafayette Electronics closed its doors even earlier -- corp. mismanagement. eppur_se_muova Mar 19 #2

I miss Lafayette, Mock Electronics, and W&W here in Huntsville. House of Roberts Mar 19 #4

I Liked Lafayette Better! BBbats Mar 19 #28

Back in those days, you could go in there with a thing you needed to replace, House of Roberts Mar 19 #3

take a pic, and mopinko Mar 19 #6

My husband still misses that store. He could get components for his various projects. Ritabert Mar 19 #5

the ceo in the late 60's mopinko Mar 19 #7

Tried to buy a replacement cable to a radio Orrex Mar 19 #8

Corporatism proved once again... GiqueCee Mar 19 #10

Remember Heathkits? James48 Mar 19 #9

Built two Heath Kits in 1969, a radio receiver and an amplifier. PufPuf23 Mar 19 #16

Heh. I remember that particular Pacific Stereo well.... 68er Mar 19 #27

Amazon needed to have been busted up decades ago Blue Full Moon Mar 19 #11

Bozos bagimin Mar 19 #13

Remember RadioShack wayback when it had government surplus. Sneederbunk Mar 19 #12

I miss it very much. Nobody fixes anything, anymore. Buddyzbuddy Mar 19 #14

Find your nearest Repair Cafe, a non-profit which can work on anything from broken zippers Wonder Why Mar 19 #18

Thank you Wonder Why, for the information. Buddyzbuddy Mar 19 #33

I know because I am one of the volunteers. However, I'm on indefinite hiatus until I have my leg back. Wonder Why Mar 19 #36

I'm sorry to hear that. I wish you a faster painless recovery. Buddyzbuddy Mar 19 #42

A good friend of mine built a computer from Heathkit Norbert Mar 19 #15

Laz used to manage a Radio Shack in a little rural strip mall near a military base. haele Mar 19 #17

We purchased our first computer, the TRS 80 from Radio Shackwhen our son was 7 or 8 yrs old. scarletlib Mar 19 #19

There are still... 2naSalit Mar 19 #20

Change or die SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #21

Thanks for posting. LudwigPastorius Mar 19 #22

The video is AI-generated and narrated, on a channel that's almost completely AI, adding about one AI video highplainsdem Mar 19 #41

I worked at a Radio Shack for years hurple Mar 19 #23

I take it that the manager did not get to go on the cruise. LiberalArkie Mar 19 #26

My son worked at a RadioShack for years. StarryNite Mar 19 #24

I had a 'Trash-80' which I liked GenThePerservering Mar 19 #25

If I had a time machine I would go back to the 70's and buy up all the vari-loop coils I could get my hands on yaesu Mar 19 #29

I miss stores like RadioShack, and this makes me feel a certain way. Mostly nostalgia. Oneironaut Mar 19 #30

Their electronic components were expensive. hunter Mar 19 #31

A very happy memory is buying a breadboard, some LEDs and other components for my son when he was in elementary school. NNadir Mar 19 #32

The same thing that happened to Wolf Brand Texas-Style Chili...capitalism. pecosbob Mar 19 #34

Another AI-generated channel. highplainsdem Mar 19 #35

I didn't watch the video. I rarely do. hunter Mar 19 #39

There are a lot of videos on YouTube about RadioShack. highplainsdem Mar 19 #43

It's the tech bro capitalist philosophy -- if people are buying that crap, they will sell it. hunter Mar 20 #44

Anyone remember when they gave a 10% discount to shareholders and lots of people, including yours truly, Wonder Why Mar 19 #37

The closest fucking thing now to those kits is a little motherfucking robot you can make with a Raspberry Pi at the core SoFlaBro Mar 19 #38

I saw a Radio Shack this week, but not in the USA IzzaNuDay Mar 19 #40