Electronic Stores No Longer Around!
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Published 2023-06-10
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All Comments (21)
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I miss Radio Shack, there are still a few around, but they are NOTHING like they once were.
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Radio Shack is the only one I feel nostalgic about. I remember shopping there in the 70s as a kid. It was such a neat store.
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I was there for the fall of RadioShack, what killed them is in the late 1990's and early 2000's they abandoned the hobbyists and amateur radio folks (the customers that made them) and decided they were now all about cell phones and personal electronic devices. Radio Shack just couldn't compete with the big box retailers like Wal-Mart on these products and having now alienated their loyal customer base, they were left with nothing. It was just one long death spiral through the remainder of the decade.
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I loved Circuit City. It amazes me, that years ago there was so much competition amongst electronics, and now all there is is Best Buy.
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I absolutely took Radio Shack for granted. If one of these stores were near me in 2023 I would be there regularly.
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Radio Shack is why I have a tech career. I started hanging out in my local store when the TRS-80s were released in 1977. My grandfather bought me one for Christmas in 1979. I still have it. It led to a Silicon Valley career and living overseas for a bit. It allowed me to buy a home at age 31 and live comfortably. My life was forever changed because of RS.
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I miss Radio Shack. Great store.
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About 1 year ago I went into a RadioShack in Guymon Oklahoma. It was full of outdated stuff but was cool to see one still open.
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RadioShack was THE place to go for all your electronic needs. I miss it. There are none around here in Bath, Ohio. Thank you again for a great upload š
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I will always miss Fry's Electronics. They seemed to have everything, and I'd go to one of my two favorite locations. 11:00 This was the Burbank location, which was a convenient walk for me back in the day. 11:28 This is the Woodland Hills location, which looked VERY unassuming on the outside, but the inside was themed Alice In Wonderland. This was where my favorite computer sales associate of all time worked, and her name was B. Funn McKinley.
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At one time CIRCUT CITY was THE place to go for ELECTRONICS.
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Oh please bring Radio Shack & Tandy back. Make your own stuff!
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Growing up in NYC in the 80's/90's I remember "Crazy Eddie's", "Nobody Beats The Wiz" and "J&R". I loved going inside and looking around. I believe one of the memorable Eddie commercials can still be seen in the movie Short Circuit 2.
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Hand in hand with the electronic stores were the music outlets that also sold electronic accessories. I still have small, plastic grocery style bags to take cd's home in for The Music Factory and Tower Records. Thank you for the great video. Love the old footage you use.
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I grew up with Radio Shack. My Mom got me a red Toshiba transister radio with ear buds from them when I was 12 years old. It was my favorite Christmas present that year. I also remember Crazy Eddy, "Our prices are INSANE!" was their motto. I was afraid to go there though because Crazy Eddy scared me. He was such a psycho. I remember commercials for "The Wiz" and their slogan "Nobody beats the Wiz." Others I remember...Circuit City, RadioShack, Fry's,šā„ļø
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Radio Shack supplied me with all the stuff I needed for my projects in the 60's and 70's. I couldn't wait for each new catalog to drop. RS probably stoked my passions to be an engineer and ham radio operator as an adult.
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Circuit City was my "toy" store as a teenager. I loved going through the rows of turntables, cassette decks, CD players, boom boxes, walkmans, VCRs, etc, etc...... Very fond memories! š
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i sure miss radio shack, that was always such a fun store for me back in the 70s and 80s , their hand held games and radios were so cool , i still have my realistic boombox
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I walked into a Radio Shack 15 ish years ago. A radio was BLASTING and the workers behind the counter said they were required to play music while open. A few months later the shop was closed permanently. Quiet now. Just missed the old nostalgic electronics.
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Crazy Eddie, because his prices are... INSANE!!! Loved it!
