Radio Shack (Page 4): You are only partially correct. I can still get to a Radio Shack that is 7 miles from my house. They still stock the RS brand on many items. Remember Heath Kit?

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Pixelmaster wrote:

The other day I was looking at some of my old phot... (show quote)

You are only partially correct. I can still get to a Radio Shack that is 7 miles from my house. They still stock the RS brand on many items. Remember Heath Kit? They suffered the same misinformation as you are spreading, about an untrue, early demise.

whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

Radio Shack had a limited inventory of ham radios; also basic. But they really worked well.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

nicksr1125 wrote:

Part of the problem with Radio Shack was they quit... (show quote)

A decade ago, I worked with a guy who recently had been a manager at a Radio Shack. He was a very intelligent manager, a Project Management Professional by trade. His experience with RS was just as negative. Sadly, they lost their way a LONG time ago. The last clerks I dealt with in the High Point store (in 2014, well before it closed) were completely clueless.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Largobob wrote:

LOL. Yes, I do remember Radio Shack/Tandy (trash-80 computer) and "Laugh-at-it" Radio.

But then there was Heathkit....kept me busy for hours!

I still have a Heathkit shortwave set that I built in 1968. It still works!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

dpullum wrote:

http://www.pastcatalogs.com/heath/Heathkit_1958.pdf

Oh, my gosh that stuff was plug-ugly! I built five of their kits in the mid- to late 1960s. It looked a *little* better.

A Geiger Counter and a CONELRAD receiver??? Geez. Duck and cover.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

In my town, Minneapolis, Radio Shack was the only store. But in its latter years, their inventory declined. There used to be another company, but its name escapes me.

rubble43 Loc: Oyster Bay, Long Island NY

Amen to Lafayette Radio. I still have two of their speakers that I use in my surround sound system. Had to replace the woofer's foam but otherwise they're still pumping away.

Pixelmaster Loc: New England

Glad to hear you still have a Radio Shack. There was one here in Vermont and another not too far
away in New York but both have closed. As for spreading rumors my information came from this
site. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadioShack

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Anymore "RadioShack" is just a name for rent. Read this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadioShack

dougbev3 Loc: Pueblo, Colorado

Radio Shack, Tandy Leather, Sears, they used to be the cats pajamas. Then they decided to raise prices and lower quality , ( I guess so people would buy more when it broke). And with all companies that think that way , they become a memory of times gone by.

nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY

Pixelmaster wrote:

My photos are not being posted so I will have to find our what the glitch is.

Just tell us what they are.

Harry0 Loc: Gardena, Cal

Me too also. I went there to get radio and TV tubes tested and replaced. Their carbon batteries were mostly rechargeable, and I used to buy piles of cassette tapes to use and gift. Then they changed.
Electronic stuff was replaced with plastic toys. No matter which store, the manager had a deal on antennae installation, cell phone service, and/or auto radio replacements. A lot of their counter offerings looked like remainders from the last holiday. Or two. Prices went up.
if'n you're in the SoCal 90505 area, Signal (1 block West of Hawthorne, off Sepulveda) has a decent selection.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

When Sears sold off the Craftsman tools, I sensed the end was nearing. Wevnow have a Tandy Leather store near Minneapolis. Their leather goods and tools seem to be up to par.

dougbev3 wrote:

Radio Shack, Tandy Leather, Sears, they used to be the cats pajamas. Then they decided to raise prices and lower quality , ( I guess so people would buy more when it broke). And with all companies that think that way , they become a memory of times gone by.

LCD

People originally went into Radio Shack because it was a place to learn what you needed when your electronics misbehaved. Hiring people with knowledge, and paying them for that knowledge, cut into the corporate bottom line, so a succession of executives made themselves look good to the short-sighted stock-holders by temporarily fattening up their quarterly dividends. This has been the tragedy of American business for the last four for five decades.

LCD

People originally went into Radio Shack because it was a place to learn what you needed when your electronics misbehaved. Hiring people with knowledge, and paying them for that knowledge, cut into the corporate bottom line, so a succession of executives made themselves look good to the short-sighted stock-holders by temporarily fattening up their quarterly dividends. This has been the tragedy of American business for the last four for five decades.