Do you remember Radio Shack?

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HighlyVolatile · Accepted Answer

I remember very clearly. Aside from getting things like magnets and repair parts I mostly remember looking at the video games on the front shelves. That's actually how I got exposed to Doom was looking through the shareware bin at the front of Radio Shack along with games of The Legacy: Realm of Terror.

Radio Shack and Electronics Boutique were my gotos back then for computer and electronics things in the 80s and 90s.

NYCQuestions1976 · Accepted Answer

Yes! Radio Shack was/is awesome! My Grandfather taught me the ways of Radio Shack decades ago, when I was a kid. As I got older, any time I needed a wire and/or connector that "didn't exist", or needed to get two "non compatible" items to be compatible, Radio Shack almost never let me down! Where is this this one located?

Cherry234 · Accepted Answer

Yes. I remember there used to be a Radio Shack in one of the shopping centers in my town when I was still a child.

Flower7 · Accepted Answer

Yep, they used to be in most malls.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, we had one about 12 miles from where I live
they sold all kinds of different electronics and technology
then I was Bipolar I would switch from one carrier to the next
it was crazy what the mind can do and I switched my number
I'd wake up make coffee and a small breakfast call the phone
company to switch our phone numbers yes just plain crazy
then my mother yelled and she was right I should not done
that stuff

exitseven · Answer

Radio Shack was my favorite store. I belonged to the battery of the month club. I had little card and every month I got a free battery of my choosing. I always got a 9 volt battery to use in my transistor radio. It would last almost for the whole month. The last few days I would connect it it a slot car transformer and charge it up for the night.
I miss The place. We called it Yokohama Hardware because everything was made in Japan.

MTC29 · Answer

Sure. I wish that they were still around in large numbers.

Recurrence · Answer

I grew up in the back of a RadioShack, so I remember a lot of things. Once smartphones became a thing, RadioShack slowly got eaten up by service providers.

Morning_Cereal · Answer

Yeah crazy wow. This also made me remember something else that I haven’t seen in a while a person at work. Strange how memory gets jogged back up sometimes

RobT312 · Answer

Yes, there was one in my neighborhood and it closed around 5 years ago I think

josephinelcajon · Answer

My first computer was a Tandy TRS-80 in 1978. I went to Radio Shack almost daily growing up.

Fireguy17 · Answer

yes, a great store to get all of your electronic needs.

Andres77 · Answer

I love this place. No more exist where I live. Old dude died and his kids sold everything.

Sour-rose · Answer

Ah... not even good times, just a small little shop to me.

DonkeyDan · Answer

Absolutely although in the UK it was called Tandy, same company though. Used to love it.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Lol yeah.. had one here in my area til 2016 or 2017.

Likes2drive · Answer

Yeah of course, it’s too bad they are all gone in New York

clemdenim · Answer

They used to be everywhere, now only one around here

Fuentes · Answer

Yeah we had one in the mall back then growing up and then they shut down

Amy10223 · Answer

Yes I do! Many stores in NJ

Jltakk · Answer

I remember when Radioshack knew what it was and sold radio equipment nearby.

douride2 · Answer

I haven't seen a Radio Shack in years.

Crucis84 · Answer

Do you remember Dick Smith Electronics?

bigpauly · Answer

Yea I saw one recently when traveling lol

DaveToo · Answer

Yup, still got one.

JoyGirl · Answer

Sounds familiar.

befuddle · Answer

Yep.

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