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I'd add Fry's Electronics and WeirdStuff Warehouse. If you came to the Valley from the sticks like I did they are wonderful wonderful places.

whakojacko 16y ago
And you can't forget Halted in Sunnyvale.
- Uhhrrr 16y ago
  Do you mean Haltek in MV? I think it's gone now. But that was indeed a wonderful store.
  - drewda 16y ago
    No, he means: http://www.halted.com/ http://www.halted.com/ Profiled in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/technology/personaltech/05basics.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/technology/personaltech/05...
    - wallflower 16y ago
      > “Hal [founder of Halted] remembered them driving around barefoot in a Volkswagen van,” Mr. Ellingson said. “They [Wozniak and Jobs] were a couple of young, scruffy-looking guys. He said, ‘I don’t want to give these guys any money.’ ”
jasonlbaptiste 16y ago
Story of my first trip to Fry's: Myself and my roommate (another startup guy) were pretty hungover. I think it was some launch party the night before or just playing Halo with drinking rules. We were sitting at Gelayo Gusto in Mountain View. We had no furniture at the time and our TV was this crappy trinitron we got from Good Will. (Keep in mind, we somehow negotiated a ridiculous deal on a townhouse 3 bootstrapped entrepreneurs could never afford otherwise). We decided it was time for furniture or electronics. My roommate suggested we go to Fry's if it were electronics. I said: What's Fry's? Fast food? His response? Screw furniture, we're going to get a TV, and you NEED to experience Fry's. $1000 later we walked out with a 50 inch TV and saved $100 of it to get some lawn chairs + a tent for the living room. Some of you may have even stayed in this tent before. It was kind of the guest house we set up, inside the house. Tent picture: http://cl.ly/fbb39c0b2477b483de73 http://cl.ly/fbb39c0b2477b483de73 I have a ton of stories like this. My year in silicon valley was without a doubt the happiest time of my life.
- Psyonic 16y ago
  Great story! Why'd you move away?

whakojacko 16y ago

And you can't forget Halted in Sunnyvale.

Uhhrrr 16y ago
Do you mean Haltek in MV? I think it's gone now. But that was indeed a wonderful store.
- drewda 16y ago
  No, he means: http://www.halted.com/ http://www.halted.com/ Profiled in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/technology/personaltech/05basics.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/technology/personaltech/05...
  - wallflower 16y ago
    > “Hal [founder of Halted] remembered them driving around barefoot in a Volkswagen van,” Mr. Ellingson said. “They [Wozniak and Jobs] were a couple of young, scruffy-looking guys. He said, ‘I don’t want to give these guys any money.’ ”

jasonlbaptiste 16y ago

Story of my first trip to Fry's: Myself and my roommate (another startup guy) were pretty hungover. I think it was some launch party the night before or just playing Halo with drinking rules. We were sitting at Gelayo Gusto in Mountain View. We had no furniture at the time and our TV was this crappy trinitron we got from Good Will. (Keep in mind, we somehow negotiated a ridiculous deal on a townhouse 3 bootstrapped entrepreneurs could never afford otherwise). We decided it was time for furniture or electronics. My roommate suggested we go to Fry's if it were electronics. I said: What's Fry's? Fast food? His response? Screw furniture, we're going to get a TV, and you NEED to experience Fry's. $1000 later we walked out with a 50 inch TV and saved $100 of it to get some lawn chairs + a tent for the living room. Some of you may have even stayed in this tent before. It was kind of the guest house we set up, inside the house. Tent picture: http://cl.ly/fbb39c0b2477b483de73 http://cl.ly/fbb39c0b2477b483de73 I have a ton of stories like this. My year in silicon valley was without a doubt the happiest time of my life.

Psyonic 16y ago
Great story! Why'd you move away?