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Microcenters in the Chicagoland area (N Elston in Chicago, Westmont) are busy, especially on Saturdays. Shelves are well-stocked, and there's even an electronic
by wenc 7y ago
Microcenters in the Chicagoland area (N Elston in Chicago, Westmont) are busy, especially on Saturdays. Shelves are well-stocked, and there's even an electronics section with a potpourri of Arduino and RaspPi accessories.
I'm not sure how they're surviving in the era of online shopping but they seem to be doing well. I wonder if most of the foot traffic is driven by impulse same-day BOPIS (Buy Online Pickup in Store) sales. I'll admit that's how I ended up going to the brick-and-mortar store -- I didn't think that computer superstores still existed in this day and age.
- celim307 7y agobrowsing the shelves and just being around tech is soothing for me. and the feeling of walking out with a bunch of boxes too. for something i enjoy like tech i like to savor the whole experience
- Stratoscope 7y agoI can relate to that. I used to stop by the nearest Fry's store if I was in the neighborhood, even if I wasn't looking for anything in particular. I would just walk the aisles to see if anything looked interesting. And sometimes you would see people you knew, or knew of. On one of these random walks, I ran into Linus Torvalds in the Campbell store. Good times!