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"There are NO brick and mortar retail components stores" - unless you live in Shenzhen (Huaqiangbei), Tokyo (Akihabara), Taipei (Guanghua), or Kaohsiung (Changm
by peterburkimsher 5y ago
"There are NO brick and mortar retail components stores" - unless you live in Shenzhen (Huaqiangbei), Tokyo (Akihabara), Taipei (Guanghua), or Kaohsiung (Changmingjie).
Electronics is one of the things I miss most about living there. The air pollution was terrible though. New Zealand has great air, a good second-hand market (2014 Retina MacBook Pro for 300 USD), but 1-2 months shipping does slow down my hobby electronics. Jaycar, PBTech, JB HiFi have a few common items, but nothing like I could get in China, Japan, or Taiwan. It makes me think twice before buying gadgets though, which might be a good thing!
- rasz 5y agoThere used to be a great Electronics Open Air Marked in Poland. Over 100 tents and permanent shops open every weekend. http://www.wolumen.com.pl/index.php?page=infogielda http://www.wolumen.com.pl/index.php?page=infogielda Nowadays there are probably 20 electronics shops remaining, the rest is occupied by grocery/meat/fresh produce suppliers. You can see how it evolved in Street View switching camera between 2009-2017 footage. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wolumen+53,+01-912+Warszawa/@52.2861188,20.9374574,3a,75y,125.46h,99.25t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sFyxh65BYG97tjZCrCmS9uQ!2e0!5s20170801T000000!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x471eca2de7931387:0xbe0e2e10022a4164!8m2!3d52.2856059!4d20.9393039 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wolumen+53,+01-912+Warszaw...