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RadioShack devolved in such a way, with a long dying death, that all of my memories of early radioshack have been replaced with later-year memories of their sto
by alphabet9000 5y ago
RadioShack devolved in such a way, with a long dying death, that all of my memories of early radioshack have been replaced with later-year memories of their store, when they became a total joke. I have no nostalgia for the brand. I'm sure it would be different if they went out of business with dignity in like 2001.
The last time I went into Radioshack to 'get something' in 2011, i needed to get a couple of cables to connect a mini HDMI cable to a full size connector. They didn't have the exact cable so I had to get several different ones to make the connection work. The price for the cables was literally $91, so I didn't get it, and ordered it online instead. Sad
- ghaff 5y agoAnd honestly even the memories of early-ish RadioShack involved a lot of rose-tinted glasses. Even in the 70s there was a lot of crap consumer electronics mixed in with the readily-accessible cables, components, and maker stuff (such as it was).