I think one of the last times I went into a Radio Shack to purchase something was in the late 1998 or 1999. I had been looking for a particular part for schema

I think one of the last times I went into a Radio Shack to purchase something was in the late 1998 or 1999. I had been looking for a particular part for schematics I had found online. I had been able to get all of the other components at one of the three stores that were within 15 miles of my house, but they were all out of one part. But I was able to find out how much it cost, and it was about 1/3-1/4 of what it would cost ordering it online and having it shipped. Finally while on a trip out of state, I found a really big Radio Shack that had huge aisles of parts. I went digging to see if I could find the part I was looking for, and still didn't see it. A sales associate came up and asked if there was something I was looking for. "Yes, a 75pf-100pf variable capacitor." "We might have those in the back, hold on a minute." He leaves and is gone for about 10 minutes. Finally he comes back with it, along with a manager. The manager asks me: "What are you going to use this for? A cable descrambler?" "Um, yes. That's exactly what I'm going to use it for." "Get out of my store." I ordered the part online when I got home.