There needs to be a place where one can go to to build and fix consumer electronics, get pro advice, and have decent quality parts available.
The Internet created thisThere needs to be a place where one can go to to build and fix consumer electronics, get pro advice, and have decent quality parts available.
That's the issue...There aren't enough electronically inclined hobbyist to keep a store in business.
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I'll admit that not enough people are savvy enough to fix their own problems when they arise. We do live in an age of disposable items. As a country, I think that we should stop being that kind of stupid, as we become more dependent upon electronics, we should also be able to fix it. I consider this a major fail.
That's the issue...There aren't enough electronically inclined hobbyist to keep a store in business.
I disagree with this. We have several electronics hobby groups in the area. That being said, unless it was an emergency situation, not one of the members I know of would be caught dead inside a Radio Shack, and I don't blame them. Radio Shack simply doesn't cater to any of the communities that made it a success decades ago, and this goes from hobby electronics to radio, and beyond.
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just about 2 or 3 years ago best buy was planning on buying radio shack,and changing there name to the shack,,,i ddint think it would ever go thru or work if it did,,,what happened to laffette,,,,Ratso Best Buy is on the endangered list