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House of Roberts

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3. Back in those days, you could go in there with a thing you needed to replace,

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 10:29 AM

7 hrs ago

without even knowing its correct name, and get one. To search for something online, you have to have the exact correct name to order it, or you waste days waiting for the wrong part to show up, then more days on an alternative.

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Great Memories: What Happened to RadioShack? The Store That Taught America How to Build Things [View all] LiberalArkie 8 hrs ago OP

It certainly was a big help to me over the years... hlthe2b 7 hrs ago #1

Lafayette Electronics closed its doors even earlier -- corp. mismanagement. eppur_se_muova 7 hrs ago #2

I miss Lafayette, Mock Electronics, and W&W here in Huntsville. House of Roberts 7 hrs ago #4

I Liked Lafayette Better! BBbats 3 hrs ago #28

Back in those days, you could go in there with a thing you needed to replace, House of Roberts 7 hrs ago #3

take a pic, and mopinko 6 hrs ago #6

My husband still misses that store. He could get components for his various projects. Ritabert 6 hrs ago #5

the ceo in the late 60's mopinko 6 hrs ago #7

Tried to buy a replacement cable to a radio Orrex 5 hrs ago #8

Corporatism proved once again... GiqueCee 5 hrs ago #10

Remember Heathkits? James48 5 hrs ago #9

Built two Heath Kits in 1969, a radio receiver and an amplifier. PufPuf23 5 hrs ago #16

Heh. I remember that particular Pacific Stereo well.... 68er 3 hrs ago #27

Amazon needed to have been busted up decades ago Blue Full Moon 5 hrs ago #11

Bozos bagimin 5 hrs ago #13

Remember RadioShack wayback when it had government surplus. Sneederbunk 5 hrs ago #12

I miss it very much. Nobody fixes anything, anymore. Buddyzbuddy 5 hrs ago #14

Find your nearest Repair Cafe, a non-profit which can work on anything from broken zippers Wonder Why 5 hrs ago #18

Thank you Wonder Why, for the information. Buddyzbuddy 1 hr ago #33

A good friend of mine built a computer from Heathkit Norbert 5 hrs ago #15

Laz used to manage a Radio Shack in a little rural strip mall near a military base. haele 5 hrs ago #17

We purchased our first computer, the TRS 80 from Radio Shackwhen our son was 7 or 8 yrs old. scarletlib 5 hrs ago #19

There are still... 2naSalit 5 hrs ago #20

Change or die SocialDemocrat61 5 hrs ago #21

Thanks for posting. LudwigPastorius 5 hrs ago #22

I worked at a Radio Shack for years hurple 4 hrs ago #23

I take it that the manager did not get to go on the cruise. LiberalArkie 3 hrs ago #26

My son worked at a RadioShack for years. StarryNite 4 hrs ago #24

I had a 'Trash-80' which I liked GenThePerservering 3 hrs ago #25

If I had a time machine I would go back to the 70's and buy up all the vari-loop coils I could get my hands on yaesu 2 hrs ago #29

I miss stores like RadioShack, and this makes me feel a certain way. Mostly nostalgia. Oneironaut 2 hrs ago #30

Their electronic components were expensive. hunter 1 hr ago #31

A very happy memory is buying a breadboard, some LEDs and other components for my son when he was in elementary school. NNadir 1 hr ago #32

The same thing that happened to Wolf Brand Texas-Style Chili...capitalism. pecosbob 30 min ago #34