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Orrex

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8. Tried to buy a replacement cable to a radio

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 11:57 AM

10 hrs ago

They spent 10 minutes trying to get me on a cellphone plan, then wanted to charge me $27.95 for a modular cord system because, they said, it was impossible to buy just the cord for a radio like that.

The radio cost $24.95 new.

Whatever the Shack might have been In its heyday, it was greatly diminished by the time it folded.

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Great Memories: What Happened to RadioShack? The Store That Taught America How to Build Things [View all] LiberalArkie 12 hrs ago OP

It certainly was a big help to me over the years... hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #1

Lafayette Electronics closed its doors even earlier -- corp. mismanagement. eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #2

I miss Lafayette, Mock Electronics, and W&W here in Huntsville. House of Roberts 11 hrs ago #4

I Liked Lafayette Better! BBbats 7 hrs ago #28

Back in those days, you could go in there with a thing you needed to replace, House of Roberts 11 hrs ago #3

take a pic, and mopinko 11 hrs ago #6

My husband still misses that store. He could get components for his various projects. Ritabert 11 hrs ago #5

the ceo in the late 60's mopinko 10 hrs ago #7

Tried to buy a replacement cable to a radio Orrex 10 hrs ago #8

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

Remember Heathkits? James48 10 hrs ago #9

Built two Heath Kits in 1969, a radio receiver and an amplifier. PufPuf23 9 hrs ago #16

Heh. I remember that particular Pacific Stereo well.... 68er 7 hrs ago #27

Amazon needed to have been busted up decades ago Blue Full Moon 10 hrs ago #11

Bozos bagimin 9 hrs ago #13

Remember RadioShack wayback when it had government surplus. Sneederbunk 9 hrs ago #12

I miss it very much. Nobody fixes anything, anymore. Buddyzbuddy 9 hrs ago #14

Find your nearest Repair Cafe, a non-profit which can work on anything from broken zippers Wonder Why 9 hrs ago #18

Thank you Wonder Why, for the information. Buddyzbuddy 5 hrs ago #33

I know because I am one of the volunteers. However, I'm on indefinite hiatus until I have my leg back. Wonder Why 1 hr ago #36

A good friend of mine built a computer from Heathkit Norbert 9 hrs ago #15

Laz used to manage a Radio Shack in a little rural strip mall near a military base. haele 9 hrs ago #17

We purchased our first computer, the TRS 80 from Radio Shackwhen our son was 7 or 8 yrs old. scarletlib 9 hrs ago #19

There are still... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #20

Change or die SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #21

Thanks for posting. LudwigPastorius 9 hrs ago #22

I worked at a Radio Shack for years hurple 9 hrs ago #23

I take it that the manager did not get to go on the cruise. LiberalArkie 7 hrs ago #26

My son worked at a RadioShack for years. StarryNite 8 hrs ago #24

I had a 'Trash-80' which I liked GenThePerservering 7 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 6 hrs ago #29

I miss stores like RadioShack, and this makes me feel a certain way. Mostly nostalgia. Oneironaut 6 hrs ago #30

Their electronic components were expensive. hunter 6 hrs 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 6 hrs ago #32

The same thing that happened to Wolf Brand Texas-Style Chili...capitalism. pecosbob 4 hrs ago #34

Another AI-generated channel. highplainsdem 3 hrs ago #35

Anyone remember when they gave a 10% discount to shareholders and lots of people, including yours truly, Wonder Why 1 hr ago #37

The closest fucking thing now to those kits is a little motherfucking robot you can make with a Raspberry Pi at the core SoFlaBro 59 min ago #38