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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 416862" data-attributes="member: 10543">Went to my local Radio Shack store this afternoon to see what discounted items might remain on the shelves.&nbsp; Radio Shack entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week and many of their stores will be closing.&nbsp; Everything had been pretty well picked over, including my favorite department with all the switches, relays, LEDs and semiconductors.I did find some SanDisk 8GB Class 10 Ultra SDHCs at $5.98 Ea, so bought one as an emergency backup for my gadget bag.Being north off 55 Years Old and being fascinated with electronics most of my life, I will very much miss Radio Shack.&nbsp; In the late '60s, a trip to Radio Shack with my brother was a huge event.&nbsp; We'd spend our meager savings very carefully, buying jacks, wire, switches and other gear to cobble together hi fi equipment.&nbsp; My model railroads have been built entirely with Radio Shack switches, pushbuttons, lamps and plugs. Unfortunately most people don't seem to have an interest in this sort of hobbycrafting anymore.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />Anyway, if your local store is closing, you may want to stop by and see what's there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sandpatch, post: 416862, member: 10543"] Went to my local Radio Shack store this afternoon to see what discounted items might remain on the shelves. Radio Shack entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week and many of their stores will be closing. Everything had been pretty well picked over, including my favorite department with all the switches, relays, LEDs and semiconductors. I did find some SanDisk 8GB Class 10 Ultra SDHCs at $5.98 Ea, so bought one as an emergency backup for my gadget bag. Being north off 55 Years Old and being fascinated with electronics most of my life, I will very much miss Radio Shack. In the late '60s, a trip to Radio Shack with my brother was a huge event. We'd spend our meager savings very carefully, buying jacks, wire, switches and other gear to cobble together hi fi equipment. My model railroads have been built entirely with Radio Shack switches, pushbuttons, lamps and plugs. Unfortunately most people don't seem to have an interest in this sort of hobbycrafting anymore. :( Anyway, if your local store is closing, you may want to stop by and see what's there. [/QUOTE]

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