We were in there once or twice a month getting solder and random assortment of components for little home projects we had going. The workers also knew how to help and always had suggestions for the projects we were doing. I remember the day we (grandpa and I) went into the store and realized it wasn’t the same anymore. Only a small selection of components and the whole front was full of RC cars and random expensive electronic gadgets nobody asked for. We only went back once or twice, but it became evident that we can’t find what we were looking for there anymore. We started sourcing our parts from overseas vendors for fractions of a cent per unit, but we had to buy in bulk. We stopped doing those small projects because it was taking too long to get components and the cost was out of hand with thousands of unused components in boxes in the project room taking up space. Well, made myself sad for the morning.
Comment on You can only bring back one. Which do you choose?
Fives@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
Radio Shack. And not the recent version. The OLD version with breadboards and soldering irons and electronics kits.
somewhiteguy@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Atomicbunnies@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
That would be my pick as well. I still have a few of the free CueCats they gave away. After some easy modding, I use one to scan the barcodes of my books to add to a database on my comp. I miss old RS so much.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Okay i was gonna be for toysrus but damn. I want that store to exist in my life right now.
LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
Yes please!🙏
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I remember being in high school and going in there to buy resistors and shit.