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Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« on: February 24, 2021, 01:21:28 pm »
Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide

https://www.kron4.com/news/national/frys-electronics-permanently-closes-nationwide/

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – Fry’s Electronics is going out of business.

KRON4 has confirmed that the iconic Bay Area retailer is permanently closing the doors of all stores nationwide.

The company has changed its website so that it now just shows a goodbye message.

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“After nearly 36 years in business as the one-stop-shop and online resource for high-tech professionals across nine states and 31 stores, Fry’s Electronics, Inc. (“Fry’s” or “Company”), has made the difficult decision to shut down its operations and close its business permanently as a result of changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Company will implement the shut down through an orderly wind down process that it believes will be in the best interests of the Company, its creditors, and other stakeholders.

The Company ceased regular operations and began the wind-down process on February 24, 2021. It is hoped that undertaking the wind-down through this orderly process will reduce costs, avoid additional liabilities, minimize the impact on our customers, vendors, landlords and associates, and maximize the value of the Company’s assets for its creditors and other stakeholders.”

If you've never seen a Fry's, think of it as a Costco for electronic and electrical stuff. In its heyday its Campbell, CA store created traffic problems on the main streets where it was located. I won't call this a "Covid Death", but the Covid shutdowns and related buying habits changes probably pushed it over the edge.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2021, 01:42:56 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on February 24, 2021, 01:21:28 pm
Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide

https://www.kron4.com/news/national/frys-electronics-permanently-closes-nationwide/


If you've never seen a Fry's, think of it as a Costco for electronic and electrical stuff. In its heyday its Campbell, CA store created traffic problems on the main streets where it was located. I won't call this a "Covid Death", but the Covid shutdowns and related buying habits changes probably pushed it over the edge.
This has been coming for over a year, it started with them carrying less products, namely computers, motherboards and almost anything of a major brand label. I was surprised when they closed their Anaheim, Ca. store but knew what was coming when close to a year ago I went into the other local store in Huntington Beach, CA and the shelves were either empty or being greatly reduced in size and number and the employee gave me a BS reason of of reorganizing the store. The last six months most of what they carried was low end crap. Seems like all the places I used to go to get tools or electronics and such are dead and gone.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2021, 02:14:54 pm »
Many years ago, I bought a "bare bones" desktop tower from them. Basically a box with a motherboard and power supply, you supplied the hard drive, software and peripherals.  It did not work at all, so I took it back and made them boot it up for me.  It failed for them, too, so they brought out another.  The fourth unit worked, after three boxes that were bad.  They took the bad ones to the back and put them back on the shelf.

I don't think I ever set foot in a Fry's Electronics again after that.
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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2021, 02:26:07 pm »
Quote from: GtHawk on February 24, 2021, 01:42:56 pm
This has been coming for over a year, it started with them carrying less products, namely computers, motherboards and almost anything of a major brand label. I was surprised when they closed their Anaheim, Ca. store but knew what was coming when close to a year ago I went into the other local store in Huntington Beach, CA and the shelves were either empty or being greatly reduced in size and number and the employee gave me a BS reason of of reorganizing the store. The last six months most of what they carried was low end crap. Seems like all the places I used to go to get tools or electronics and such are dead and gone.

A lot of the technoid products are going to have to be bought online, I think. Consumer electronics and electrical appliances can be bought at Best Buy, but their customer service has been less than wonderful of late.

Between less than fun access and so-so customer service, we've avoided the Fry's nearest us, the Campbell location. Traffic was not great because all four corners of the intersection had major stores at or near the corners. It was also very close to a freeway exit. Several years ago the Elephant Bar restaurant on one of the corners closed. When In-N-Out (or CfA) proposed rebuilding and using the property the city of Campbell turned them down, supposedly for traffic reasons. Now Fry's is also closed, and In-N-Out and CfA are flourishing, elsewhere, because drive-through has always been part of their business model.
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2021, 11:27:07 am »
Hate seeing another brick and mortar electronic store go bust.  I actually got some good deals there, and quality was good. 
Got to hand it to Best Buy, they are surviving while many of their compeitiors (including my shock at the time- Circuit City) have all fallen by the way side.
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2021, 03:03:32 pm »
Get used to this headline.  With Biden at the helm, everything but Target and Walmart will be shutdown.

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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2021, 03:12:25 pm »
Good riddance.  Their business ethics sucked.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2021, 03:15:29 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on February 25, 2021, 11:27:07 am
Hate seeing another brick and mortar electronic store go bust.  I actually got some good deals there, and quality was good. 
Got to hand it to Best Buy, they are surviving while many of their compeitiors (including my shock at the time- Circuit City) have all fallen by the way side.
@catfish1957

There are two TVs in this house from Fry's, the small Acer computer I am using for this post is from there.  My good computer is from Best Buy.  Are you sure you and I didn't meet each other in Fry's or Best Buy?
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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2021, 03:17:50 pm »
This is sad. I can't say I ever enjoyed going to Fry's, but it was convenient to have one here in the off chance I needed something same-day and they had it in stock. Also, I really, really don't like to see Amazon get any more business than they already have.

For computer parts, I think Micro Center is better. I wish they would open one up here in the Pacific Northwest, but I guess brick-and-mortar expansions are on hold everywhere now.
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« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2021, 04:42:40 pm »
I used to go to Fry's a lot as the one in Webster was close enough I could go during lunch. I built my last machine buying from Micro Center. My Go-to store for surplus electronics is EPO.

More and more I purchase online.
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« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2021, 04:53:50 pm »
My story involves the every-shrinking retail outlets that offer Hoover Wind-Tunnel Type Y replacement bags.

Two generations-old retail hardware stores closed up and last week, the young fellow checks the store's inventory and location of the vacuum-cleaner replacement bags....come up that they're only available to order online.  No longer in-store??

Bullshit!!
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« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2021, 05:19:11 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on February 26, 2021, 03:12:25 pm
Good riddance.  Their business ethics sucked.

I tried to shop them when I lived in Gwinnett Co. GA   I found they seemed to practice the old master "Bait And Switch" trick on their Electronics.   If you could find an associate to help you find the sale Ad items that is.  "Sorry sir we sold out of that model but we do have this mo better model for only a few dollars more.  And today only... we will throw in a free ....
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« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2021, 06:07:03 pm »
Originally when Fry's opened its first store in the bay area it had lots of electronic components, tools and test equipment well beyond just computer and home entertainment stuff. Now there are too many variations to stock making it too costly to put it all into a physical store so someone can get exactly what they are looking for in one stop. They were also notorious for lost leader items with no stock...
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« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2021, 07:49:34 pm »
For those who build their own computers, do not scrimp on the power supply. Cheap store-brand and no-name power supplies probably violate some basic safety standards and are unlikely to be able to source their rated power for more than a few seconds without a loud noise, a bright flash, and an acrid odor. The store-brand and no-name power supplies also all but certainly scrimped on some key components that will fail in 2-5 years. If you're super curious about this, browse over to https://www.badcaps.net/forum/ , especially the "Troubleshooting Power Supplies and Power Supply Design" forum.
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« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2021, 08:12:21 pm »
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For those who build their own computers, do not scrimp on the power supply. Cheap store-brand and no-name power supplies probably violate some basic safety standards and are unlikely to be able to source their rated power for more than a few seconds without a loud noise, a bright flash, and an acrid odor. The store-brand and no-name power supplies also all but certainly scrimped on some key components that will fail in 2-5 years. If you're super curious about this, browse over to https://www.badcaps.net/forum/ , especially the "Troubleshooting Power Supplies and Power Supply Design" forum.

This is very true. I chased constant stability problems with a new system I built, ended up asking for suggestions on a forum that specializes in the motherboard brand I was using, and someone there said "it sounds like a power supply issue". This wasn't a cheap power supply - it was a good quality Corsair brand that I had used in my previous system. But I went ahead and replaced it, and sure enough, no more stability issues. Corsair replaced the supply, so I have a spare laying around in case I need it.

Some good brands are Seasonic, Corsair, EVGA. There are others, but those are three of the most popular, reputable brands.
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« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2021, 08:14:48 pm »
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Originally when Fry's opened its first store in the bay area it had lots of electronic components, tools and test equipment well beyond just computer and home entertainment stuff. Now there are too many variations to stock making it too costly to put it all into a physical store so someone can get exactly what they are looking for in one stop. They were also notorious for lost leader items with no stock...

Yes, it sort of reminded me of the old Radio Shacks where you could go buy one of a very small few electronic components. You'd buy an LED or a pack of resistors and the package looked like it had been sitting there since the 70s. I always wondered how they managed to make money on those. Even with ridiculous mark-ups, it seemed like they'd be selling it at a loss given how long they sat on the shelf before someone bought them. A fellow electrical engineer and I used to joke that they were actually just laundering money for the mob.
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« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2021, 08:18:44 pm »
Fuk Fry's.... I miss Radio Shack.   

The days of going to a store to by a  potentiometer are long gone.
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« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2021, 08:20:59 pm »
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Fuk Fry's.... I miss Radio Shack.   

The days of going to a store to by a  potentiometer are long gone.

yeah, but just go to digikey or mouser or arrow, and get a much better selection.
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« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2021, 08:30:27 pm »
Quote from: jafo2010 on February 26, 2021, 03:03:32 pm
Get used to this headline.  With Biden at the helm, everything but Target and Walmart will be shutdown.

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Get used to this headline.

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« Reply #20 on: February 26, 2021, 08:37:06 pm »
Fortunately (for me) there is still one place left in town that I can go for components. EPO https://epohouston.com/

I've been going to them for 30 years now.


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« Reply #21 on: February 26, 2021, 08:44:20 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on February 26, 2021, 07:49:34 pm
For those who build their own computers, do not scrimp on the power supply. Cheap store-brand and no-name power supplies probably violate some basic safety standards and are unlikely to be able to source their rated power for more than a few seconds without a loud noise, a bright flash, and an acrid odor. The store-brand and no-name power supplies also all but certainly scrimped on some key components that will fail in 2-5 years. If you're super curious about this, browse over to https://www.badcaps.net/forum/ , especially the "Troubleshooting Power Supplies and Power Supply Design" forum.

I've even had "Top of the Line" power supplies fail right out of the box. But I had no problem getting a replacement. It only cost me time and frustration.

What is really frustrating is when you replace a bad power supply with another brand new also bad power supply. American named companies with Chinese made products.
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« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2021, 04:49:32 pm »
Quote from: BassWrangler on February 26, 2021, 08:14:48 pm
Yes, it sort of reminded me of the old Radio Shacks where you could go buy one of a very small few electronic components. You'd buy an LED or a pack of resistors and the package looked like it had been sitting there since the 70s. I always wondered how they managed to make money on those. Even with ridiculous mark-ups, it seemed like they'd be selling it at a loss given how long they sat on the shelf before someone bought them. A fellow electrical engineer and I used to joke that they were actually just laundering money for the mob.

Back in the 70's when I was a kid I loved those Radio Shack P-Box kits... The Regenerative 3 Transistor Shortwave Radio was my first...
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Back in the 70's when I was a kid I loved those Radio Shack P-Box kits... The Regenerative 3 Transistor Shortwave Radio was my first...

yeah, Rat Shack used to actually be a cool place for people interested in basic electronics. An even better company for that was Heathkit.
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« Reply #24 on: February 27, 2021, 06:04:19 pm »
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yeah, Rat Shack used to actually be a cool place for people interested in basic electronics. An even better company for that was Heathkit.

I had/did a lot Heathkit stuff too... That was my first round of test equipment. Meters, frequency counter, oscilloscope, etc... I still have my SB-1400 HF Transceiver... I had to get rid of most of it on my last move a few years ago...
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I had/did a lot Heathkit stuff too... That was my first round of test equipment. Meters, frequency counter, oscilloscope, etc... I still have my SB-1400 HF Transceiver... I had to get rid of most of it on my last move a few years ago...

Yeah, I reluctantly got rid of most of my ham equipment a year ago. Just no way I can do any HF stuff here. I did keep an HT. I may get back into it once I am able to relocate to a more urban area.
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« Reply #26 on: February 28, 2021, 12:05:05 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 26, 2021, 05:19:11 pm
I tried to shop them when I lived in Gwinnett Co. GA   I found they seemed to practice the old master "Bait And Switch" trick on their Electronics.   If you could find an associate to help you find the sale Ad items that is.  "Sorry sir we sold out of that model but we do have this mo better model for only a few dollars more.  And today only... we will throw in a free ....


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« Reply #27 on: February 28, 2021, 01:04:40 am »
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Back in the 70's when I was a kid I loved those Radio Shack P-Box kits... The Regenerative 3 Transistor Shortwave Radio was my first...

Never seen a Fry's in my life... But Radio Shack shutting down cut like a knife, I'll tell you what.
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Never seen a Fry's in my life... But Radio Shack shutting down cut like a knife, I'll tell you what.

Well, by the time they went they were little more than a cell phone store.
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« Reply #29 on: February 28, 2021, 11:13:48 am »
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Well, by the time they went they were little more than a cell phone store.

That is the truth.  That and several isles of different cables, wire and zip ties.   The perfect store for a Antifa wanna be or serial killer..
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« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2021, 11:17:10 am »
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That is the truth.  That and several isles of different cables, wire and zip ties.   The perfect store for a Antifa wanna be or serial killer..

Yeah, they kind of remind me of that cell phone store that Jimmy worked at in 'Better Call Saul'
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« Reply #31 on: February 28, 2021, 11:45:56 am »
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Well, by the time they went they were little more than a cell phone store.

Not up in here. Granted, they were less than they had been, and I was probably less informed of them than I had been, seeing as how the only store left was up in Whitefish, and out of my normal way... But till they finally left, they remained a sturdy supply of everything electronic, even as their inventory shrunk down to a series of drawers in the back of the shop. Perhaps that was the doing of the shop owner who knew the reliance folks around had on him.

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« Reply #32 on: February 28, 2021, 12:07:46 pm »
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Not up in here. Granted, they were less than they had been, and I was probably less informed of them than I had been, seeing as how the only store left was up in Whitefish, and out of my normal way... But till they finally left, they remained a sturdy supply of everything electronic, even as their inventory shrunk down to a series of drawers in the back of the shop. Perhaps that was the doing of the shop owner who knew the reliance folks around had on him.

I miss that about Radio Shack, too.  Their finished products suffered a continuous decline in quality to the point they were too unreliable to buy, but I found the loose parts a great thing.  I knew where I could go to scrounge up some 4.7K Ohm resistors at 2% accuracy, or a Zener Diode that I knew would work, but now I have to mail-order that stuff and wait a few days to get it.
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« Reply #33 on: February 28, 2021, 12:10:32 pm »
In 7th grade, I would hang out at Radio Shack every day after school because they had a TRS-80 powered up on display.  That's where I learned to write BASIC.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #34 on: February 28, 2021, 12:13:38 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on February 28, 2021, 12:07:46 pm
I miss that about Radio Shack, too.  Their finished products suffered a continuous decline in quality to the point they were too unreliable to buy [...]

That's kinda true. Two of my early CB radios were Realistic Navajo base stations... The second being my first SSB unit. After that one I shortly converted to Midland products.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #35 on: February 28, 2021, 12:18:46 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on February 28, 2021, 12:10:32 pm
In 7th grade, I would hang out at Radio Shack every day after school because they had a TRS-80 powered up on display.  That's where I learned to write BASIC.

IIRC, the Trash 80s were on the expensive side, and all the S/W was proprietary so you were limited to what they decided to sell.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #36 on: February 28, 2021, 12:22:25 pm »

When searcing the web for What happened to RS  I came across this:

Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/left-dead-radioshack-shot-online-74381808

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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #37 on: February 28, 2021, 12:23:46 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on February 28, 2021, 12:10:32 pm
In 7th grade, I would hang out at Radio Shack every day after school because they had a TRS-80 powered up on display.  That's where I learned to write BASIC.

LOL! They had a DOS based desktop called 'Deskmate' that stayed around long after Windows got onboard... I preferred Deskmate to Windows for a very long time. Who needs multi-tasking beyond the odd TSR?

Another one that stayed with me all the way into Win2k was a gizmo called Pathminder... A little file utility that I could use with my eyes closed. I still miss it now and then.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #38 on: February 28, 2021, 12:28:55 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on February 28, 2021, 12:13:38 pm
That's kinda true. Two of my early CB radios were Realistic Navajo base stations... The second being my first SSB unit. After that one I shortly converted to Midland products.

In my town the RS store was in a mall between Sears and Jacque Penny.  Each sold CB Radio's. I shopped all three for price.  Ended up buying a Sears Model.  It might have been a re-branded Cobra as Sears was famous for doing that stuff back in the 70's.  I'd still have that CB if I hadn't lost it and my guns in a tragic boating accident
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #39 on: February 28, 2021, 12:29:06 pm »
I still remember the Lotus 1-2-3 keystrokes.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #40 on: February 28, 2021, 12:33:08 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 28, 2021, 12:22:25 pm
When searcing the web for What happened to RS  I came across this:

Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/left-dead-radioshack-shot-online-74381808

It exists!  Just for giggles, I did a search for a 5K Ohm potentiometer, and they sell them in both linear and audio taper.

https://www.radioshack.com/
« Last Edit: February 28, 2021, 12:34:29 pm by Cyber Liberty »
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #41 on: February 28, 2021, 12:36:31 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 28, 2021, 12:28:55 pm
In my town the RS store was in a mall between Sears and Jacque Penny.  Each sold CB Radio's. I shopped all three for price.  Ended up buying a Sears Model.  It might have been a re-branded Cobra as Sears was famous for doing that stuff back in the 70's.  I'd still have that CB if I hadn't lost it and my guns in a tragic boating accident

Still have a Sears Roadtalker 40ch. in my pickup... That radio is iconic.  :beer:
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #42 on: February 28, 2021, 12:38:55 pm »
Quote from: GtHawk on February 24, 2021, 01:42:56 pm
This has been coming for over a year, it started with them carrying less products, namely computers, motherboards and almost anything of a major brand label. I was surprised when they closed their Anaheim, Ca. store but knew what was coming when close to a year ago I went into the other local store in Huntington Beach, CA and the shelves were either empty or being greatly reduced in size and number and the employee gave me a BS reason of of reorganizing the store. The last six months most of what they carried was low end crap.

 
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Do you know how to say "Thank you Masters" in Chinese?

If not,maybe someone from the Bush,Clinton,Pelosi,or McConnell families can teach you?
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #43 on: February 28, 2021, 12:41:52 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on February 28, 2021, 12:29:06 pm
I still remember the Lotus 1-2-3 keystrokes.

Always did like Lotus better than MS. Stayed with it even when IBM was distributing it for free. But it never could get on top of MS Office. Word Perfect stayed around a while longer... I think only in legal offices.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #44 on: February 28, 2021, 12:44:05 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on February 28, 2021, 12:36:31 pm
Still have a Sears Roadtalker 40ch. in my pickup... That radio is iconic.  :beer:

I was pretty PO'ed when the FCC upped the channels to 40, because at the same time they throttled the legal power output.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #45 on: February 28, 2021, 12:44:33 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on February 28, 2021, 12:33:08 pm
It exists!  Just for giggles, I did a search for a 5K Ohm potentiometer, and they sell them in both linear and audio taper.

https://www.radioshack.com/

Woah. That's like a trip down the Wayback machine... Transistor radios and all!

Look at the store locator... That can't be right... I got half a mind to get in the truck and wander down to Stevensville just to see if they're still there.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #46 on: February 28, 2021, 12:45:17 pm »
Quote from: Elderberry on February 26, 2021, 08:44:20 pm
I've even had "Top of the Line" power supplies fail right out of the box. But I had no problem getting a replacement. It only cost me time and frustration.

What is really frustrating is when you replace a bad power supply with another brand new also bad power supply. American named companies with Chinese made products.

@Elderberry

Good luck finding any electrical component these days that ISN'T made in China.

Seems like the modern "liberals" that run the Dim Party these days LUV slave labor.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #47 on: February 28, 2021, 12:45:56 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on February 28, 2021, 12:33:08 pm
It exists!  Just for giggles, I did a search for a 5K Ohm potentiometer, and they sell them in both linear and audio taper.

https://www.radioshack.com/

No SHit! that is cool.  They made the best aerosol pot cleaner back in the day.  It would clean and lubricate the contacts.  Can't remember the name of it now.  But I need some to clean up my Marantz 2270.

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They have it!   This is great.

https://www.radioshack.com/products/radioshack-control-contact-cleaner-and-lubricant
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #48 on: February 28, 2021, 12:48:04 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on February 28, 2021, 12:41:52 pm
Always did like Lotus better than MS. Stayed with it even when IBM was distributing it for free. But it never could get on top of MS Office. Word Perfect stayed around a while longer... I think only in legal offices.

I had WordPerfect and Borland QuattroPro, too.  Once, I successfully converted a WordPerfect document into MS Word, but was never able to replicate it.
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Re: Fry’s Electronics permanently closes all stores nationwide
« Reply #49 on: February 28, 2021, 12:48:13 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on February 28, 2021, 12:44:05 pm
I was pretty PO'ed when the FCC upped the channels to 40, because at the same time they throttled the legal power output.

That was one of them places my ability to abide by the law kinda hit a gray area. I had 100 amp bi-linear running out of the pickup till maybe 10 years ago, and over 600 watts out of my base...Till uncle charlie came to town, of course.  :whistle:

Probably just as well... Buying my neighbors TV filters was getting to be expensive.
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