• 04-25-2006, 12:46 AM
    Defshep
    One day, all we'll have left is Wal-Mart!
  • 04-25-2006, 01:45 AM
    superpanavision70mm
    You mean banana plugs are not toys? In my opinion ...GOOD RIDDANCE this has been a long time coming and RadioShack never sold anything appealing to me. I always wondered how a store like that could stay in business for so long.
  • 04-25-2006, 08:22 AM
    swwdts
    It has & is open mainly due to contractor sales of audio & video.Also,others like me who need to repair old audio radios &.......RS has had MOST of the parts I have needed for over 30 years.I have learned to call them w/ the item number ahead of time to see if they have it in stock though. Instead of driving there & wasting $4.00 worth of gas & then they not have or carry it.
  • 04-25-2006, 08:39 AM
    Just wondering, aside from Parts Express, where else are people shopping for electronic parts online? Any recommendations? How is shipping? Any websites to avoid?
  • 04-25-2006, 09:46 AM
    Glen B
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by nightflier
    Just wondering, aside from Parts Express, where else are people shopping for electronic parts online? Any recommendations?

    DigiKey:
    http://www.digikey.com/

    Parts Connexion:
    http://www.partsconnexion.com/

    Welborne Labs:
    http://www.welbornelabs.com/
  • 04-26-2006, 07:26 AM
    Bondmanp
    Fyi...
    To clarify an earlier post, Lafayette Radio was acquired by Circuit City in the late 1970's or early 1980s. They continued to operate under the Lafayette name until the mid-1980s. I worked briefly at the 45th Street Lafayette store in NYC in the early 1980s.