RadioShack closing 700 stores.

[Defshep]

One day, all we'll have left is Wal-Mart!

[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.

[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.

[nightflier]

Just wondering, aside from Parts Express, where else are people shopping for electronic parts online? Any recommendations? How is shipping? Any websites to avoid?

[Glen B]

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/

[Bondmanp]

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.