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Radio Shack files for Chapter 11. Closing up to 1/4 of Stores
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:42 pm
Am I the only one that is surprised they lasted this long.
The business model of doubling prices on everything and demanding your address and phone number to buy batteries just wasn't cutting it.
The business model of doubling prices on everything and demanding your address and phone number to buy batteries just wasn't cutting it.
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 9:19 am
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Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:43 pm to anc
Damn, I grew up going to RS. It sucks but they had a shitty business model.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:43 pm to anc
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Am I the only one that is surprised they lasted this long.
No. I'm shocked they have been able to hang on until now.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:44 pm to anc
Yes, even Back in the 90's I had no clue why the frick they were Open
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:45 pm to anc
When's the clearance blowout sale
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:46 pm to anc
Selling cell phones is the only thing that kept them afloat the last few years.
Used to be a really cool store. Now it's 28 bucks for a clunky and inaccurate multimeter with no batteries.
Used to be a really cool store. Now it's 28 bucks for a clunky and inaccurate multimeter with no batteries.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:47 pm to anc
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:48 pm to DrSteveBrule
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Used to be a really cool store. Now it's 28 bucks for a clunky and inaccurate multimeter with no batteries.
I haven't been in one in years, but I did buy my first laptop computer from a Radio Shack. It had a Cyrix processor. 2 points if you remember that company name.
LINK
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:49 pm to anc
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Closing 2400 stores
Ummm....
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Under the deal, Standard General would acquire between 1,500 and 2,400 RadioShack stores and partner with wireless operator Sprint Corp. to operate as many as 1,750 of the outlets, RadioShack said Thursday.
Looks like only about 1/4th or so will actually close.
This post was edited on 2/5/15 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:50 pm to anc
Good
Place was so over priced
Place was so over priced
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:55 pm to anc
I went in one this week to buy a battery for my alarm system and the clerk seemed stunned that he had a customer. Hah hah
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:57 pm to dpd901
Well shite..I need a battery I can't find. Wonder if the one in Denham is closing
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:57 pm to DrSteveBrule
use to be a cell phone rep and they were my account. I had 40 stores and everytime I was in a store I would sit there and wonder, how the frick are they still in business?
I got to know some of the district managers and those poor bastards had to work 6 days a week, 12 hours a day and most worked sundays
one of them told me they got a base of 50k plus bonus. frick that shite
I got to know some of the district managers and those poor bastards had to work 6 days a week, 12 hours a day and most worked sundays
one of them told me they got a base of 50k plus bonus. frick that shite
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:59 pm to Walt OReilly
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:01 pm to dallastiger55
This past black friday I bought a ipod for my son at the Radio Shack on O'neal. They didn't have the cheapest price but for the $10 difference I wasn't going to venture into Walmart or Target. In and out of Radio Shack in the span of a few minutes.
A few years back I went to the radio shack on coursey and Sherwood. Asked if they could make me a lost power cable. The girl looked at me like I was crazy. I told her RS used to do it for me in the early 90's. She looked at me and said she wasn't even born when they made the cables.
A few years back I went to the radio shack on coursey and Sherwood. Asked if they could make me a lost power cable. The girl looked at me like I was crazy. I told her RS used to do it for me in the early 90's. She looked at me and said she wasn't even born when they made the cables.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:02 pm to anc
I was just telling my wife about this:
Me: "Hey I saw Radio Shack filed bankruptcy today."
Her: "That's crazy, I can't believe they're closing."
Me: "When was the last time you went to a Radio Shack?"
Her: "Oh."
Me: "Hey I saw Radio Shack filed bankruptcy today."
Her: "That's crazy, I can't believe they're closing."
Me: "When was the last time you went to a Radio Shack?"
Her: "Oh."
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:04 pm to anc
I used to go there weekly, have been 3 times in 2 years and was disappointed 2 out of 3. If the "salespeople" won't get off their devices when you walk in, you know the fat lady is gonna sing soon.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:05 pm to anc
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I haven't been in one in years, but I did buy my first laptop computer from a Radio Shack. It had a Cyrix processor. 2 points if you remember that company name.
I first learned programming in BASIC on Radio Shack and Tandy brand computers.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:09 pm to anc
Still solid name and goodwill. Surprised they haven't tried to radically overhaul they're offerings, but I'm guessing they will now.
Radioshack is the type of place you go when you're on your way to an important event and a camera battery stops working, or you're out of town in some place with only strip malls and you forget a charger for something.
Radioshack is the type of place you go when you're on your way to an important event and a camera battery stops working, or you're out of town in some place with only strip malls and you forget a charger for something.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:12 pm to anc
Don't post a link or anything... 
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