While I agree that selling a $3 part for $15 may seem pricey, I don'tMy problem with Radio Shack is their horrid selection of anything resembling an electronic component. Sure, they have tuners, amps, TVs, and computers, all of which I can get cheaper at Best Buy, but god forbid you go in there on the day of assembly and hope to pick up a momentary SPST switch. You are just going to be SOL. Having 7000 locations and being right there doesn't mean squat if they don't have what you need. Its sad to say, but AutoZone has a better selection of switches than Radio Shack does. If they would get rid of all the garbage that I can get cheaper/better from BB or CompUSA, they would have room for the stuff that no one else carries, the stuff they actually used to be known for and for which they had a corner on the market.
understand the general snobbishness against Radio Shack among electronics
geeks. Sure, Radio Shack doesn't have the selection or pricing of Digikey
or similar online/catalog warehouses. But each store doesn't have
anywhere near the sales volume, and Radio Shack locationas are close by. According to their web site, Radio Shack has over SEVEN THOUSAND
locations. There is almost always one in your neighboorhood, and they
have all the basic electronic parts you normally need. They've got to pay
for all that rent somehow, so they can be near you.
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