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when Fry's Electronics closed, that's when i knew it was all over
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Date: August 4th, 2025 10:01 AM Author: metaversesoldier4918275923729 there will never be another retail store aimed explicitly at Men (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49154909) |
Date: August 4th, 2025 11:21 AM Author: OldHLSDude I still miss Fry's. I used to go the Fry's in Palo Alto on Saturday morning and bump into many men I knew, most of whom were shopping for computer parts. Hardly any women in those days. Then I frequented the one in Tempe until it closed. Sad day. The closest thing to it might be Harbor Freight. Different stuff, but a "guy" store, more or less. Where else can you go for the emergency purchase of a 3 Ton Super Heavy Duty Long Ram Flat Bottom Hydraulic Jack for $60? I have used it once so far, but when I needed it, I really needed it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155035) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:29 AM Author: metaversesoldier4918275923729 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155065) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:30 AM Author: eucalyptus bubble bear (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155068) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 12:45 PM Author: .,.,,...,...,..,....,...,...,... I used to live a couple blocks from the Fry's in Palo Alto. Sometimes I would walk over there on weekends just to browse all the weird shit they sold. It was basically Disneyland for autistic nerds. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155387) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 12:49 PM Author: metaversesoldier4918275923729 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155395) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:23 AM Author: cowshit Was the whole store just about Engineering? I remember rows and rows of “bins” with things on them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155042) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:45 AM Author: OldHLSDude As time went by they seemed to have more and more consumer electronics/appliance stuff. In the old days a lot of the store was component level electronics. They had a nice selection. Not as comprehensive as the Allied Radio catalog, but a lot.
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Date: August 4th, 2025 12:16 PM Author: eucalyptus bubble bear (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155281) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 12:47 PM Author: .,.,,...,...,..,....,...,...,... My recollection was that they had an impressive supply of both consumer electronics and components. If you wanted to build a computer from scratch, they had all the parts you needed. But I could also buy a laptop (or a fan or a refrigerator) there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155389) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:23 AM Author: eucalyptus bubble bear (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155043) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:26 AM Author: painfully awkward, arrogant introvert tp If you could open a radio shack next to a micro center, would that be the same ? Can clsg look into doing this? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155052) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:30 AM Author: cowshit I discussed opening a Record Store to employ otherwise homeless Gen Xers in the event of a 10-figure lottery payout and the board laughed at me 😔 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155067) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:30 AM Author: eucalyptus bubble bear (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155070) |
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Date: August 4th, 2025 11:47 AM Author: metaversesoldier4918275923729 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5758048&forum_id=2Reputation#49155129) |