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Ron Obvious

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47. Chinese Trade War holding up shipments is what the employees in Renton, WA are saying...

Mon Dec 2, 2019, 07:38 PM

Dec 2019

I agree it's hard to believe this moribund store could survive much longer. Shame; it was always a favourite destination of ours, starting with the one in Wilsonville, OR before we got our own in Renton.

Some things you just want to buy in person and not online...

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Fry's Electronics - Did aliens kidnap all their merchandise? [View all] dalton99a Dec 2019 OP

Black Friday Sale,... magicarpet Dec 2019 #1

What did the employees say? marybourg Dec 2019 #2

"We're waiting on another shipment" dalton99a Dec 2019 #8

Go ask the door Nazis gay texan Dec 2019 #3

Or the door buzzard. marybourg Dec 2019 #27

Like Sears, I think they're in their death throes Zorro Dec 2019 #4

Apparently the empty shelves have been going on for a while csziggy Dec 2019 #5

Empty - which location? WA-03 Democrat Dec 2019 #6

It's neither the MurrayDelph Dec 2019 #12

I zoomed in on the walls WA-03 Democrat Dec 2019 #14

Burbank store is almost as empty tinrobot Dec 2019 #41

o, what is happening? WhiteTara Dec 2019 #7

Out of business mshasta Dec 2019 #9

Where is this one? nilram Dec 2019 #10

Recent photos from Wilsonville: dalton99a Dec 2019 #11

Back in the late 80s and early 90s, I lived in San Luis Obispo County MineralMan Dec 2019 #13

back in the day - there were these tech stores that sold the components of computers Demovictory9 Dec 2019 #16

Yes. Then PCs became commodities and got cheap, MineralMan Dec 2019 #19

Do you know how to build specialized controllers? nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #29

I don't. I built a lot of PCs, though, back when they were MineralMan Dec 2019 #44

Thanks MM. Blue_true Dec 2019 #46

Not if you build one. Initech Dec 2019 #20

closing down? Demovictory9 Dec 2019 #15

It baffles me how that chain continues to exist. Initech Dec 2019 #17

they are ridiculously too large...dinosaurs spanone Dec 2019 #18

Was discussing this with my bro at breakfast today... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #21

Radio Shack looked like that before it went out of business. Blue_true Dec 2019 #31

Computer hobbyists are buying parts and supplies direct from China. hunter Dec 2019 #22

I'm a PC hobbyist, I can't say I've ever bought parts from China. Initech Dec 2019 #23

I used to visit Fry's a couple of times a year, with side trips to Weird Stuff. hunter Dec 2019 #24

I build my own PCs. Initech Dec 2019 #25

Do you build controllers? nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #33

No, my knowledge of circuitry only goes about at the basic input-output level. Initech Dec 2019 #35

Thanks. Controllers do require coding knowledge. Blue_true Dec 2019 #39

Wish it was easy to build your own lap top. Xolodno Dec 2019 #36

A hobbyist is unlikely to buy directly from China. Blue_true Dec 2019 #32

E.g. you can buy an ESP8266 microcontroller from Amazon, Adafruit, or Chinese retailers as you wish. hunter Dec 2019 #42

The risk you assume is reliability, I would guess. Blue_true Dec 2019 #48

I was in the one on Thunderbird avenue in Phoenix And there were a lot of bare shelves also. kimbutgar Dec 2019 #26

Don't buy anything by mail order from AC Moore, they are going bankrupt and closing down soon. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #28

Who is AC Moore? n/t MicaelS Dec 2019 #38

A large craft store like Michael's TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #40

Thanks. n/ t MicaelS Dec 2019 #43

Damn! MicaelS Dec 2019 #30

There are specialized online shops that sell any type of electronic component imaginable. Blue_true Dec 2019 #34

I remember going.... Xolodno Dec 2019 #37

I still sometimes get PC parts at the local Fry's here in Las Vegas pecosbob Dec 2019 #45

Chinese Trade War holding up shipments is what the employees in Renton, WA are saying... Ron Obvious Dec 2019 #47