Radio Shack Still Exists--& Here Is The Proof!
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- THE SHACK IS BACK!
Actually, it never left--and here is the proof.
Tony Curtis has been working here for 42 years! Now that's dedication to his family's business--and the Radio Shack brand.
Come inside with us and check out 1 of 500 remaining Radio Shack stores in the country. It's not going anywhere either!
#radioshack #radioshackstillexists #radioshack2022
Curtis TV-Radio Shack Dealer
644 W Palmer St
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 524-4484
curtistvinc.com/
www.radioshack.com
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Sir Daniel
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Thanks for spreading the good word, we appreciate you! We’ve been around 100 years now, here’s to 100 more. 😎
We’re available online at RadioShack.com and at over 400 independently-owned RadioShack stores around the nation. Stay tuned for more! 📻
Hey there RadioShack, thanks for watching and commenting! I'm definitely glad you're still around and don't plan on going anywhere! I've looked at your online store before...soooo many things I'm going to have to buy, lol...I especially love the retro boomboxes. Thanks for the link, I'll add it into the video's description! 📻
Radioshack is it true? The audio gods answered my prayers i need a resistor
WHERES THE RADIOSHACK IN FRANKLIN VIRGINIA
I feel happy if RadioShack still exist
there's not a lot on the website is that normal?
I really miss Radio Shack !! What a shame it is that those in control of the company made such horrible decisions and put the company out of business !!
Worked there for 4 years. Tony is the man.
I can tell he'd be a great person to work with. I definitely enjoyed meeting him and making this video. Thanks for commenting!
Look what showed up in recommendations! Radio Shack - and your video - still live! 😊📻💚
Good to know! 😎
Woah ! That's good to know, RadioShack is still around . I never been inside a RadioShack , but the store is nostalgic for me. Excellent video 📹
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Yep, there are about 500 left, so keep your eyes peeled for the few that are still hanging on, lol!
Where?
Sprint was largely responsible for killing the Radio Shack store in my town. Our RS was a corporate store, and when Sprint bought them out they made them pull all of the RS product and display nothing but Sprint products. The manager that had been there for around thirty years said customers stopped coming in when that happened. It was too late when RS products returned to the shelves and the store closed. I always enjoyed going and it was nice being able to get electronic parts locally. I loved seeing the vintage electronics and catalogs. When I first saw the name on the door, I thought it was going to be an old Curtis Mathes TV place! Very nice video, enjoyed seeing everything! 📺📻💚
That really is a shame about the Sprint taking RS products away...I am guessing that happened in a lot of places. I was somewhat referring to that when I mentioned people thinking Radio Shack became a cell phone only place. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the retro tech display...I was really excited about that. In fact I have an idea for a future video that has to do with those older Radio Shack items! Oh and I got results for that TV place you mentioned when I Google this one, lol. I hadn't heard of it before. Thanks as always for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it! 💚😎📻🎙📡📼
@@TheRetromantic81 A video on the vintage RS items would be awesome! Glad you were able to find out what Curtis Mathes was! I didn't think you might not know what it was, lol! 💚
This is so freaking awesome Ellen, definitely want to see this sometime soon. Spend alot of time in the radio shacks back then. Bringing back some memories, thank you for that
I know we've talked about it before, but come on down, I'll show you around! Glad I could bring back some memories...always like hearing that!
Tony was really nice when we were there. Actually, he's always that way.
Yes, he was great. I hear/read many compliments from customers about him and how helpful he is. Hopefully we can make another video there...well I told you my idea about the vintage Radio Shack toys, lol. Anyway, I had fun, thanks for videoing with me!
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Wow! It was so awesome to a RadioShack again!📻 Great video Ellen as always 🤘💛
Thanks Kevin! 📻🎙📡📼🤘
Happy 100th anniversary RadioShack and there's still a RadioShack in my town too. 📻
That's awesome!
I agree with you... I found a Radio Shack in Miami FL
RadioShack never fully went away. They still kept the online store, even after both bankruptcies.
I worked at a RadioShack outlet store that was corporate owned but it was inside a RadioShack distribution Warehouse. We sell all the box damaged products from stores that had fires, or sprinkler issues, or boxes damaged in the warehouse. Just skids and skids of everything RadioShack at a cheap price. From 2000 to 2006. I think there were only 3 outlet stores in the whole country.
Hey Danny, thanks for commenting. I didn't realize there were Radio Shack outlet stores, that's cool! Thanks for sharing!
Back when I was a kid they were owned by Tandy leather. Tandy sold leather crafting kits to make your own leather arts and crafts.
RadioShack was always kind of special to me I was and still am a ham radio operator, although I don't do it much anymore. Yeah that's right I was a nerdy geek
Hey! When you said Tandy Leather it sparked a memory for me, look at this video (link below) I made at at antiques shop. Go to 21:54 on that video! Exactly what you're talking about! I had no idea it was the same company that later had their name on the Radio Shack computers! Very interesting thanks for sharing. And you, a nerdy geek? I knew there was a reason I liked you! 😆🤓ua-cam.com/video/FqSwgcmLl10/v-deo.html
@@TheRetromantic81 wow a Tandy leather crafting kit. Looks like 1960s era, I haven't seen one of them in a long time.
You know when I was a kid back then and buying stuff from radio shack, people told me there was some kind of LBJ or Lady Bird Johnson, and Tandy leather/radio shack connection. I kind of thought that lady bird owned Tandy for a while but I couldn't find anything on it.
Cool!! I had a Radio Shack near me...now gone. :-P I used to get all my audio stuff there.I didn't know they still existed!
Yep, still about 500 in the US. Radio Shack has a new and improved online presence too, so folks can get a lot of the things they were known for again, plus more--even if there are no actual Radio Shacks nearby. Great place for audio stuff, that's for sure! Thanks for watching! 😎
We have one in Fayetteville AR as well. They aren’t dead. A few lucky towns still have one. I, for one, get my Raspberry Pis from there.
I know they aren't dead, but a lot of people think they are. That's why I wanted to make this video. It's cool your area still has one, I agree you are lucky! So many folks in the comments saying they miss them. 😎
Loved your video! It's cool seeing Radio Shack still open! I remember going to the one at Chesterfield Towne Center a lot lol! My thrift store recently had a whole pile of Radio Shack cords! I love all the retro items! I love all the retro catalogs! My Grandma and Grandpa used to have one of those big black vhs recorders. I will always remember the bright red light when they would be recording lol. I love your hair and your hoodie by the way!
Thanks Sumner! Yep, I used to go to the Chesterfield Towne Center one too! Thrift stores are a good place to find old Radio Shack items, that's where I picked up my retro Radio Shack mic, lol! The catalogs were really cool...it was so awesome that he brought those out! I had some Uncles who had the big camcorders too...one of them was still using it in the 2000's no joke...my Dad and I laughed and laughed when he brought it out one Christmas!
That's funny! 😂
I miss these stores , they had the coolest stuff for wiring up train layouts. Awesome video! 👍🏻
Yes, they did! My dad was a model railroader...we always had big layouts in our houses when I was growing up. And he did get parts and pieces he needed from the Radio Shack, for sure! I actually plan to do another video soon on my own small layout as I run his trains now, lol. Thank you for watching, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. Just subscribed to you, will check out your videos!🙂 🚂
@@TheRetromantic81 that’s awesome! We would buy switches and lights from them Eventually I’d buy wire from them to 😬. Thanks for the sub, can’t wait to see your layout as well!
I visited radio shack when I was in Los Angeles do they still sell cb radios In 2022
Just checked Radio Shack online and they do still sell CB Radios...infact it looked like they were all sold out. Definitely still a demand for them!
In the 90's my buddy Jeff and I would go in our Radioshack to look at mixers for our band.
That's so cool, thanks for sharing the memory. I'm in Western NC, if you get out this way, let me know, maybe we can check out a location!
I used to go there all the time. Thanks for the flashback 😎
I used to go a lot with my Dad as a kid...to the one in our mall, lol. It was a flashback for me too! Thanks for watching! 😎
There is a RADIO SHACK in Newland NC also. Didn't know there were stores in Gatlinburg and PF. Guy was great to show you catalogs and etc. God bless and best wishes for those in need of prayer. SEE SIGN IN VLOG👍GREAT VIDEO RETRO!
Yes, Newland was mentioned in the video. 😉 And yep, the Gatlinburg and PF ones aren't far, I may have to stop by! 😎
@@TheRetromantic81 next time your in and around the Newland/Boone area, might want to go check out Linville Falls, Elk Park Falls, Tweetsie, Mystery Hill, Mast General Store or the Frescoes
@@spacemandudley6237 Thanks for the suggestions!
@@TheRetromantic81 no problem, also check out Backyard Terrors Dinosaur Park in Bluff City, TN
Parts bins love that👍
Thanks for actually watching the video. I just answered someone who commented to "let them know when the store carries resistors, capacitors, etc"--and called it a glorified phone store. I'm like--I believe I showed those items about 3 minutes into the video 🤣. The parts bin is awesome and one of the main reasons I filmed this. Thanks for your comment! 😎
@@TheRetromantic81 your welcome i enjoyed it. Man i wish they had another RadioShack in Florida again i had one about 3 miles from me and another 7 miles all closed. Its convenient when i need resistors and parts instead of ordering online when they closed thier doors i filled 2 bags each of electronic parts for 30 dollars each they wanted everything gone i miss RadioShack.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you for watching!
Very cool video. I always enjoyed Radio Shacks for everything...I got several radios for myself or family members there over the decades and all sorts of hookups for game systems. I remember when they sold Tandy computers.
Yes, the first computer my family owned was a Tandy Computer from Radio Shack. As a kid, I remember they had a comic book series for kids called "The Tandy Computer Whiz Kids." Lol. Thanks for watching and commenting JB! 😎📻
Wow...thats really cool. We never had a home pc...back then I had a used Sears version Atari and a few games.....not even Commodore 64. I was 18 when I finally had access to a real computer...it was an IBM and my roommate took out a 3,000 personal loan to get it AND a handful of programs and games. That was 1988
@@JB-js4xi Cool memories! I talk about that old Sears console in some of my older videos! It was neat how it played Atari games, but also had the telegames cartridges too.
I always knew that franklin seemed like a cool place, now this seals the deal 😁
Thanks for watching! 😎
The Southern accent is very different from the New York or Los Angeles accent.
Its good to hear a proper Southern drawl.
The people from this particular NC town definitely have that...not me though. I'm still from the South, but Richmond, VA. Never picked up a drawl, lol. And my companion in this video was born in New York! But yes the store workers, especially the owner definitely have an accent. I hear it too.
@@TheRetromantic81 Agreed. Peace
That would be neat if there was a retro radio shack products swap and repair collectors section . See how many cb radios and stereos and rc cars can be kept going forever .
I love that idea! I definitely have some Radio Shack toys (a plastic firecracker that made sounds and a rc guy on a skateboard that I'd love to see working again! Swapping retro Radio Shack stuff also sounds neat. Great 👍 idea! 💡 📻 💚
@@TheRetromantic81 i have the last pocket tv from radioshack . It has digital tuner from the time just as phones went from flip phones to flat smartphones . And laser level and tools and those diy radio shack comic books to build batteries from koolaid citric acid or lemon juise and nails wrapped with paper towel and copoer wire . And how to build stuff out of the resistors and transistors and ic circuits they sell .
In the 80s, my dad went to a RadioShack to get a aux cord for his band.
I think a lot of dads went to a lot of Radio Shacks-- to get a lot of things in the 1980's. 😉
Still have my CD player from them since 87!
That's so cool, Rand! I actually have a bunch of old Radio Shack items I want to bring in and show the owner. I think I will make that into another video someday. 😎 Thanks for watching!
I had a computer in the 80s because my family was quite wealthy. I had an IBM PS/2 Model 30 8088. Still have the Model M keyboard from it to this day. The whole system was over $10k if you believe it. You should see the manuals it came with! That's back in the day when you'd learn how to use a computer from scratch just by the extensive documentation it came with. Look how far we've backslid.
Just FYI, I intended that first bit to be in jest, as I don't come from a wealthy family, but I can see it comes across a bit dickish. So if you read that and thought "wow. what a prick." just know that I come from a typical white american middle class family. I mean, if I were from a rich family, I'd OBVIOUSLY have purchased the IBM PS/2 Model 80, right? MSRP of the Model 80 in 1987 was $8,495 before you even talk about display or printer. I think those Model 80 towers were the most beautiful thing ever made back in the day. I'd love to get my hands on one and turn it into a restomod. I used to know a place that had a warehouse full of IBM computers, pallets of them! But the hoarder dude what owned the place got too old or sick or something and the whole lot was sold at auction. So sad.
To sum up, not a prick, not rich, just a normal dude what makes bad jokes.
Just riding through to make sure everything's ok! 🚗✈
👍👍You are the best! 👍👍
@@TheRetromantic81 Why, thank you Miss Retro! 🙂
I luv this video thank u 🤗
Thank you for watching! 💛
@@TheRetromantic81 you're welcome
Dang! All of mine are gone. They were the best to get odd sized chargers and cables
A lot of small towns in Texas still have radio shacks
That's cool! Most places no longer have them so people are generally surprised to learn they're still around! 😎
Yesssss who doesn't remember Radio Shack RC cars? hahaha! I _loved_ the Zip-Zaps
Those were the best days! Thanks for watching!😎
Cool!👍
Hey General Zod, thanks for watching! 😎
awesome
I shopped at radioshack for years. Then one day they all closed in my city and surrounding cities.
Same thing happened to me. I'm from Richmond, VA and they all closed there. So when I moved to NC, I was excited to see a few still hanging on!
I didn't know that! Bought back memories!
Hi RayJay, glad I could bring back some memories for you...thanks for watching!
@@TheRetromantic81 Enjoy the weekend!🙂
@@rayjaypaulsen You do the same, thank you! 😎
@@TheRetromantic81 Thank-you🙂
Apparently, there were a very few that were franchised and not 100% company owned. There's one about 30 mins from me that never shut down. I have yet to go into it. But one day soon I will.
Those catalogs are awesome!!
If you remember in the mid to late 80s, they actually had a few issues of a comic book they had. It was basically a big advertisement. I got 1 or 2 of them in my comic collection
That's cool you have a Radio Shack near you too...yep only about 500 non corporate owned left. I hope they stick around. And yes!!! I totally remember the comic...and I have 2 of them...it was called Tandy Computer Whiz Kids! Thanks so much for watching and commenting, Shawn! 😎
Iam glad thier still around
Me too. 📻 💚
@@TheRetromantic81 me to ❣
@@TheRetromantic81 i have some realistic shortwave radios on my utube page good radios📻📉📈
I am looking at a cam corder that takes the VCR tape on the side.
Thanks Retromantic,
Thanks sir Daniel
Central California Watching
Ohhh, are ya now? Make a video with it and send it to me at once! Let's bring back some of the retro technology! 😂 Glad you enjoyed it!
Western Carolina Responding
@@TheRetromantic81 check in messenger
Now I have to go there tomorrow LOL.....
Haha, tell em' the Retromantic sent ya! 😎
Where is this place located? I need to visit Radioshack!!
Franklin, NC
Also, as we said in the video and the description, there's still 500 left across the country. So you might be able to. 🙂
@@TheRetromantic81 I actually found another RadioShack near me just now it’s in Oak Grove Alabama and I am in Hoover Alabama so I am not far away from one. This might be the only reason I am happy to live in The state I am in
@@NeptuneBMXWX That's very cool! I hope you enjoy your visit. Let me know how that one compares to this one. 😎
whoa what year is it where you live? lol We haven't had a radio shack here in quite some time
1985! Lol, no actually there are still about 500 non-corporate owned ones in operation in the US. Radio Shack also has a big online presence now too. And obviously they are keeping up with the times and tech! I loved how this one had a retro display though...so cool.
A step back in time for sure. Sad when the stores you grew up with fade away. I worked for Sky City Store in Hickory, N.C. for over 10 years. It was like the 1st mall there. I was very sad when it finally went out of business due to newer, bigger malls.
Oh my gosh! There used to be a Sky City here in Franklin too! It was before I lived here so I never went but I find old toys and other items in thrift stores sometimes with Sky City price stickers still on them. I looked up the store once too, to see what it was. So no more Sky Cities, but we do have a Roses nearby that has been open since the 70's! I made a video on it which will be out at some point. Thanks for watching and commenting! 😎
@@TheRetromantic81 I was actually a District Manager for Carter-Overton who leased out a big part of the store like cosmetics, school, candies, health & Beauty, paper products, novelty items, and summer goods like flip-flops, sunglasses, tanning lotions, Etc.) and traveled to most all the store including Franklin! But Hickory was my base store. I loved that job!
@@cabamama That's so cool! Thank you for sharing!
Lucky gal to have one still in existence in Franklin, NC. I bought my first stereo hifi system from Radio Shack
That's awesome Luis! And yes we are lucky to still have one! 😎
Where’s that at
The location is mentioned several times in the video and in the video description--with contact info! 😎
I wanna go....I wanna go....I wanna go....😤🤪
Ok, let's go! 🤣📼📡🎙📻
i was wondering myself cause around chgo area they packed it in.
Yep, still about 500 left...I was surprised it was that many to be honest. Thanks for watching! 😎
You need to make it a Radio Shack not a phone Shack
This particular Radio Shack only has 1 small area focused on phones. It has all the things the old ones did like small parts and components and lots of electronics. That's why I filmed it. 🙂
there is a radio shack in columbiana ohio
I could get by 12-262
Waving the camera around like a fire hose isn't helpful.
Thanks for your helpful input.
What a sad, sad, pathetic, meaningless, depressing, disappointing, obsolete, barren, bland, crusty, irrelevant, useless, hopeless, worthless, aborted version of a once great retail brand. The store as I knew it died in the early 90s when they started selling trinkets like RC cars, which were some of the crappiest RC cars ever sold. They could have been huge and survived intact with the right leadership but someone must have done some stupid things to destroy them like this. 😢
I remember the RC cars of that time period, lol...I got one for Christmas. I was so disappointed as my car traveled at a snail's pace. 😆 I'm with you that the brand is not the same as it once was. I'm glad these guys are here though--in my town, keeping the memory alive and the sales going as best they can. They do a really good job.
A glorified phone store... when they carry capacitors transistors resistors ... let me know
Ok bones...I'm letting ya know right now. If you were able to make it 3 minutes into the video you'd have seen for yourself that they do. I'm not interested in filming a phone store, I filmed this location because they carry those things like the old Radio Shack stores did. 😆👍
@@TheRetromantic81 Radio Shack went downhill 20 years ago and never recovered
@@bones007able Agree in general...which is why I wanted to showcase this one. The owner has been there over 40 years and has tried to maintain a lot of the old ways such as keeping the small parts drawers. He also keeps retro Radio Shack technology on display and old catalogs too. Anyway, I appreciate you commenting, just standing up for this particular one--it was neat to see.
Well where the heck is that??????????
The location is mentioned several times in the video and in the video description--with contact info! 😎