Comments on: The Shack Loves DIY Dads

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:34:45 +0000

This is such a fantastic story – even a year later. My girls were encouraged at young ages to explore things such as this. We started with baking cookies and “houses,” moved on to building birdhouses and so forth. They could change car tires at the age of twelve, which is more than most kids these days EVER learn. More parents should be engaging their children’s minds and passions at young ages. Kudos to this dad! You just never know what this young man will grow up to build and give to the world.

By: Sally Martini

Sally Martini — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:44:35 +0000

Thanks.

By: Sally Martini

Sally Martini — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:42:59 +0000

I rememberthat shortly after WWII, 1940s, Dad used to go to Radio Shack in Camden, New Jersey near the Delaware Bridge and RCA Victor headquarters at that time. I was amazed that he could get what he wanted so soonand start back up as a ham radio operator because all items were usually unavailable during the war and ham radios were not permitted, you could listen but not send. I thought it was a magic place, the technicians full of knowledge though I never went there with him.

By: Vin P

Vin P — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:44:21 +0000

Schulyler and Jim
Outstanding video! Still have fond memories of Radio Shack from when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Fathers day!
Vin

By: Patrick Thomas LaCava

Patrick Thomas LaCava — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:09:50 +0000

When I was a child of approximately nine years, my father bought me a pair the most beautiful pair of black walkie-talkies. I have been an extremely loyal customer of radio shack ever since then. I am now a senior citizen

Patrick

Patrick Thomas LaCava

By: Ricky Cadden

Ricky Cadden — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:45:37 +0000

Brenton – thanks for letting us know about this. We’ve passed your email address along to our internal Risk Management team, and they will be reaching out to you shortly to get additional details.

By: Brenton

Brenton — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:19:01 +0000

I have been a constant shopper of radioshack. They were always they only place that carries anything for detail electronics repair and circuitboards. I would be able to go in and find exactally what I needed 90% of the time and it it seemed to be good quality, until foolishly enough I put to much trust in them and bought a fiberglass cleaning pen tool. I have used these before dozens of times and they’ve worked wounderful because they weren’t from radioshack. Turns out mine was horribly defective the angel hair fiberglass that was in the pen was not properly held in the pen. I followed proper proceedors for working with fiberglass (mask gloves etc.) But so much just flew off the pen with no effort that all the proper protection couldn’t help. Its been roughly 8 weeks and I’ve had to go to the doctors 3 times I’ve STILL been in so much pain turns out the fiberglass carried an infection which made the affected areas swell and push it in deeper. I have at least a dozen scars on my body and many of which still fiberglass under them which will never come out and to boot I’ve started vomiting and coughing upblood and fiberglass which means its in my stomach and lungs. So thank you radioshack for effectively giving me mesoteleoma and painful scars for the rest of my life. Will never trust them or shop there for the rest of my shortened life.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:06:12 +0000

I grew up with a curiosity about what made things work. I would take apart electronics and things mechanical. I was forever @ Radio Shack. I knew where everything was. I lusted for the 150 projects kit. Year after year. I read Electronic Hobbyist, Popular Electronics, I was forever building kits. Sorry to say today Radio Shack is not what I wish it was. What it used to be. Breadboards gone, resistors, capacitors, build boxes. All gone! Radio Shack has been and always will hold a special place in my heart! And has helped me to bring desires to reality and that I will always remember.