[NJARC] Closing, A Store Near You

[Rich's Radios]

  Radio Shack just didn't seem to appeal much to me. Nor did the Lafayette store in Plainfield (where I purchased my HA-225 receiver with money from my paper route). Greenbrook works for me as well in a pinch. I wonder if Disco Electronics (Springfield) is still around?

   But since some of us are waxing nostalgic I often went to Williams Electronics. They are located right of Route 1 in Edison on Woodbridge avenue. They are still there though like Greenbrook now have a more targeted market.

  Rich Skoba

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From: Ray Chase <enrpnr at erols.com>
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> Interesting thread about Radio Shack, I go into a local one a few times, 
> seldom find what I want.  Once I was looking for dial cord (knew I had 
> plenty at home but for the life of me I could not find it and had a rush 
> job so thought I'd buy a roll).  Couldn't find any and asked the 20'ish 
> geek clerk and he could not understand what dial cord was and no matter 
> how I tried to explain what it was used for he just rolled his eyes.  
> Boy did that make me feel old.
> Glad someone mentioned Greenbrook Electronics.  The last of a dying 
> breed.  There also used to be Lashin's in Denville, don't know if they 
> are still around.  Anyway, Greenbrook does still have anything you need 
> including some blank chassis and even some manufacturers surplus bins 
> like Federated and Lafayette used to have.  I find the prices high at 
> Greenbrook but if you need it today where else are you going to go?  
> Fortunately I live close by and fortunately I have a large stock of 
> parts and seldom need to buy something.  How long will Greenbrook last, 
> the guys who work there look pretty long in the tooth as well.  Lately 
> when I get the bug to build something I check my own stock and if I 
> don't have the parts for it I think up something else to work on.
> Ray
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> > Its not really a loss at this point, Besides, why deal with Radio Shack, Mail 
> > or internet order is far better OR,you can deal with a place like Greenbrook 
> > Electronics in greenbrook, they still have almost any component you could 
> > need. prices are good, and service is that you would have expected to get 20 
> or 
> > more yrs ago. I say, support local busness! I have been going there for at 
> least 
> > 8 years, and have been very satisfied, even if it is a bit of a drive... 
> > 
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