[NJARC] Closing, A Store Near You

[Phil Vourtsis]

Growing up in Brooklyn I used to visit Gem electronics and Lafayette.
Once I moved out to central Jersey I frequented Monmouth Radio near Red Bank
and Interstate Electronics (IEI) in Hazlet. Monmouth Radio is gone but IEI
is still there on Route 36 near the parkway (117 exit). They have changed
with the times and sell big screen TVs and lots of audio stuff but in the
back they still have the old counter with the old stock capacitors,
resistors, and belts for turntables and tape machines.

Phil Vourtsis
Pres. New Jersey Antique Radio Club

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Subject: Re: [NJARC] Closing, A Store Near You

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  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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Looking for Cornell-Dublier items...

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
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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