I agree. I don't think Radio Shack is that bad. They have their place, it's just not the same as they used to be in the 70's and early 80's since the era of the D.I.Y. electronic hobbyist has fallen dramatically.

They used to have competition with others such as Lafayette and Olson electronics. But since those went out, what R.S. carries is exponentially smaller than it used to be and they only seem to carry a token representation of each item.

But... at least they're still around.