Audioshite - Free to a good home

[Cheggers]

Anyone interested??- It's a "Realistic" Electret Condenser Replacement Mike, I'd guess 80's/ 90's. Still in the original box (with £8.95 Tandy price sticker ). It has a double 3.5mm connector and comes with "BL Orange" wind shield and table stand (small piece of moulded plastic).

 

Just after a couple of quid to cover postage.

 

[Mash]

Tandy! Whatever happened to them???

[scaryoldcortina]

Tandy! Whatever happened to them???

 

I dunno - seems like one minute they were everywhere, and then bang, gone...

 

My dad used to love their "free batteries" offers.

 

Oh, and dibs on the mic.. I need a really cheap microphone with a stand at the moment

[Cheggers]

Tandy! Whatever happened to them???

 

I dunno - seems like one minute they were everywhere, and then bang, gone...

 

My dad used to love their "free batteries" offers.

 

Oh, and dibs on the mic.. I need a really cheap microphone with a stand at the moment

 

It's all yours...PM me your address and I'll pop it in the post.

[scooters]

Tandy! Whatever happened to them???

 

Still trade online.

 

Sold their UK shops to carphonewarehouse about 10years back

[Richard]

I think they were called Radio Shack in America/Canada. I was in a branch in Toronto about ten years ago and it was absolutely identical to the Tandy shops here, right down to the clutter and the Finchy style manager.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

This Onion article about RadioShack made me laugh.

 

http://www.theonion.com/articles/even-c ... in-b,2190/

[Richard]

That's pretty much how I remember Tandy in the 80s.

 

I could never imagine who would buy their stereo equipment and phones, they always cost much more than makes you'd heard of and everything looked sub-Amstrad. It was good to browse around though, and it was one of the few ways for "civilians" to get electronic components.

[Marshall]

As said Tandy were great for all sorts of bits and pieces you just couldnt (indeed still cant) get at Currys / Comet etc.

 

There are now a few Radioshacks in the UK -I think they are franchises.

 

Such as this one in Lancaster:

 

I was pleased to see them reappear as there is no Maplin in Lancaster and they are still good for bits and pieces. I actually bought my parents a Roberts digital radio from there last Christmas as they had the best selection in town and I hate Dixons Stores Group AKA Currys!