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Huh. I've never been in a Frys before, but boy is that a strange decor choice. Aztec stylings to sell brand new tech? I guess I see the juxtaposition, but still...
They tend to be themed. The store in Cambridge/Boston area is probably more to your expectations.
The Microcenter in Cambridge (MA) finally updated their sign to modernize the rainbow Apple logo a few years ago. I hope it's stashed somewhere, to me it's more iconic than the Citgo sign a few miles away. They have added some components and kits but it doesn't fill the yawning void left by You-Do-It Electronics shutting down a year ago, or Radio Shack's slow motion demise.
Or Gateway Electronics in St Louis
I live in Columbus near the original Microcenter. Still the GOAT store, it's not even close. Happy to see them expand more!
I remember as a teenager we would go on "road trips" to Microcenter - 25 minute drive tops and since none of us had any money we would just try and get someone to spend their paycheck on a new GPU or something so we could get second hand excitement from a purchase. It was also the first and only place I've ever seen BAWLS energy drinks.
I love Microcenter, though I haven't purchased anything from one in quite some time - I don't buy a lot of new electronics. I remember as a teenager we would go on "road trips" to Microcenter - 25 minute drive tops and since none of us had any money we would just try and get someone to spend their paycheck on a new GPU or something so we could get second hand excitement from a purchase. It was also the first and only…
I live in Columbus near the original Microcenter. Still the GOAT store, it's not even close. Happy to see them expand more!
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They tend to be themed. The store in Cambridge/Boston area is probably more to your expectations.
The one in Fremont had a bunch of Tesla coils, Jacob's ladders, and other high-voltage amusements. As a kid, it was the coolest thing.