I find newegg's [1] faceted search a lot better than say, amazon's, for finding computer hardware. Couldn't Fry's have moved operations online and become a newegg's alternative?
Fry's Electronics is closing all stores
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#62I went to a Fry's in San Jose (jungle themed I think) on a Saturday afternoon at 3PM and there were literally 7 cars in the parking lot. I went inside and there were few people and the shelves were loosely stocked with junk from China and random crap like towel warmers. I hope to read the management post-mortem.
Same for the Renton location. Although the stock is a little better since my last visit it is woefully inadequate. Most of the brands are things I have never heard of.
The entire trip I was just thinking they have to be close to shutting down.
Well I’ll grab some essentials on the liquidation sale.
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#63As others have said, it's sad to see them go. What I'm more sad at is that it feels like the end of an era for the valley and the spirit the made it great. Still, it's time has passed, and I won't actually miss it, I'll miss what it stood for.
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#64I went there about 2 years ago. It was a graveyard. I just wanted a USB extension cable, and they only had one, and active extension cable that must have been languishing on the shelf for 10 years. What I don't understand is how best buy has survived and Frys (I think a much better store) did not survive.
Because Best Buy realized they were going to be killed by Amazon and adapted, adding things like price match and more vendor support stuff (like the Samsung store within store thing). If you didn’t and didn’t sell staples (like groceries, where it’s difficult for Amazon to compete), it’s been a rough go of it for big box retailers.
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#65You could buy practically anything at Fry's! I wonder if they'll have a going-out-of-business sale and sell off all those old dusty Miner 49er and donkey mannequins.
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#66Frys was always fun to go to... but I can’t believe one of the first popular joke websites on the web not linked, only to be found in web archive... the frys employment application https://web.archive.org/web/20200130175501/http://homepage.s...
Heck I think I first saw this in a newsgroup even, but memories are fuzzy
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#67I’m not surprised, but this makes me feel incredibly sad. I built my first PC using parts from there. I’m going to miss it. But once Fry’s pivoted to be a consignment store that was mostly empty and selling pallets of bottled water and perfume, it was obvious the business was about to die. Curiously, Microcenter has managed to live on and seems fairly robust. I can’t help but think Fry’s tried to sell too many differ…
Central Computer is still kicking around -for now. This is all changing. It's not the same. You used to have a bunch of grey market PC parts distributors all over the east bay (uProcessor, add on Cards, RAM, HDD, etc) that used to sell to beige box PC makers (and individuals) but they went the way of the dodo too (ASI is legit distributor now). Also, remember WeirdStuff? Gone too. It's a mature industry and the biz h…
I give all my technology spending to Central Computer since discovering them. Order online, pick up same day. It's great.
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#68That's sad. When I tried to build my own wifi antenna (mid 2000s), I discovered that Radio Shack wasn't really a Radio Shack any more and that Fry's was the real electronics store. I don't even know where one would go to browse for electronic components anymore, especially if you're a newbie and don't know what's out there.
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#69I remember going to Fry's for the first time in the late 90s. Having grown up on the East Coast, I had only heard about this magical place where you could buy pretty much anything computer-related. It was truly an experience, especially when compared with from CompUSA and Best Buy. When I moved to the Bay Area, I did enjoy going to Fry's and walking around ogling the hardware. Over time, I switched pretty much to buy…
In the Bay Area do people often bring dogs into retail stores?
Yes, even to food establishments, unfortunately.
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#70Fry's was great in its heyday. They had so much stuff! Well, somewhat great anyway. Sometimes you would get a box that looked brand new - without one of their "discount" stickers that gave you at best 5% off on a returned item. I bought a modem that had the previous buyer's dirty old phone cord in the box. I would sometimes stop in at a Fry's just to walk around and see if there was anything new and interesting. I'd…
whenever i'm at a store with a receipt checker I -out of sight of the checker- always take everything out of the bag and throw the bag itself away and pocket the receipt so i'm just carrying an armful of stuff, and then when I actually get to the receipt checker I just bolt and run right past them, trying to look as suspicious as possible.