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The Great Radio Shack Ship! All Aboard!!! NOW WITH INITIAL LOCATIONS!

Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
edited 2012-02-16 14:30 in General Discussion
:D Pictures! Videos! Entertainment for one and all! :D

Of course we're excited! But not just because we're shipping a pot-load of *cool stuff* to Radio Shack. We're also excited that Radio Shack is making a real effort to get back into the DIY market! That means that, in reality, we’re shipping a pot-load of *cool stuff* to an access point for a whole new generation of DIYers.

Hopefully RS's move will help jump-start the current generation into thinking beyond the keyboard or touch screen. Rather than just being a generation of "users", they can experience the coolness of being "makers" too.

Yes, this thread is a Happy Celebration! We thought you might like to join in too :)

-Matt
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  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-07 14:41
    Much of the Crew had already gone (because they're exhausted!), by the time we shot this...
    It's a little jittery, but you'll get the idea :)

    "What are shipping?"..."Stuff"
    "How much Stuff?" "..."Over 40,000 Stuffs"

    -Matt
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-07 14:46
    This is only part of what went out today...

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    -Matt
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  • doggiedocdoggiedoc Posts: 2,245
    edited 2011-10-07 14:50
    Very nice Matt. Thanks for sharing!
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-07 15:13
    Boring, yet epic in its own way...

    The RS pallets are loaded into the truck by David.

    Coincidentally, the FedX truck that's pulling away at the beginning is carrying the first batch of about twenty Full-blown, production quality - Eddie's as well - destined for points all over N.America...!
    -Matt
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-10-07 16:10
    Have a great weekend, guys! You've earned it!

    -Phil
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2011-10-07 16:25
    Congratulations! After the desert of the 90's it is really wonderful to see suppliers stepping up for DIYers and enough people taking an interest in DIY to keep them in business. Of course Parallax was holding the candle almost single-handedly for some of that time.
  • JeffaJeffa Posts: 80
    edited 2011-10-07 16:34
    Cool stuff.

    I was in Fry's a week or two ago and noticed a bunch of the shrink wraped Parallax stuff there.
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2011-10-07 16:49
    Congratulations to everyone for getting it out.
    --Steve
  • MSDTechMSDTech Posts: 342
    edited 2011-10-07 17:09
    Just hope my local cell phone shop er Radio Shack caries some of this.
  • tim1986tim1986 Posts: 41
    edited 2011-10-07 17:56
    This is Awesome! I'm sure the prices will be higher, but if I need a Parallax part fast, I can get them fast!

    Do you guys have a list of which radio shack stores are getting this stuff?
    Thanks,
    -Tim
  • RetrobitsRetrobits Posts: 46
    edited 2011-10-07 18:22
    Awesome! My Radio Shack in town said they were expecting to get some of these items in stock soon. This is really good news, and hopefully will ignite the imagination for the next generation of DIY'ers.

    Thanks Parallax!
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-07 19:21
    I was in Fry's a week or two ago and noticed a bunch of the shrink wraped Parallax stuff there

    Word on the street is that it may be increasing soon too!
    -Matt
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-07 19:23
    Do you guys have a list of which radio shack stores are getting this stuff?

    Nope, we don't. In fact, RS_Jim doesn't even know, and he works in one of the stores. I think it's probably up to corporate as to where the initial deployments will be.

    -Matt
  • tim1986tim1986 Posts: 41
    edited 2011-10-07 19:40
    Ok, Thank you Matt. I hope the one near me gets Parallax products.
  • bomberbomber Posts: 297
    edited 2011-10-09 18:45
    In the first video, to the far right, is that a pegboard shelf that I see labeled 'Parallax'? and is that for the RS stores? BTW, I talked to my local RS's manager, he said that they were expecting a "major shipment" and would be "doing some reorganizing later this month". I think that Parallax parts may be in RS by the end of October!
  • TubularTubular Posts: 4,705
    edited 2011-10-09 19:10
    I sure hope that truck makes it to its destination. I can just imagine the headlines now...

    "DIYers wielding hot soldering irons hijack truck, get away with 40,000 stuffs."
  • Clive WakehamClive Wakeham Posts: 152
    edited 2011-10-09 19:32
    Well in Australia we don't have Radio Shack....

    We used to have Tandy Electronics, which got taken over by Dick Smith Electronics, which is part of a large supermarket chain. Now Dick Smith only sell consumer electronics, no hobbyist type stuff.....

    At least we have wholesalers....
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-10 08:21
    a pegboard shelf that I see labeled 'Parallax'? and is that for the RS stores? BTW, I talked to my local RS's manager, he said that they were expecting a "major shipment" and would be "doing some reorganizing later this month".

    Hey Bomber!
    Peg board was part of our Maker Faire Booth in NY.

    Hopefully your RS will be one of the early "lucky ones"!

    -Matt
  • icepuckicepuck Posts: 466
    edited 2011-10-10 17:09
    Sounds like you need to trade off that old Crown SC for one of the new AC forklifts.
    http://www.crown.com/usa/products/usa_electric_forklift/sit_down_counterbalance/index.html
    -dan
  • bsnutbsnut Posts: 521
    edited 2011-10-10 23:39
    Thanks for getting it all out to all of us.
  • shimniokshimniok Posts: 177
    edited 2011-10-10 23:55
    Awesome news, can't wait to find out what the stuffs are, exactly. :) I've been going to RS for DIY electronics for a long time now.
  • WBA ConsultingWBA Consulting Posts: 2,934
    edited 2011-10-11 09:38
    icepuck: Good idea, but I think that Parallax should go after an Airtrax Sidewinder...:cool:

    Glad to see all those "stuffs" getting shipped! I am still working on my project that uses 4 of the Parallax items that will be at Radio Shack. I will be starting a project thread this week
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-11 15:41
    I will be starting a project thread this week
    WBA Con -
    We've all heard this before. We'll believe it when we see it :tongue:
    -Matt
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-11 15:53
    Awesome news, can't wait to find out what the stuffs are, exactly.

    Hi shimniok - Welcome to the Forums :smile:

    To start with:

    Serial LCD - Backlit
    GPS Module
    XBee Starter Pack
    Altimeter Module (MS5611-01BA03)
    Propeller QuickStart Board
    BASIC Stamp 2 Board
    PIR Sensor
    Ping))) Sensor
    5-Position Switch
    Standard Servo
    Joystick
    3-Axis Gyroscope Module (L3G4200D)
    3-Axis Compass Module (HMC5883L)
    I've been going to RS for DIY electronics for a long time now.
    The first year was 1976 for me...golly dang...I'm old...Noooooooo!
    -Matt
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-10-11 16:35
    Matt,

    Don't feel bad. I bought stuff from their mail-order catalog before they were bought out by Tandy.

    -Phil
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2011-10-11 16:48
    Matt,

    The starting line-up looks good, but the question is...

    Are we going to have to wait for the Radio Shack roll out before we can order any of these items?

    Will they hit the Parallax store at the same time?

    I would like to get a new Gyro, Altimeter, and Compass module to put something together to show the RS people at my store.

    All the other items I already have.


    I know Andrew has an "in" and will be getting these items before the rest of us. :)

    Jim

    Matt Gilliland wrote: »
    Hi shimniok - Welcome to the Forums :smile:

    To start with:

    Serial LCD - Backlit
    GPS Module
    XBee Starter Pack
    Altimeter Module (MS5611-01BA03)
    Propeller QuickStart Board
    BASIC Stamp 2 Board
    PIR Sensor
    Ping))) Sensor
    5-Position Switch
    Standard Servo
    Joystick
    3-Axis Gyroscope Module (L3G4200D)
    3-Axis Compass Module (HMC5883L)


    The first year was 1976 for me...golly dang...I'm old...Noooooooo!
    -Matt
  • frank freedmanfrank freedman Posts: 1,983
    edited 2011-10-11 18:38
    Matt Gilliland wrote: »
    Hi shimniok - Welcome to the Forums :smile:

    To start with:

    Serial LCD - Backlit
    GPS Module
    XBee Starter Pack
    Altimeter Module (MS5611-01BA03)
    Propeller QuickStart Board
    BASIC Stamp 2 Board
    PIR Sensor
    Ping))) Sensor
    5-Position Switch
    Standard Servo
    Joystick
    3-Axis Gyroscope Module (L3G4200D)
    3-Axis Compass Module (HMC5883L)


    The first year was 1976 for me...golly dang...I'm old...Noooooooo!
    -Matt

    Old? If you remember the P-box kits then you may qualify for AARP.......

    Frank
  • shimniokshimniok Posts: 177
    edited 2011-10-11 22:35
    Wow, nice set of gear... several things that could come in handy for my current project, in fact.

    I was pleased to see Forest Mims III books reprinted and available in the RS -- I stopped in today in hopes of seeing some of the stuffs. :)

    '76 ... yeah a bit before I started :) My first visits were in the mid 80's.
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-12 11:27
    Lest you think we've cooled our jets...

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    Going out today - more Radio Shack Pallets :cool:


    -Matt
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  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2011-10-12 11:45
    Why do I picture these pallets arriving at RS to a scene like the end of "Raiders of The Lost Ark"? ....lost amid a sea of cell phones and consumer electronics.......

    I'm thinking my Radio Shack experiences go back to '71/72 with a well used free battery card. Of course, being that old, I can't recall clearly!
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