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Sale at the 'Shack

ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
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Went by my local 'Shack this morning and found a few items on sale.
Got 5 high speed servos for $7.97 ea, 3 LED Party Packs at $2.97 ea and a Tilt Sensor for $6.74. (All they had of each one!!!)

I don't have plans for the items, but I couldn't pass up the prices. :-)

Amanda - Looking around for the thinking cap.

Comments

  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    Planning and purchasing are two random events in my world that just happen to follow in some logical sequence in rare instances.

    Good finds, I'm sure they will find a project.
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2015-09-01 18:15
    ajward wrote: »
    Went by my local 'Shack this morning and found a few items on sale.
    Got 5 high speed servos for $7.97 ea,

    Were they the new Parallax continuous rotation servos? I didn't know the new ones when out to RadioShack. May be a part number so we can confirm?

  • John AbshierJohn Abshier Posts: 1,116
    I used to buy things from my local Radio shack. Now the closest is 30 miles one way. Digikey and Mouser were the winners in the Radio Shack bankruptcy.

    John Abshier
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    @ Publison... Part number looks to be 900-00025.
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    ajward wrote: »
    @ Publison... Part number looks to be 900-00025.

    That's the real deal! Nine bucks off, time for a road trip...
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Many months ago I found 3 std Parallax servos at a Shack fire sale for 97 cents each.

    I miss those days!
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    Yesterday, I noticed the local 'Shack had the 2-axis joysticks on sale for $3.97. Not a great savings, but if you need a few, why not save a few bucks.

    @
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2015-09-18 18:45
    I am getting that 'Ground Hog Day' feeling again.

    please, please... sink all Radio Shack threads.
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2015-09-18 19:42
    Loopy, This thread is not about Radio Shack, but about the deals that can still be found at Radio Shack.

    Sorry you do not have one locally.
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,392
    erco wrote: »
    Many months ago I found 3 std Parallax servos at a Shack fire sale for 97 cents each.

    I miss those days!

    And this company owes us $75,000. In bankruptcy protection they can sell all of their Parallax inventory for whatever they want instead of returning it to us.

    Ken Gracey

  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,451
    I wonder how much they owe Seed Studio. I think I paid $15 for the touchscreen LCD Arduino shield which I used to do the C vs Spin demo, and I still have a GSM shield I got for $10 which I don't even have a SIM card for and don't know if I'll ever bother to use. At least it gave me an excuse to buy a Prop ASC from Parallax...
  • Buck RogersBuck Rogers Posts: 2,185
    Ken Gracey wrote: »
    erco wrote: »
    Many months ago I found 3 std Parallax servos at a Shack fire sale for 97 cents each.

    I miss those days!

    And this company owes us $75,000. In bankruptcy protection they can sell all of their Parallax inventory for whatever they want instead of returning it to us.

    Ken Gracey

    Hello!
    I can imagine.
    Every time I walk inside one to buy something, the urge is to complain about them avoiding Parallax is great. I don't give in.

    Eventually they will realize their mistakes. Soon I hope.
  • SeairthSeairth Posts: 2,474
    Ken Gracey wrote: »
    And this company owes us $75,000. In bankruptcy protection they can sell all of their Parallax inventory for whatever they want instead of returning it to us.

    Putting a positive spin on this, hopefully it means that some of that inventory went on sale and ended up in the hands of someone who didn't know much about Parallax before. Maybe you'll get some new fans/customers as a result. Or maybe a teacher (or two) will have scooped up all he/she was able to find and is using that inventory to teach.
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