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Goodbye Fry's - You'll be missed

ralphjy

I just saw the sad news that electronics retailer Fry's Electronics is going out of business after 36 years: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/24/frys-electronics-has-gone-out-business-after-36-years/4572429001/

 

Fry's is is probably only well known on the West Coast although they had an online presence.  They started in Sunnyvale, CA and I used to go to the stores in Southern California when I lived down there and then continued to shop in the Wilsonville store when I moved to Oregon.  I mostly frequented the store at Burbank Airport in SoCal shown below and also spent a lot of time in the San Jose store in the Bay area because I was always traveling between those locations for work.

 

Fry's was well known for their amazing electronics inventory - everything that a hobbyist could want.  And every store had a theme - like the spaceship at Burbank.  I haven't been to the Wilsonville store for over a year because of the pandemic, but I've ordered stuff from them online.  I guess I won't have the chance to visit them again.  I will definitely miss them.....  Another victim of the pandemic image.

 

 

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  • I was at the one in Seattle about a year and a half ago and the shelves were nearly bare in many areas.  It was clear that they were cutting back on what they kept in stock.  A shame...

  • in reply to fmilburn

    I don't recall inventory issues pre-pandemic in the Wilsonville store, but I'll admit to being interested in only a small corner of the store.  I didn't shop much for toys, games, home appliances, or home electronics - although I could never pass up a good deal image.  And I don't recall ever buying candy in the checkout line...  But, I did buy a lot of hard drives, memory, SD cards and misc computer and electronics items.  They used to have a great assortment of wire, connectors, and components, so I'll miss the convenience of being able to get stuff immediately.  With the pandemic I haven't been able to do that anyway, but I don't think that local electronic parts stores are coming back anytime soon.

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  • in reply to fmilburn

    I don't recall inventory issues pre-pandemic in the Wilsonville store, but I'll admit to being interested in only a small corner of the store.  I didn't shop much for toys, games, home appliances, or home electronics - although I could never pass up a good deal image.  And I don't recall ever buying candy in the checkout line...  But, I did buy a lot of hard drives, memory, SD cards and misc computer and electronics items.  They used to have a great assortment of wire, connectors, and components, so I'll miss the convenience of being able to get stuff immediately.  With the pandemic I haven't been able to do that anyway, but I don't think that local electronic parts stores are coming back anytime soon.

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