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From: N_Cook on 9 Jun 2010 04:13
I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more
GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone.
Budgie / Kaytronic Southampton is still there but other than what is in the
window I don't know what he has, I don't think he does either.
Anyone know of any shops or even regular market stalls anywhere in the UK
still (my interest got started with a regular market pitch with electornic
surplus when a little kid). Hamfest/Radio rally sites once a year , around
the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days


From: Martin Thompson on 9 Jun 2010 08:11
"N_Cook" <diverse(a)tcp.co.uk> writes:

> I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
> more

Is Bardwells in Sheffield any use?

http://www.bardwells.co.uk/aboutus.asp

Cheers,
Martin
From: N_Cook on 9 Jun 2010 09:43
Martin Thompson <martin.j.thompson(a)trw.com> wrote in message
news:ufx0w76ei.fsf(a)trw.com...
> "N_Cook" <diverse(a)tcp.co.uk> writes:
>
> > I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
> > more
>
> Is Bardwells in Sheffield any use?
>
> http://www.bardwells.co.uk/aboutus.asp
>
> Cheers,
> Martin

Is it internet/post only?
I'm just trying to discover if there is any shop-type outlets anywhere in
the UK

Bull is still going, Brighton way
http://www.bullnet.co.uk/shops/test/Default.htm
but no shop.
Was it them or another outlet , a shop, somewhere between Hove and Portland
, Sussex ?

Remembered another one local to me gone Afflecks , Shirley Southampton


From: David Nebenzahl on 9 Jun 2010 13:52
On 6/9/2010 1:13 AM N_Cook spake thus:

> I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
> more
> GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
> Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
> continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone.

Same exact thing has happened here in the San Francisco Bay Area, which
should be surprising, given that this area includes Silicon Valley. I've
seen dozens of electronics/surplus stores vanish. Haltek & Halted: gone.
Weird Stuff: still there, but a faint shadow of its former greatness.
I'm sure other folks here can name many others that are RIP.

In many places the only electronics to be obtained are at [cough] Radio
Shack ...


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From: DaveC on 9 Jun 2010 14:41
> Same exact thing has happened here in the San Francisco Bay Area, which
> should be surprising, given that this area includes Silicon Valley. I've
> seen dozens of electronics/surplus stores vanish. Haltek & Halted: gone.
> Weird Stuff: still there, but a faint shadow of its former greatness.
> I'm sure other folks here can name many others that are RIP.

Halted (HSC) Electronics, alive and well in Santa Clara and Rohnert Park:

<http://www.halted.com/>

Anchor Electronics in Santa Clara, not far from Halted:

<http://www.anchor-electronics.com/>

Jameco is a mailorder supplier in Belmont, just off of 101, that has a
will-call counter where you can pick up and/or place orders:

<http://www.jameco.com/>

Fry's, who are responsible for the closure of many of those small electronics
suppliers, isn't worth mentioning. Other than when I do visit, the one thing
I want is out of stock. They have no intelligent stocking procedure: both
high-demand and low-demand items are equally stocked. Guess which shelf space
is always empty? Brain-dead management.

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