The coin cells are insanely priced. I get five of them on a card from the dollar store for a dollar or $1.50, I forget which. Then I walk into Radio Shaft and I see them for something like $4 apiece! I hardly ever go into Radio Shack any more. About the only thing I buy there are battery holders, but now that I use two magnets to hold the wires to the batteries, I don’t need battery holders very often. Except the last package of AA cells I got from Harbor Freight had non-magnetic contacts (brass?), so I had no choice. A year or two ago I ordered a dozen single AA cell holders online and I’ve used most of them, so maybe I’ll have to go back to Radio Shaft again soon.
Several years ago I went into a Radio Shack and took a few items to the checkout counter, and stood behind some other guy who had a few items in his hand. After about ten minutes, we were still watching the salesdroids on the phone, trying to register customers’ cell phones. Blah-blah-blah… The guy in front of me just lost his patience, gave up and threw all the items on the counter and walked out. I walked back to the shelf and put the items back, and walked out. I have only been to that store maybe once or twice, and only if I couldn’t get what I needed at another store, preferably not Radio Shaft.
We consumers have to vote with our feet, and that’s what I’ve done with Radio Shaft.