Comments on: The Soul of Radio Shack Was Flavoradio

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:26:57 +0000

I miss the Radio Shack I knew in the 80′s. When stuff worked. And worked well. The battery club was great for a kid with electronic toys. The radio controlled cars were amazing. Somthing changed in the 90′s. Somehow, every single thing I bought with one of their house brands failed to work. Every. Single. Thing. Need a part or battery? Great! Go to “the Shack.” Need a radio, CD player, or other complete product? Best Buy would have a name brand that would work for more than a week.

By: phil macarthur

phil macarthur — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:37:04 +0000

From the date codes on the Flavoradios I have, it appears that the Realistic name was changing to Radio Shack around 1993, then finally to the Optimus name around 1999. Their catalogs show an interesting mix of these three names throughout the 1990′s. I still hit the local ‘Shack’ whenever I need a part right now, so I’m glad they’re around still.

By: phil macarthur

phil macarthur — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:03:34 +0000

The Flavoradio (model 12-166), an am only pocket radio made in Korea for Radio Shack, was the longest running production radio ever built, 15 years (1972 – 1986). It made the cover of the March 2008 Antique Radio Classified.

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By: Will

Will — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:21:20 +0000

There was a time not so long ago when I spent over $1200.oo in a year at Radio Shack and most components were under $2.00
I do not go there at all now.