RadioShack died this year but its icy hand still holds the social security numbers of millions of customers—information they promised to keep to themselves. Noble! And bullshit!
RadioShack—the long-troubled hobbyist-turned-battery store you probably didn't know was still in business—officially went the way of the Blockbuster on Thursday, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It was 94.
Two things you remember from the '80s that now look completely different, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Radio Shack, have joined forces to sell you batteries. The only way you can tell we haven't stumbled through a wormhole to 25 years ago is that they're also trying to sell you flying drones.
Radio Shack, also known as "The Shack" or "The King of Replacement Parts for Electronic Items that No Longer Exist," is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Can the good old "We Sell Modern Products Now—We Swear!" find itself a reason to exist?
A RadioShack employee was arrested late last week and charged with assault after he reportedly punch a customer in the face for being sarcastic.
Remember those giant—and, at the time, revolutionary—cell phones from the early '90s that weighed about 20 lbs. and made you embarrassed to be seen anywhere with your father? If so, this commercial will make you feel all ~nostalgic~.
In an effort to promote different sorts of jokes about its uselessness, Radio Shack is rebranding as "The Shack." Don't tell that to the guy being paid to promote the new name.
Sometimes it really does make sense for a famous brand to change its name. It happened to Uncle Adolf's Old-Tyme KKKandy, and now it's happening to Radio Shack. Too bad the new name is even worse.
In a bid to fill its drab stores with candy-stained youths, RadioShack is stocking its shelves with videogames this holiday season. Select stores will carry holiday blockbuster titles and foist accessories and cables upon unwary consumers. [Joystiq]
