It's an unfortunate BIG LOSS to decades of Electronics that Tandy/Radio Shack and Dick Smith have folded, but for a while/long time they were selling overpriced blister packaged crap,
smartassphones, iDiotPads, TVs etc etc and other stuff that was not exactly 'electronics hobbyist' addictive,
to make you wanna go back and get PARTS, a roll of solder, fuses, buy a new meter, lay-by an oscilloscope or sig gen, buy another kit, another book on circuits blah blah and
(EEVblog members please enter your poison/s here)
Not to mention techs, electricians and other professionals popping in to get bits as well to finish a job or on the weekend etc
They were also employing electronics challenged Red Bull addicted phone and gamer trash,
'staff' that were ZERO assistants/assistance, two legged clueless shelf stock labour puppies,
job interview winning organic mannequins to make the store look the business
Let's hope Jaycar don't make the same blunder by going the full consumerism crap route,
I'm not holding my breath