The kitschy history of the Bay Area's themed Fry's Electronics

Posted by MilnerRoute on Monday January 04, 2021 @02:16PM
from the sfgate.com dept.

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Remembering-the-Disney-World-of-electronic-stores-15837042.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight

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Re:The kitschy history of the Bay Area's themed Fry's Electr... by cac1 on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:31PM (#25639749)

One of the funniest things I ever saw was the SV Fry's Store back in the early days. It sold 3 things: electronics, junk food, and makeup. Its makeup section was huge. One can imagine its geeky owners desperate for a chance to meet attractive young women hoping to draw them into the store.

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Re:The kitschy history of the Bay Area's themed Fry's Electr... by DrScump on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:59AM (#25643896)

The "early days" didn't have makeup. The first store was a converted Fry's grocery market building off Oakmead, much smaller than a modern supermarket.

The second building, or Kern, was triple the size. The current building on Arques is maybe four times that in area.

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Re:The kitschy history of the Bay Area's themed Fry's Electr... by cac1 on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:49PM (#25651621)

The early days in my post were the 1980s

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Re:The kitschy history of the Bay Area's themed Fry's Electr... by cheaprentalyeti on Monday January 04, 2021 @02:41PM (#25636789)

I wonder how much longer this is going to go on. Is everything going to "go back to normal" only when there are no Fry's stores left to go to?

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