Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business, close all of its stores

Re:Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business, cl... by H1Supreme on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:24AM (#43173904)

> I went from being able to purchase just the resistor I needed to a $15 pack of 1,000 resistors I'll never use

The last time I bought resistors from Radio Shack, which was well over a decade ago, they were $1 a piece. A piece! While I get your sentiment, you can buy resistors in packs of 100 for roughly the same price you used to get 5 for.

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Re:Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business, cl... by ryandrake on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:30AM (#43173987)

But what if you don't need 100 resistors? If I want an oddball resistor size, it may be for just one project/experiment. Now I have to store the remaining 99 somewhere or throw them away. I'd rather pay $1 for one resistor than $15 for 100.

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Re:Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business, cl... by Blackthorn on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:47AM (#43174251)

Best bet for an electronic anything right now is Tayda. They sell in hobbyist sizes. You'll still need to buy 10 resistors, but that's kind of reasonable.

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