[ozzyoli]

I’m having a really hard time tinkering away at my beginner electronics project in San Francisco because I keep sitting down to do it and then realise I need a new component and then having to stop, place an order on adafruit and then wait a week for it to arrive.

Online stores aren’t great when you are just in need of a $1 component. ideally you’d be able to just nip to a real store and quickly get what you need

[bitwize]

There's a solution for that. Move to Shenzhen. Anywhere else and you're mostly SOL.

[mesh]

Might want to check out Jameco on the Peninsula: https://www.jameco.com

Not a walk in store, but you can order online and pickup.