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by logfromblammo 2358 days ago
That location used to be an AutoNation used car megastore, and its only advertising-friendly feature is being visible from I-69.

Since Fishers succumbed to Carmel disease and started putting traffic circles in everywhere, it's even more difficult to get to from the north.

I'd say they spent too little on real estate, and tried to repurpose a bad building in a bad location. They would have done better in the old shuttered Marsh supermarket on 96th St., if it had closed up shop before they moved in to Indy. Actually, they could probably move right now, for all the shelf-stock they're likely to still have on hand. The old building should just be razed and replaced with class-B office park offices. It has never had enough casual traffic to be good retail.
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macintux 2358 days ago
Are you aware of any real alternatives for electronics hardware in the Indy area? With RadioShack dead and Fry's dying, I honestly have no idea where to go.
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logfromblammo 2358 days ago
If you absolutely need it ASAP, drive the 3 hours to Riverfront Plaza in Chicago.

Otherwise, plan ahead and use online retailers.

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macintux 2358 days ago
It’s more the browsing factor. I typically don’t know what I need, and it’s much easier to get a feel for my options when I can see the variety up close.
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logfromblammo 2358 days ago
As I don't live in Indy or Chicago any more, I don't have any good solutions for you. I-65 isn't that bad a drive, and the windmills give you a nice eco-green feeling, even if the rest areas aren't so great.

The Greek Islands restaurant used to regularly drive a van to Chicago and back, because Kronos wouldn't ship their beef-lamb doner kebab cones for vertical gyro rotisseries all the way to Indy, so they were about the only place in town you could get a real gyro. I guess it's about the same for electronics.

You could maybe ask around the IUPUI or Purdue electronics engineering professors, or the robotic therapy/prosthetics lab at the IU hospital.

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lotsofpulp 2358 days ago
> and the windmills give you a nice eco-green feeling,

Lol, driving 6 hours to browse a store and getting an eco-green feeling.

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logfromblammo 2355 days ago
Was the hyperbole not hyperbolic enough? I-65 from Indy to Chicago is as boring as an electric auger with no off switch.
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