[seanp2k2]

If you're in the Bay Area, halted.com has a store in Santa Clara that totally blew my mind. Dozens of aisles of electronics components, including racks of reels of surface-mount stuff. They also have stuff like used oscilloscopes, industrial robotics controllers, etc.

[CamperBob2]

If you're in the Bay Area, you never needed Radio Shack to begin with. Their market is (was) the rest of us, here in flyover territory.

[VonGuard]

Yeah, not everyone has access to Fry's or Weird Stuff, sadly.

[wl]

And even Frys has been getting worse and worse. Fortunately, Jameco is still local, even if it is a bit of a drive.

[sschueller]

In Massachusetts there is: http://www.youdoitelectronics.com/

[ihnorton]

Microcenter in Cambridge has expanded their space for DIY recently, and is decent now for hobby-level stuff. They have a very large selection of various kits, RPi and Arduino shields, sensors, and some tools.

They don't have very much single-component selection -- although, to be honest, YDI Electronics selection is kind of limited too (understandably because, well, internet).

[kenrikm]

Try HSC Electronic Supply.. down in San Jose That'll really blow your mind.

Edit: I just clicked the link and realized that is the same place lol, yeah it is awesome.

[linker3000]

I live in the UK but my company's head office is in San Jose and I should be visiting in the near future so I'll have to pop in!

[larrys]

I have no need for any of that yet I could walk around a store like that for hours and hours.