---
title: "Fare Thee Well RadioShack, Makers of Fine Electronics and Sweet Commercials - Get a Free Network Security Consultation in South Florida"
description: "Radio Shack, a staple for all technology junkies over the years, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. We give tribute to a store near and dear to our heart."
url: "https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/fare-thee-well-radioshack-makers-of-fine-electronics-and-sweet-commercials"
date: "2026-06-20T01:55:40+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---
## Get a Free Network Security Consultation in South Florida
Get a free network security consultation today from L7 Solutions. We are your partner for managed services & IT support in South Florida and beyond. Call today.
[ Categories ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/categories "Categories")
[ Tags ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tags "Tags")
[ Categories: All Categories ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories")
Search...Suggested keywords
[ x ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);)
# Fare Thee Well RadioShack, Makers of Fine Electronics and Sweet Commercials
[Miscellaneous](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/categories/miscellaneous)
[LSeven Solutions Admin](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
Monday, 02 March 2015
[ 0 Comments ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/fare-thee-well-radioshack-makers-of-fine-electronics-and-sweet-commercials#comments)
[](https://www.l7solutions.com/images/easyblog_shared/March_2015/3-2-15/radio_shack_bankruptcy_400.jpg "radio_shack_bankruptcy_400.jpg")Last February RadioShack declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to sell between 1,500 and 2,400 of its stores. IT techie’s around the country are mourning the loss. It almost feels like losing a friend that’s always been there for you. We need closure, so let’s all gather around the store’s silicone grave and say fare thee well to RadioShack.
The story of RadioShack dates back almost a full one hundred years when it was founded in 1921 by two brothers, Theodore and Milton Deutschmann. The store dealt primarily with amateur and ham radio equipment, thus the “Radio” part of the company’s name. The “Shack” half of the name originated from the small, wooden structure that housed radio equipment for boats, which made sense because their primary customers were shipowners off the Boston port that needed radio equipment for communication.
The rest of RadioShack’s story is well documented as RadioShack expanded into selling virtually every piece of consumer technology under the sun, like cameras, televisions, computers, cell phones, sweet remote control cars, and oh so much more. RadioShack’s stock prices peaked in 1999 and its number of stores reached 4,297.
There are several factors that contributed to the demise of RadioShack, like the ease of consumers finding specialty items online and poor management, but let’s not focus on the negative right now. Instead, let’s remember the good times. We could ramble on and try to put into words how great RadioShack used to be, or, we could walk together down YouTube memory lane and post some sweet RadioShack commercials. We’ll never forget you, RadioShack!
1976: “The Hottest Thing on Wheels Today”
1978: 20%! 30%! 40%! 50%!
1980s: Joysticks Not Included
1984: “More Than 100 Programs for Fun and Learning”
1987: A Totally Portable Phone for Only $2,495
1989: “Go Where You Want to Go, Call When You Want to Call”
1990: The Affordable and Portable Cellular Telephone
1994: The Best in America, RadioShack
Early 2000s: Terri Hatcher and Howie Long Make a Cute Couple
2005: “You Know How Much I Love Cars!”
2014: Super Bowl Hail Mary Play--Featuring Every 80s Celebrity Ever
2014: Not even the Star Power of Weird Al Could Save RadioShack
Wow. No more RadioShack not only means no more last-minute trips to the mall for that hard-to-find connecter, but it also means that the television world will be missing out on some sweet advertisements. In the meantime, COMPANYNAME is here to pick up the slack and provide your business with the technology you need to succeed.
What are some of your most treasured RadioShack memories? Which one of these featured commercials was your favorite? Do you have a favorite RadioShack commercial that we didn’t post? Let us know in the comments.
[ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);)
Tags:
[Technology](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tags/technology) [Miscellaneous](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tags/miscellaneous) [Retail](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tags/retail)
[ All It Takes is an Instant to Lose Your Data ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/all-it-takes-is-an-instant-to-lose-your-data)
[ The Advantage of Knowing Why a Client is Calling B... ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/the-advantage-of-knowing-why-a-client-is-calling-before-you-answer)
About the author
[  ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
[LSeven Solutions Admin](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
[ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0); "Subscribe to updates from author") [ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
Welcome to LSeven's Blog! Here we will share useful tips and tricks for Computers and Information on Our IT Services!
Author's recent posts
[More posts from author](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
[ Tuesday, 30 June 2026 Stop Managing Metal, Start Managing People: A Guide to Hybrid IT ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/stop-managing-metal-start-managing-people-a-guide-to-hybrid-it)
[ Saturday, 27 June 2026 Free AI is Not Free: Why Public Tools Are a Security Risk ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/free-ai-is-not-free-why-public-tools-are-a-security-risk)
[ Thursday, 25 June 2026 Phishing is Getting Sophisticated: The New Threats Businesses Face ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/phishing-is-getting-sophisticated-the-new-threats-businesses-face)
Comments
No comments made yet. Be the first to submit a comment
**** Already Registered? [Login Here](https://www.l7solutions.com/component/users/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubDdzb2x1dGlvbnMuY29tL2Jsb2cvZmFyZS10aGVlLXdlbGwtcmFkaW9zaGFjay1tYWtlcnMtb2YtZmluZS1lbGVjdHJvbmljcy1hbmQtc3dlZXQtY29tbWVyY2lhbHM=&Itemid=101)
Saturday, 20 June 2026
Subscribe to the blog (Please fill in your email address to subscribe to updates from this post.)
**Captcha Image**
## Schema
```json
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://www.l7solutions.com"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "Blog",
"item": "https://www.l7solutions.com/blog"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 3,
"name": "LSeven Solutions Admin",
"item": "https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 4,
"name": "Fare Thee Well RadioShack, Makers of Fine Electronics and Sweet Commercials",
"item": "https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/fare-thee-well-radioshack-makers-of-fine-electronics-and-sweet-commercials"
}
]
}
```