Fry's Electronics is a memory of our past that is still trying to hold on. Although Fry's Electronics has a large variety of items, those items are highly overpriced. Knowing you can buy the same products online with free shipping are making these stores obsolete.
We needed a camera for my mom for Christmas. We were looking for an inexpensive model since most of them were sold out online. We actually ended up buying one that someone had opened because it was still new with all of it's stickers and it was 8 dollars cheaper. The camera worked and it was $30. There wasn't a huge variety for inexpensive cameras so it was an easy choice.
The one thing this store does carry are old computer parts that are hard to find. My husband loves perusing those sections for projects that he can do at home. Sometimes there are good deals and other times, there are not. I remember buying my first laptop at this store and these days, I'm not even sure if they still carry laptops.
I shopped during one of the busiest weeks of the year and the parking lot was almost vacant. Although it would be nice for this place to keep the memory alive, I'm not sure how much time it has left.