I remember when I was growing up thinking how cool the electronics at Eckerd's the drug store were. We lived out in the country and it was 30 minutes to drive into town to go shopping at the mall or at the bigger stores.
There was a grocery store about a 10-minute drive from the house. Across from the grocery store there was a forest hardware store. And of course a liquor store. And then an Eckerd's drugstore. When my parents took me to Eckerd's I always wanted to look at the toys but when we were standing in line waiting to pay for the items that they were buying I would always look on the back wall behind the cash registers.
I would see the cool transistor radios and the cameras and little gadgets that were way too expensive for me. I do remember when I needed a radio I wanted to go buy it at Eckerd's. My reach grew once I started driving so I left that behind.
For a long time Best Buy and Circuit City were the top-notch places for me to go. Then online shopping came and a New Egg was the bomb. Now Amazon is the place that I go for almost all my technology buys.
I wade through all the Chinese knock-offs and cheapo sets that lure me in often but not every time. But I enjoy shopping for technology and I enjoy using technology. It's a lot of fun!
