AMA_BURRITO

When I was growing up the Radio Shack near my house had an entire room full of drawers w/ electronics components. Every capacitor, breadboard, transformer, diode, solder, motor, solenoid, what have you was for sale. My buddies and I would go there and buy up all that shit for DIY kits and stuff we read about online. They always had a few guys there who knew their shit, too.

Now you're lucky to find a store with even one drawer of components and an employee who knows the difference between current and voltage... Sigh...

I'm not even that old this was in like 2003.

Are the warranties sold by retailers any different than extended manufacturer warranties? I always buy the extended manufacturer's warranty and it's saved my ass on many occasions.