[HN Gopher] Long live American Science and Surplus (which needs ...
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       Long live American Science and Surplus (which needs your help)
        
       Author : thinkalone
       Score  : 49 points
       Date   : 2025-05-28 20:47 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (milwaukeerecord.com)
        
       | RajT88 wrote:
       | I used to know the lady who managed the one in IL.
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       | Truly an awesome store. Filled with very eccentric shoppers.
        
         | pfdietz wrote:
         | There were at least two in Illinois.
        
       | rnicholus wrote:
       | Sorry, can't get past the ad at the top of the blog for that god-
       | awful ambulance chaser that has infected the entire state of
       | Wisconsin.
        
         | drivingmenuts wrote:
         | I got the spin and win ad, which I was able to dismiss, which
         | is a first. Normally that thing just refuses to go away
         | somebody must be slipping at the ad company.
        
       | beatboxrevival wrote:
       | Loved the store, and the mailer as a kid. Really inspired me to
       | build things. Really wish more stores like it still existed.
       | Anytime I'm back in MKE, it's one of my first stops.
        
       | bittercynic wrote:
       | Anyone know a way to find stores in other areas with this kind of
       | spirit? Weird Stuff in Sunnyvale used to feel a bit like this to
       | me.
        
         | seany wrote:
         | Halted was similar, but they're also gone :/
        
           | bittercynic wrote:
           | Oh, damn, I didn't realize they were gone. I used to like
           | shopping there, but they started to seem less fun as time
           | went on, and the last couple of times I went it seemed to
           | have lost those positive/creative vibes.
        
         | mindcrime wrote:
         | It's not exactly the same, but for folks in the Triangle
         | (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) area of NC, there is The Scrap
         | Exchange[1].
         | 
         | [1]: https://www.scrapexchange.org/
        
       | daemonologist wrote:
       | Easily the best store I've ever been to. Unfortunately the
       | nearest one is ~an hour drive, so I only visit once every couple
       | of years, but it's always a good afternoon.
        
       | onetimeusename wrote:
       | I went to one to help me with an idea for a 7th grade science
       | fair when I was a child and the staff helped me figure out which
       | items I needed, which included a bunch of electronics parts and
       | motors I had no idea what I was doing with. They patiently and
       | very enthusiastically explained to me how they worked, how to
       | safely use them, and gave me encouragement on my ideas for the
       | project. They thought it was a cool idea. I was really blown
       | away. I went on to win that science fair but honestly could not
       | have done it without their help.
       | 
       | I still go back once in a while and love to look at the strange
       | electronics parts they somehow acquired. I definitely love that
       | someone decided to try to collect and sell these things.
        
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