I stumbled upon some Radio Shack surplus at a local Cummins Tools. It would seem that RS is closing a bunch of their stores and seriously reducing their brick and mortar component business.
I got all kinds of stuff for a buck each. Several 75 foot spools of 18, 20, and 22 guage stranded wire, little round push buttons, barrier strips, tools, bateries, light bulbs, A/V cords, all kinds of crap. Just about everything that ought to be on a wall in the back of a RS was in 4 shopping carts out in the middle of the floor.
RS is closing stores all over the USA if there are a few in your town, there is probably a place selling their surplus cheap near you.