Metro Electronics

Damn… I’m super sad this placed closed down. They were totally necessary, and helpful.
I can’t believe they didn’t sell the business…
Or have the employees take it over.
Cooperative model

Metro, you and your team are sorely missed

I was saddened to recently discover that my favorite homegrown electronics store is soon going out of business. I’ve bought countless electronic do-​dads here over the years, from wiring to tools to the most obscure adaptors and connections. Throughout it all, I’ve taken comfort in their staff’s older, honrey, no-​bullshit service. It’s the kind of experience you’ll never get from the high school kid at Best Buy.
This review is time specific because from now until they close they are having a 50% off sale on all inventory. This may be the age of the Apple Iphone update, but we still need cables, tools and adaptors for the rest of our lives.
As a recent new homeowner, I’ve grown to appreciate them even more. Everything an amateur repairman needs under one roof. I’ll be sure to make a few final visits. If for no other reason, it will be to honor this dying breed of small business.

Awesome Gem in Sacramento!
Went there today for some items that are hard to find locally. They had it!
Very helpful and knowledgable .
They open early as well!
Great place when you need it now.

My turntable is 35+ years old and wouldn’t turn. After a few minutes on YouTube I figured out the problem and called Metro who put aside the exact belt I needed. Now I’m back in business! Love these guys but bummed I missed Record Store Day.

They have great parts for custom audio cables. They sell the Switchcraft ¼ inch silent plug, so you don’t hear the pop on speakers when you unplug your bass/​guitar.

I went to Radio Shack for a cable I needed. Although they were super helpful there, they didn’t have what I needed and referred me to Metro Electronics. I’d never heard of them before and was delighted that #1 I didn’t have to drive all the way to Fry’s, #2 that Best Buy was out of the question since I refuse to give them business after so many bad experiences. You won’t find TV’s, stereos, computers and such at Metro as this is your basic electronic store, which I think is much needed in order to find employees who know the innards of the electronic world and not just the basics.
They were so extremely helpful at Metro. It was like going back in time when prices were reasonable and I received one on one service without feeling like I’ve interrupted an employee’s day.
I would HIGHLY recommend this gem of a shop. By shopping there I feel like I’m giving a small business a chance to survive the bog box stores while saving myself a headache by dealing with big box employee indifference and ineptitude!

First time here. I have never noticed this place before and it was pretty interesting to see a mom and pop shop for electronics. Depending on the item, some of it’s overpriced and some of the prices are on par with the market. We didn’t get greeted by any of the staff and since they didn’t have any other customers there at the time, I know the staff wasn’t preoccupied, which is why I gave this place three stars. The street parking was plentiful when I was there so parking wasn’t an issue. Not sure if I’ll be going back in the future but it’s good to know if there’s a place to go in town for parts.

I always try to spend as much money as i can at Metro. It is SOO convenient to have an electronic component store in town!
i don’t get some of these reviews, somebody felt condescended? well apparently you had NO idea what you ‘thought’ you ‘needed’ and decided to play moving target with your sales rep. who has more important things to do than educate a simpleton.
I find their customer service to be outstanding! of course i am educated in electronics, and generally know what i am looking for when i visit Metro. Plus i usually shoot the **** with the sales rep, they are always interested in your projects and are invested in getting you the correct part, as well as being very up front when something isn’t carried as inventory or is just out.
They even let me bring my little girly dog inside while i shop around and they are ALWAYS quite pleasant to deal with, often cluing me into great deals, like the segmented plastic storage case
THANKS really a lot Metro, I wish you only the best in your business pursuit!!!
from a very grateful customer
neal

Love that there is a place in midtown to get random electronic parts!!! Hate having to drive all the way to best buy or frys from midtown to get something small. They aren’t as fun to browse as a store like Frys or Best Buy and if you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for it can’t be kinda hard to find (and the staff isn’t super helpful).
However this is a great store for someone who knows exactly what they are looking for and need it in a hurry! I was working on repairing a computer when I realized I didn’t have the right size torque screwdriver. Luckily Metro had it and it was less than $ 2! Will definitely go back again :)

They close at 5, but I was in a huge rush and the door was open at 5:02. I walked in not knowing exactly what I need but with some equipment and an idea of what I wanted to do. They were very helpful, knowledgeable, friendly, and polite. Problem solved in the nick of time. Good prices too.

NerdVana! Friendly old guys who knew what they were talking about. Needed a few capacitors for failing hp printer w badTaiwanese caps. Fellow was super helpful and fast. And all for 2 bucks! It would have cost over 5x online and I wasn’t exactly sure what I needed and I would have had to wait. Happy to have discovered this place that clearly has been around a long time. Easy location too, J street downtown.

This store has an awesome selection an awesome customer service. I will go here again definitely over the other guys!

Has a lot of stuff when I really need it. Very helpful. Thanks for providing a great resource for my needs.

Rude. Condescending. Not helpful. Not even interested in helping you if you don’t know EXACTLY what you want. Was hoping to find a local place with good service and knowledgeable folks. Fail.
Back to the Internet.

tons of switches, heat shrink, wiring supplies, audio cables. finished a battery cable for my Jeep I kept putting off. Staff was helpful and knowledgeable. I’ll be back.

IF YOU NEED PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, SPECIFIC COMPONENTS, UNIQUE TOOLS, OR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL GO HERE!!! I had been shopping on-​line, locally (Roseville), Fry’s, RadioShack, TV Repair shops… nobody had a capacitor that matched what I needed, or knew how to even get it. $ 7 at Metro and 5 mins reassembly, boom.42 inch plasma back in operation! Go here! Not as fun as Fry’s, not as beautiful as Best Buy… but a REAL electronics shop with pros looking to help.

This store totally reminds me of me, Metro, sexual and Electronic. I hope this store never dies, sure there are ton’s of electronic stores, frys, radio shack, home depot etc, but what electronic store can you go to and ask someone hey I need a pack of RGB diodes, some 470 ohm resistors, the strongest oscillating solenoid you got and a 4 pack of 9 volt battery cases for DYI electro therapy massager (hehe) prototype that I’m building, and they totally understand and either have or will order what you need?
In my best owl interpretation WHO? No one. If you go to frys the person will look at you with a blank hill billy stare. Fak that.
The guys in here know their stuff and are honest. Thats good enough for me not to buy from Taiwan or China.

The gentlemen at Metro Electronics have always been informative and helpful when I’ve visited to find parts for various repairs. When I was first starting out doing circuit level repairs, they were kind enough to check my work and give tips on how to maintain my equipment.
Their prices are always reasonable and their selection is wider than any other such store in the area. This is definitely the go-​to place for electronic repair components. In most cases I dont need to rely on shipping individual components from overseas and have to wait for weeks to get a project finished for my customers.
I really hope these guys don’t go anywhere!

This is a store that the internet will kill someday. Why? Because thanks to global economics the same electrical component bought locally can usually be found on the internet for 10% less shipped and internet loving hardware nerds are the types that should be patronizing Metro the most. Thank goodness it takes two weeks to ship from Hong Kong, or I think Metro would have folded long ago.
If you ever need anything NOW that is electrical in nature — i.e. home & auto electronics: cables, connectors, switches, transformers, lamps, land-​phone lines, fuses, etc. check Metro out.
The other problem they have is that much of their stuff is in the $ 1-​$ 10 range, so the charge card charges eat up their already too thin profit margin, and so they want cash for small purchases, although they do take credit and ATM cards. So if you are getting an inexpensive item then bring a $ 20 or something when you come.
Great service every time. Super knowledgeable staff — it’s like talking to your uncle who is in the trade — good advice for free, take what you want, forget the rest.
Way better than Radio Shack — that would be like comparing McDonald’s with Ford’s Hamburgers, if a McDonald’s burger was just as expensive. At Ford’s you can get medium rare burgers and extra crisp fries, at MD’s you get a face full of acne and the same food 6 billion other people just got.
Way faster than eBay or Amazon, and given the helpful staff I’d say the selection and prices are better — because you only buy what you need because you see it and talk about it before you pay for it. It’s definitely worth a buck or two to get something today rather than next week, and worth several bucks to get it right the first time, and supporting good local shops means they will be there when we *really* need them.