Sayal Electronics

If you need an electronic component, there is a good chance that they have it. If you come for the customer service or ambiance, you will need to go somewhere else

This place reminds me of what Radio Shack used to be way back in the day.
If you’re looking for components to build something electronic yes they have those. I’m not into that sort of thing but this store is really good for every day items all related to electronics in fact you can get some really good deals here depending on what you’re looking for.
My brother in law needed to run some wire in his house from his basement to his main floor last year and I bought everything I needed from Sayal which included all ethernet terminations, fishing wire etc they have it.
Power bars, extension cables, speaker wiring, banana plugs, HDMI cables etc this place has all things related to that and some really good deals as well as variety. I terminated my entire sound system using plugs I got from here and every time I needed a cable of any type they have that too.
The variety of electrical or electronic components here is really kind of endless. It’s more consumer than contractor type stuff here but even something like a TV wall mounts they have too and they are affordable and they carry all types.

I guess if you were to treat this as a self serve cheapie store with some great hard to find items you will be VERY happy. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m mostly happy with it. If you need help, service or a friendly face…98% of the time you’ll be walking away VERY disappointed… LOL

This used to be a favourite of mine. As an electronics hobbyist and, at one time, a computer engineering student, one needs to buy little bits and bobs to make devices that will one day enslave humanity and doom us all. That’s right, folks: Terminator comes true.
At any rate, Sayal is a fine parts store until you find the others. They’ve got an assortment of standard parts — resistors, capacitors, switches, diodes, LEDs, tools, circuit boards, ICs, etc. — but most everything has a «high grade surplus» feel to it: certainly not used, but old. The selection on what most would consider standard parts is a bit thin (like normal-​sized ceramics). IC selection is also spotty — I’ve bought my fair share of chips older than I am here, and newer fun stuff like microcontrollers are nowhere in sight. Prices are exorbitant on a lot of items, too — twelve resistors for a dollar. Ten resistors from Creatron in Toronto would run you ten cents, by way of comparison.
Their website blows — there’s no other way to describe it. It’s definitely geared towards people buying industrial-​sized quantities of surplus stock, and their are few prices to be found anywhere.
In summary, the only reason you — a hobbyist or student looking for electronic components — should be shopping here is that you need the parts now, and can’t wait until tomorrow morning for Digikey to deliver /​don’t want to make the trip to Toronto. Either that or you’re looking for home theatre wiring /​cable adapters and such, in which case the prices are only slightly unreasonable compared to on line.
Alternatives: Home Hardware /​Honson in Toronto, Creatron in Toronto, Active Surplus in Toronto, Digikey, Mouser, Jameco, Random sellers on eBay.