Arcade Electronics

A place where i can find almost all the tools, cables, connectors and acessories i need for almost any project.
Just the other day i was in need to run a 50 feet hdmi cable, i found i found the canle and the covers to complete this project. All in this store.
I sure will come back to het part for my next project.

Going here for years. One of my favorite stores.

I don’t like writing negative reviews, but this place is not worth the time.
I have been on two engineering trips to the DC area and needed emergency parts.
Both times Arcade had nothing I needed. I had the same experience as the previous reviewers: They inventory almost nothing including the Veleman and Pomona lines. I love having a local parts place, but truthfully Radio Shacks have better chance of having discrete parts stocked.
I have resorted to overnight ordering from Digikey and Mouser when I am working in the area.
If someone knows of a better alternative in the area PLEASE let me know and send a note!
Best,
Eric
N6LG

I needed 4 capacitors for a circuit board I’m working on this weekend. My Radio Shack a mile away had them, but they were the wrong voltages. Instead of going online and ordering them from digikey or amazon or a dozen other places, I looked online and found this place – a real brick and morter place for hard to find electronic supplies that I can buy right now. Took the metro to Van Dorn, walked about 2 miles, walked in. «Hi, I need a few capacitors.» Handed him a list. Don’t have any. None. Zero. Zilch. Don’t keep them in stock. I should have called, he said. I wonder what the point of even having this place is when Radio Shack outstocks your ass. So fucking useless it’s laughable. I’ll never be back. Ever.

After my recent disillusionment with Radio Shack while trying to modify retro video game systems, I decided to give this place a try. Their website said that they carried all of the components I needed and they were close by. I was sure it would be awesome to go to a place that actually caters to this sort of thing rather than a company where they are completely disappointed if you buy anything other than a cell phone.
When I walked in, the place looked fairly similar to how I expected. I approached the guy at the register and showed him my list. He then asked what I was going to be doing and proceeded to roll his eyes at me. He then pointed me to where the things I was looking for were located and he pointed me in the direction. Once I got to that area, I noticed that there were quite a few empty spots (unfortunately most everything I needed).
I went back to the register and asked the worker if they had more in stock and that I had seen on their website that they had them in stock. His response? «Oh, just because we sell it on our website doesn’t mean that we have it in stock. That just means that we can order it and have it delivered then ship it to you.» Wait, WHAT?!
I had a few other electrical components I needed to purchase and asked the worker where I could find them, again he pointed me in the correct direction (all the while staying seated and not actually being helpful).
All in all, I was able to get about ¹⁄₃ of the components I needed for my specific project and wound up going straight back to the dreaded Radio Shack to get most of the remaining pieces and ordered the few remaining from eBay.
Though I was quite excited to have an actual electronics store nearby, I quickly learned it was too good to be true. I guess I will keep going back to Radio Shack for the time being.
They are only open M-​F 7:30 — 5:00 which makes it rather inconvenient for anyone who is actually employed to make a trip to the store. Also, they do have a $ 10 minimum on credit cards, just FYI.

It’s a shame that they require a $ 10 min on credit cards. Most of the stuff I go there to buy cost under $ 5.