Brian and Tyler are really helpful and the price is really good. Definitely recommend this place.read more

United Radio Supply. That sounds important. This electronics distributor, now going by URS, is a…read morewalk-in supplier of tools, cable and a selection of electronics parts. Klein Tools, many made in the USA. They have items like a flameless heat gun, which could go well with their contactless infrared thermometers. They stock plenty of datacom cables and parts, routers and hubs, HDMI and other video cables. They also have heat shrink tubing. Don't forget the awesome Elenco Snap Circuits for kids! URS stocks some Spark Fun Arduino and Lilypad Arduino items! They also have LED strips. Those are all pretty useful things you will not find in retail stores in Portland! The universe of electronics parts is huge now, and it is difficult for local suppliers to stock. So their actual parts selection is small. They have blister packed 74xx and the like, and a few bulk resistors, capacitors and LED's. But they are a good place to check if you can't wait on remote suppliers for something you need now!

What a great place! This is nerd & Mensa heaven! A great place to take kids with a STEM…read moreinclination! Good people, intelligent, helpful, not pushy. Huge selection of every possible technology! If they don't have it, they might next week! They have been known to suggest who might have it if they don't. There's a fish on the door, but I haven't seen any fishing gear. Vet discount.

Had an old laser printer that needed an old school USB cable. Rather then buying on Amazon, thought…read moreI would check this place out. Oodles of electronic bits and bobbles when you walk right in. They have a whole shelf of different cables on aisle 2, including those old school USB cables that I was looking for. 3 cables for$6. Not bad, not bad. They also threw in a free goodie bag from Microsoft filled with pens. So many promotional pens. Awesome place if you know what you're looking for!

There are only 14k people in this town, so you kinda need good customer service and hopefully good…read morecommunication skills. Michael, the proprietor, seemed okay when he was paid $75 to drive five minutes to my parent's house to finish the process of hooking up their new dish box to the tv. Well, he screwed it up and the tv was playing from the dvd "source" and the dvd was no longer playing. This was operational before. As the mediary in the this process I told him the problem and he headed back up to the house. His communication to me was: well somthing happened here, I don't know what. No one in the household touched anything since his inital "repair" so I'm repeating over and over that he did something wrong, not us. He's still telling me he doesn't understand and our system didn't make sense to him. Uhh...he left the house upon the initial visit as if everything was fine. Anyhow, he's not taking responsibility and I'm not allowing him to charge my elderly parents another $75 (outrageous for $5 minutes of work) so I get mad and repeat myself again. He's accusing me of making him out to be a swindler. Ummm, no... I'm looking for some accountability. He finally, and in a huff of anger says he's taking responsibility for it and won't charge them extra. Without even raising my voice he was very angry with me. Here is all I wanted: "Maam, I'll be sure to take care of this as part of the initial service seeing that you didn't touch the work I've already done." Done. That's all it takes. But he kept telling me how things weren't set up right and there's no way the dvd player ever worked before because the tv only has one output...lalalalala. And mad customers don't get yelled at. And if you knew me, you'd know I NEVER get upset and I'm the friendliest person. That's just how irritating this man's communication was and his insistance on being right about the system not working, when it was working just fine. Ugh.

Recently had one of the most despicable customer services experiences at this particular Radio…read moreShack. The owner - as well as two of his employees - were not only helpful but downright rude. The owner chose not to deal with the rather simple issue at hand but rather defer to the manufacturer of the product as though he - the owner - had no ability to make the situation 'right'. I made several attempts to contact the store, and the owner, following the initial issue and the calls and 'stop ins' were not returned or downright ignored. Customer Service is paramount in today's marketplace. The folks at the Radio Shack in Battle Ground, Washington (Store #K353) have decided to ignore this simple yet crucial axiom. Matt E.

This is the store to buy Dish and Direct TV. They do installs and service. Terry the service tech…read moreis a wealth of knowledge when it comes to these systems. We like to buy local.

I've been searching online and the boring box stores for some good inexpensive quality speakers for…read moremy personal laptop setup. Fortunately, I decided to venture down a search into the more local small businesses and came upon this cool old school & quirky shop. I think the gentleman's name was Jim. Older dude that could pass as your nerdy techy friend who's probably collected every tech gadget since the original Tron came out. Told him what I was looking for but I gradually got discouraged as all he was showing me were the bigger style bigger sound units that are common for home systems. But, alas! With a little patience we revealed a new treasure: smaller desk top speakers! Minor speaker mesh stains on the front but super decent with a little TLC. He was super friendly and chill, even making an effort to find parts that could potentially be missing from this set (like compatible power cord). It also came with an amp box that I've got sitting below my desk table, which was a nice surprise (I keep it plugged in for the deeper sounds or just unplugged for more "regular(?)" crispy audio). All that for a really awesome deal; I think it was something like $15-30 or something crazy like that. Good shit, dude! Thank you. If you're looking for small speakers, I probably snagged the last set but I definitely recommend this place for any help with acheiving 2 things at once: reusing/upcycling any sort of old working electronics and supporting a damn good local friendly small business.

If Jim doesn't have what I need, he sees to it that I know where else to try. He is a fount of…read moreknowledge and cheerful assistance.

I will never step foot again in this shop in Woodburn. I had been in two days earlier and set up…read moreall the plans to purchase a $425 phone and the phone plan to go with it. I walked in today with my little five pound Chihuahua and the woman didn't even ask me if she could help me. She immediately said the dog is not allowed in the store unless it's licensed. They lost a sale a very big sale. Any sales person should always ask what they can do for a customer before they kick them out!

This is a standard Radio Shack with all the regular Radio Shacky things in it. The staff is…read morefriendly and somewhat helpful, even though most will give you blank stares if you ask them anything too technical or out of the ordinary. Apparently they don't have as much inventory as the Corvallis Radio Shack since I'm often sent there for things they don't have in stock. Being a huge nerd, I spend way too much time and money in this store. Of course, the one incident that really stands out there is the bad one. I needed to switch cell phone providers since T-Mobile had horrible coverage at the time and the clerk there told me outright LIES to get me to sign up for cell phone service with him. Apparently he was just blindly saying yes to all my questions to get me to sign up, even though my cell phone couldn't do anything that he claimed such as bluetooth file syncing and tethering to my laptop for internet. So watch out for the shifty salesmen there! Overall it's a nice store and what you'd expect from a Radio Shack.

When Hobby Lobby first opened in the mall they had a special deal if you bought $10 in Hobby Lobby…read moreand brought the receipt to Radio Shack they would give you a free $10 gift certificate for Radio Shack. When I came in to get my GC the employee was very friendly and helpful. If I lived in Albany I wouldn't mind shopping here if they had something I needed.

We recently had a leaky basement wall that required replacing a large section of the studs and…read moredrywall. Happily, this gave us the opportunity to finally upgrade our 10+-year-old surround sound wiring with a more modern, sleeker setup. We reached out to Intellihome, they heard our ideas, added a few additional quality-of-life features that we hadn't even thought of, and got to work. Im not sure what I was expecting, but the end result exceeds even those vague expectations. The new wiring is a big future-proofing upgrade, wires are tucked neatly into the wall, and as you can see in my photo, there are zero cables hanging from the TV -- a crucial feature when you have four curious, chaotic cats. Intellihome was extremely easy to work with, exceedingly professional, and they do great work. When we eventually opt for further surround sound upgrades, we'll be calling Intellihome.

I had an opportunity to get a 65" TV installed by Zeb @Intellihome today and can honestly saying…read morewas a GREAT experience! Here's a run-down: 1. Quick response and quote for the work I needed done. 2. Easy to set up a time. 3. Zeb was on time and called ahead when he was on his way. 4. Zeb not only installed the wall mount but also put it together! 5. I appreciated the customer ed on how to reposition TV without unplugging it by accident (it had a short cord). I'll be hiring them if I need help with more stuff!