Willy’s Electronics

Was recommended to the National City Store, found this location on their website. My first impression is that most of the staff are useless. Lady was standing out the front smoking not sure if she was a customer or somebody who worked there but she didn’t acknowledge me. Then i walked around the store and NOBODY even bothered to see if i needed help. went to the back area where some guy was shipping stuff. He saw me looking and stopped what he was doing and went out of his way to help me. I think his name was Lou. If it wasn’t for that guy I would have walked out!!! Trust me when you go there ASK FOR LOU!!! he’s the only one who knows his stuff and the only one who will help you! he gets five stars… the other idiots that work there that are too lazy to do their job — don’t bother oh and yeah found out the chic out the front smoking actually worked there… DON’T GO TO HER!!! she’s USELESS!

I went to the National City location. They had the slightly oddball power adapters I needed, plus an extension for one I had that was too short, so the wall wart can reach the power strip without an A/​C extension cord awkwardly dangling off the table. They don’t seem much set up for browsing, but I did note they also have some handy things like pro audio adapters, etc. Surprised I haven’t found myself there sooner!

Great service, just make sure they actually have the parts in their hand before driving to the store to find out it’s in their data base but not in their store! Been around for years and a rare bricks and mortar store.

As a scanner and HAM redio operator, I had gone to HRO in Kearny Mesa to find some cable and parts. They didn’t have a very good selection, so they referred me to Willy’s which is nearby. What an amazing selection of parts, cable, and almost anything you might need in the electronics and communication and audio parts market. But what was really great was the staff. I visited 4 times over a week for parts, and was greeted each time I came in, and the desk staff were willing to take time to help me located the exact parts I needed, recommend cable, and even show me how to put specialty connectors on the cable. A great company. Highly recommended.

Thank god this place exists.
Me and my coworker spent hours trying to buy a power supply for a CCTV system. I guess electronic stores these days are putting those type of items on «online stores» only.
Well not Willy’s, they have pretty much everything. I went to Fry’s, Radio shack, and called up Best buy to buy a 24v power supply. Most had the same answer — either they didn’t have it or go online and get it. Well sorry people. but sometimes you need an item right then and there.
A friend of mine that works at radio shack recommended the National City location, but we found this one on google. We stopped on by at opening and right at 8 am, they opened there doors. We were greeted by 2 friendly employees and they helped us locate what we needed.
The prices here are pretty reasonable. I was here on business, but I might stop buy to get me some camera supplies for personal use.
Highly recommended business. 2 thumbs and 2 toes up!

Came in to buy some capacitors for my LCD monitor. The guy was really nice and showed me where they were. and even looked in the back for me for one capacitor i was missing from my list. Came in the next day and they had a DVI cable to my newly fixed monitor that was like sold out at frys…
Really friendly and they have a great selection of products and really good prices, IMO. Definitely going there for any specific electronic supplies.

Wow I love the selection in this place. You know that on thing that plugs in and it has that threaded part and the front is kinda shiny? They have that!

I love Willy’s. EXCELLENT customer service, with tons of stuff in stock. If they don’t have it, they can often get it same-​day, or otherwise fairly quickly.

We got there at 5:02pm and Larry was locking the doors. My husband asked if he could quickly buy some banana plugs for our speaker system and even though they were technically closed, let him in and for that alone, Willy’s gets 5 stars in my book. Go Larry for making a customer really happy after fighting the 163 commute traffic!
Great customer service + Great prices = 5 stars.
End of story.

This place has everything I need, awesome and friendly service, and truly a playground for geeks to walk around and soak it all in.
A MUST see if you are a tech.
4 out of 5 because it is a little bit more expensive than I would want it to be (I work for a non-​profit), but just being able to run there and pick up a cable is totally worth it.
Will definitely return :)

I’ve never been to the main store in National City, but this branch is great for Radio Shack or Fry’s type stuff: switches, hardware, tools, connectors, cables, heat shrink tubing, wall warts, etc. (Of course, unlike Radio Shack or Fry’s, they’re well stocked and the staff knows what they’re doing.) Not much in the way of components, though.