I've probably driven passed Reuseum countless times not realizing what it was. Even when my daughter told me about it, I still wasn't convinced enough to make a visit. That all changed yesterday when we made a donation of quite a bit of electronic goods from my parents home. There are carts outside to leave your donations but make sure to follow the rules and guidelines online about what you can leave and what items like LCD screens and monitors have a fee for donating. Inside the Reuseum is a treasure trove of all sorts of electronic goodies from years past. If you're an electronic enthusiast, you will find yourself here for awhile reminiscing about the past and how much electronics has changed over the years. I happen to find two Polaroid cameras from the early 1960s and quickly snapped them up. If you're not looking for nostalgia but actually need a particular cable à la Fry's Electronics, you'll most likely find it here. Reuseum is a cool place and definitely warrants a visit if you have a fondness for all things electronically. read more

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Bumping up to three stars. Good stuff, old stuff. Sometimes the only place to get good old stuff, like a VCR that may not be in perfect condition but it plays and the price is right. Original review was to make sure everyone knew that they don't take televisions or monitors or anything with a screen that creates a picture out of light. And if they do take them, they charge you plenty. Government rules they tell me. I hope most everybody's caught on by now. The thrift stores, St. Vincent in particular, will take smart devices only. The county dump will take all such devices, but if you want to do that for free, make sure it's the only sort of thing you have in the truck. Cannot do an electronics run and an ordinary trash run at the same time. Other than that, the Reuseum is kind of awesome. read more

I finally got around to cleaning out the garage and we had quite a few extra computers / computer parts. My partner likes to build computers so we had a lot of different computer parts including a case and different hard drives. We came to Reuseum to donate all of our extra computer stuff and I'm really glad that Boise has a place like this to donate to and thrift through some used tech. I am yet to have purchase anything from this biz, but I imagine it as more of a place that you find something cool rather than finding exactly what you need. It's a really cool place to stop by to browse for used tech - you never know what you're gonna find! I highly recommend Reuseum if you have some extra computer stuff that you are trying to get rid of! We even were able to ask the person behind the counter to borrow a screwdriver to take out something we forgot to wipe before donating! read more

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Amazing stock of things, priced pretty well. But the guy who I was talking to was a complete idiot. He gave me rude looks and stated false things as factual evidence. He also seemed very upset to help anyone. Not coming back till I know this snob is GONE and theres a new, kind employee that is more courteous. read more

Really fun, quirky, amazing place! I get tons of stuff (monitors, computers, cables, electronic odds and ends) for my offices there at greatly reduced cost, and can re-use stuff instead of buying new. Plus, I can find some gem old audio gear also. read more

I was in dire need of a used laptop and they went out of their way and helped me! They are awesome thank you reuseum. Highly recommend!

The help and the motivation that this place has given to my grandson in keeping him going and not being left out is tremendous it has build his confidence and helped him build 3-D printers and all sorts of things I am totally impressed with the personnel and the things they do in this store thank you very much read more

Their mission is to recycle technology for the masses of Boise. I've been to a circuit bending event there once. It was a great time of hacking musical instruments and watching a Bruce Hack documentary. They have a ton of parts and surplus, but you might have a hard time finding exactly what you need. It isn't the most organized place in the word, but that is what makes it interesting. You get to spend some time hunting around looking at old stuff from the Idaho National Lab and such. Today I saw a drone with a DARPA sticker on it. Who knows what that was used for. So if you are a Maker and you need a reostat, check here before Radio Shack. read more

lots of really cheap cool tech people so nice they let me pay for a subwoofer in Pennie's and counted it all also gave me a free sticker

For the hobbyist and the curious, this place is for you. There is not an overwhelming amount, but the name sticks to what it's made to do: re-sell items that you will likely find in a museum one day. The prices are fair, but conditions are not new. There are no returns (at least not on the small item I bought). Go get nerdy. read more

Two thumbs up. I really like their staff! So many treasures here. Their hands on workshops for kids are outstanding!

Rudest customer service I have ever dealt with! ask for help where an item is after I've looked all over first then get a finger point and told somewhere over there Then he walked away. read more

What a neat place! You can certainly spend a long time exploring in this store. In addition to the "used" laser in the front window, they also have lab grade glassware and other scientific supplies. While I wouldn't eat out of anything that they sell here, they have some pretty cool stuff for decor/crafting. (I washed my hands around 3000 times after I left even though the guy behind the counter assured me that they clean everything before putting it up for sale.) There appeared to be used electronics components and some military stuff in the back but I didn't really look around that area much. I was more interested in the lab equipment and other office surplus. The clerk working that day was a young guy who was really friendly. Extra star for being helpful and not creepy despite the high potential for creepiness with the surroundings! read more

Place is awesome, great selection of components and ICs and a tonne of other interesting stuff from clothing and electronics to industrial and consumer items. read more

DO NOT SHOP HERE!!! They do not stand behind there products!(understandable for their used stuff but I am talking about new in original package) I've been a regular customer for years and reasonably satisfied but Friday (07/20/2018) morning I purchased a new in the package arduino uno that was defective right out of the package (bad sector in prom). I tried to return it and encountered the most rude, arrogant, jackass behind the counter. First of all he would not believe there was anything wrong with the board. Then after failing to load a program. First he claimed that my software screwed it up. Impossible! you cannot hurt hardware with software. It runs fine in 3 other arduinos and have been using it for 2 years. Then he claimed I did something to it. I treated it far better than he did when he was checking it out. He didn't even use a grounding kit. He treated first as if I was an idiot, then as if I was dishonest. He couldn't even tell the board had a bad prom and claimed it was the ftdi chip. I am no idiot. I've used 5 arduino for different projects as well as pic, picaxe, bs1, bs2, and propeller microcontrollers as well as a beagle board and several raspberry pi. He absolutely refused to give me a new board. If you want an arduino, I suggest Amazon or Ebay. read more