RE: [OT] Maplin Last Chance Offers :-(

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

http://www.bull-electrical.com/=

The Magazines have suffered a different fate...

EE & PE combined to become Everyday Practical Electronics

They then took over ETI ( Electronics Today International) and now have the=
really snappy title
"Everyday Practical Electronics incorporating Electronics Today
International" http://www= .epemag.wimborne.co.uk

The Maplin magazine ceased to exist about a year ago so I now I now only ge= t
"EPE inc ETI" and Elektor.

Keith

www.diyha.co.uk
www.kat5.tv


-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:armagh@xxxxxxx]

....My first multimeter was from John Bull  Electrical ( still going i=
believe)

....and i was a avid
reader of Everyday Electronics and also Practical Electronics .those were the days..............

Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
To: "UKHA Discussion (E-mail)" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 7:24 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Maplin Last Chance Offers :-(


> By now most of you will know how I feel about Craplin :-(
>
> I went into the Norwich store on Saturday to buy a USB connector plate= for
> one of my PC's that has onboard USB.
>
> Couldnt find it in the shop so looked in the catalogue..... almost =A3= 10 and
> they didnt have any.... =A31-95 from Rapid
>
> Looked around at the "Staff" and realised that non of them w= ere actually
> born when I placed my first order with Maplin back in 1978
>
> Today I received there latest special offers email....
>
> "Infrared Controlled Asian Elephant"
> "Infrared Controlled Pterodactyl"
>
> The way the prices are slashed it is obvious that they were either way= too
> expensive in the first place or nobody actually wants to buy them at > all......or both.
>
> What happened to the company that used to stock a superb range of
components
> that people wanted to buy, at good prices, and IN STOCK.
>
> Someone has obviously lost the plot... and I hope it isnt me :-(
>
> Me and Maplin are FINISHED !!!!!!!
>
> Keith
>
> www.diyha.co.uk
> www.kat5.tv
>
>
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