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


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  • Subject: RE: [OT] Maplin Last Chance Offers :-(
  • From: "Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:59:21 -0000
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I wonder what the demand is now for components from 'hobbyists' - I
wonder if that's why we've seen a demise (maybe more of the people who
used to be 'into' electronics are now into computer bits instead?). I'm
not talking about the type of people on this list - more the general
person on the street who dabbles a bit?



Keith - I've used RS quite a few times recently - how do you compare RS
to Farnell price/service/delivery wise?



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 February 2003 09:51
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Maplin Last Chance Offers :-(



Its not the stores I'm particulary worried about. My nearest one is 22
miles
away and I used to order most of my stuff over the phone. The main point
being I would ring Maplin toady and get the stuff tomorrow by Royal
Mail.
Now they dont even sell the stuff I used to buy.

As for "good business".... I used to spend about ?1500 per year with
them.
In the last 2 years I have spent less than ?150 with them.

Oh yes.... I forgot.... in the last 18 months I have spent over ?6000 on
components which in the good old days would have gone to Maplin but like
many other true electronics enthusiasts I have transferred my business
to
Rapid and Farnell.

Really good business plan I dont think!

Keith

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


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Mc Aree [mailto:michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx]

Its actually excess Christmas stock. Maplins in Belfast was pack floor
to ceiling with this stuff before Christmas and now there are only a few
left. Good business IMHO.

Due to next day deliveries and the Internet an Maplins store of the
1970's is never going to make money, simple as that.



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