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IanBland · 2nd Mar 2018, 2:38 am

Argos are now doing same day deliveries, a few weeks ago I ordered a kettle at about 4pm and it arrived at about 7pm, which felt absolutely glorious. I'm certainly happy to pay a carriage fee (it was £3.95 I think). But the problem for electronics parts comes back to the breadth of stock you need to carry; although Maplin these days seem to have pared this down to an absurd level. The fellow in the shop opens a little drawer and their entire stock- one IC- is rattling about in there.

That latter thing I do find baffling. It's not as if 4000 CMOS chips or transistors rot after a few days. You'd think they could have at least, I dunno, ten or something.

2nd Mar 2018, 2:38 am	#195
IanBland Hexode Join Date: May 2015 Location: Northampton, Northants, UK. Posts: 380	Re: Maplin stores Argos are now doing same day deliveries, a few weeks ago I ordered a kettle at about 4pm and it arrived at about 7pm, which felt absolutely glorious. I'm certainly happy to pay a carriage fee (it was £3.95 I think). But the problem for electronics parts comes back to the breadth of stock you need to carry; although Maplin these days seem to have pared this down to an absurd level. The fellow in the shop opens a little drawer and their entire stock- one IC- is rattling about in there. That latter thing I do find baffling. It's not as if 4000 CMOS chips or transistors rot after a few days. You'd think they could have at least, I dunno, ten or something.