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Old 27th Aug 2017, 1:04 am   #11
Oldcodger
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: West Midlands, UK.
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Default Re: A pleasant surprise at Maplins

A lot of the "average" Maplin blokes are technically illiterate. But some of the managers are highly qualified. My local shop manager is HND qualified and from chats he's a music bloke- building his own music amps.
But Maplin has/is digging it's own grave , by leaving the old path. Where as other folks looking for components might be looking at RS.
LOOK AT http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalD...s/local-branch
There might be one near you, and they only care if you want to spend. My local branch is a couple of miles down the road, order /pay tonight, and collect tomorrow.
Whereas Maplin might be out of stock and you have to wait a few days.
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