Re: FW: The final reply RE: The demise of Maplin

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

>I cant help feeling that it is the "High Street Presence"
that has caused
>this change in the way Maplin do business. Massively increased costs
with
>the majority of hobbyists living too far away from any of the shops to
>easily pop in for bit. Why spend £5 on petrol and car parks to find its
out
>of stock anyway.

I have to agree. When I started at Maplin, he fron shop was basically only
a
couple of impulse sales stands, largely with batteries and such like.
catalog stands took up most of the space, and almost all of the goods were
"behind the counter". now the largest majority of the store is
set out as
"browser bars", with a lot less stock through the back.  In which
case, they
want to stock lots more visually appealing junk, and a lot less
components....

>I know they will mail it "free of charge" but you've
>already spent more than the postage would have been anyway.

Not any more, I'm afraid. the old PS00 (Paid at Shop, deliver to home) now
costs £2.50, same as the delivery from the website.....

Ian.






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