Re: OT: ****ing Maplins again!

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

True, but I don't begrudge anyone an honest profit....

I'm happy, as I was after additional serial ports anyway, and preferred the
USB option to adding in extra serial port cards. - Especially after looking
at the prices of the cards in M***ins! - £49 for a PCI 2-port serial card!
-
£30 for for an ISA 2-port card. (No desire to use ISA cards anyway - not
even sure if there's a free ISA slot in that machine...)

Paul G.


>From: "steve" <steve@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT: ****ing Maplins again!
>Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:21:51 +0100
>
>But even at the discount prices they wouldnt be at a loss
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 6:26 PM
>Subject: [ukha_d] OT: ****ing Maplins again!
>
>
> > <RANT mode on>
> > Just been to Maplins to get a CPU fan for the new kit I ordered
last
>night
> > from ebuyers.com (I forgot to include a CPU fan in the order, and
I
>don't
> > seem to be able to just add one to the same order thus avoiding
postage
> > costs)
> >
> > So, I checked my M**lins catalogue, found a suitable one at £9.99
>(already
> > overpriced, as ebuyers.com sell the same ones for £6.70), and off
I
>trotted
> > to M**lins at Lakeside...
> >
> > what do I find when I get there? - well, certainly not any CPU
fans for
> > £9.99 thats for sure! - more like £19.99!! I checked I was
looking at
>the
> > same model (against an in-store catalogue)...
> >
> > When I questioned the oik^H^H^H assistant, he just said,
"Well, they've
>gone
> > up since the catalogue was printed"
> >
> > Unbelievable!! - a £6.50 fan for £20!! - needless to say, I
didn't buy
> > one...
> > <RANT mode off>
> >
> > So, to cheer myself up, I made sure I did find something I could
buy, so
>I
> > cleared out a swathe of the "discount" table...
> >
> > I got 2 USB to serial port converters for £12.50 each, (were
£29.99)-
>now
>I
> > can add those much needed extra serial ports to my HA PC (there,
got it
>sort
> > of on-topic!)
> > I also got a 5 port 10/100 SWITCH for £27.50 (was £49.99).
> >
> > So not a totally wasted trip then... :-)
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
> >
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