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mikepgood
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:23 pm
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Just went in, sorry to admit, but wanted a MB/processor/ram bundle in a hurry.
Virtually no stock in the store, particularly components. Plenty of TVs on show, and boxes to shift of indifferent PCs.
A company about to go to the wall?
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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They're owned by the same company who own Curry's. I'm not surprised they stock the same [LIFTED]. However, what's interesting is they won't price match with each other. 
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: Newcastle
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Makes me glad to be a short drive from a Novatech retail store  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Danstevens
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:44 pm
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That's awesome. I'm pretty close to Maplin but in terms of PC components, they're not great either. Even my not-even-slightly-tech-savvy dad knows that PCworld and PCs are not a good combination.
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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Location: Newcastle
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Yeah I can place the order online (with Quidco....sweeeeet!) then pick it up an hour or so later from the shop, online prices + no delivery or wait = win _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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monkeyphonix
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:31 pm
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If PC World is damn expensive for stuff (although they have the odd deal for random older items), Maplin's pricing is frankly, disgusting, they deserve to go to wall more than PC World, the prices they charge ! Its not like most punters have a choice, as they usually don't know any better.
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| Sat May 23, 2009 2:13 pm |
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm
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Location: Getting there
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As posted in one of the hardware threads.
I phoned Maplin looking for a 4GB kit (2x2GB) of 667MHz laptop RAM. After telling me that laptops couldn't take 4GB of RAM the guy told me the sticks would be £49.99 each.
I bought a kit online for £38.99.
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm
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Location: just behind you!
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I aslo live but a short hop skip and jump from a Novatech place and consequently they have "mugged" me so many times its just not fair  _________________Finally joined Flickr
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