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Bob Williams.
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February 20, 2018 at 11:09 am #17001February 20, 2018 at 11:37 am #17002
Richard – you’ve managed to split the link – it’s playing up.
February 20, 2018 at 11:40 am #17005Fixed
Americans: Over Sexed, Over Payed and Over here, Wat Wat!
February 20, 2018 at 11:49 am #17006?
February 20, 2018 at 1:13 pm #17007I cannot see the split now and it tested OK just before I finally posted the link, so thanks RSB.
I guess that ‘cash and carry purchases’ are still OK, but watch out for guarantee issues and that ordering stuff for delivery is not a great idea. If you had any vouchers, spend them today and come away with the goods.
February 20, 2018 at 4:35 pm #17009What a shame, one of the few places with knowledgeable, tech-savvy staff. has not moved with the times I think. Prices are uncompetitive IMO.
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I'm out.February 20, 2018 at 5:12 pm #17010It was always expensive, and id imagine more and more mostly catered for last min items like screws fans etc… one would forgot to order form an online retailer.
Toys r us will be gone within the month too it looks. They should of build a decent website (its horrific), closed half the stores and used the remaining as warehouses and demo places. That way with there bulk buying power they probably could competed. The US TRU hit the buffers last year saying EU TRU was uneffected, but i called it then, then that they would after Xmas season 2017.
I may of even said on here, or could of been the pub, that if you was going to use TRU don’t buy online, go in store, as they could go bust before they fulfilled any order. I was worried parents with little to spend could drop £500 or more on a ps4 bundle/bike etc and be left empty handed and up shit creek come Xmas day. Imagine that!
Didn’t hmv go in december or was it just after? leaving a lot of people holdimg worthless gift cards.
February 20, 2018 at 5:59 pm #17011The prices on a lot of stuff has got a lot better recently, still some massively overpriced things though.
Too little, too late by the looks of it.
February 21, 2018 at 4:15 pm #17019Unfortunate as always for the staff who might suffer redundancy, or just Administration lay-offs and have to wait for the government payouts. I could always get good info and advice from the staff at Grimsby Maplins. The insult is that Currys/PCW are next door to them. Less expensive for the same items, but if a customer with no tech-savvy goes into PCW, their eyes light up and the customer is liable to leave with an expensive, over-spec’d product that they don’t really need. I was once quietly told in Maplins, “There is a less expensive one over here, does the same job.” A cable.
Unfortunate for the staff as I say, but there may be a ‘Fire Sale’ soon. It’s a very ill wind, etc…
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