Maplin's in trouble ?
- pre65
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 21400
- Joined: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:13 pm
- Location: North Essex/Suffolk border.
#1 Maplin's in trouble ?
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke
G-Popz THE easy listening connoisseur. (Philip)
Edmund Burke
G-Popz THE easy listening connoisseur. (Philip)
- Mike H
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 20189
- Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:38 pm
- Location: The Fens
- Contact:
#2 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
Didn't know they were owned by Rutland Partners. When did that happen?
Not too surprised TBH - hardly bought anything from them for yonks, what I have before they no longer got and what they have now I don't want. Haven't been in an actual store for years.
I remember once trying to refresh my stock of various colours wires, like I have often before, and they were out of stock of half of it. Got so frustrated went to Rapid instead. Broke a trend that did.
-
Not too surprised TBH - hardly bought anything from them for yonks, what I have before they no longer got and what they have now I don't want. Haven't been in an actual store for years.
I remember once trying to refresh my stock of various colours wires, like I have often before, and they were out of stock of half of it. Got so frustrated went to Rapid instead. Broke a trend that did.
-
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
- Thermionic Idler
- Old Hand
- Posts: 1018
- Joined: Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:22 pm
- Location: Southsea
#3 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
Uh oh. I've got an outstanding click-and-collect order with them that's yet to be fulfilled.
Deck: Garrard 301 - Audio Origami PU7 - NW Analogue DH3S
Phono: Pete Millett LR, Lundahl SUT, AMB σ22 PSU
Linestage: Bruno Putzeys Balanced Pre + Hans Polak relay mod, LCDuino control
Power amps: 300B PP 'Symmetric Reichert'
Speakers: FF225WK Big Mets
Phono: Pete Millett LR, Lundahl SUT, AMB σ22 PSU
Linestage: Bruno Putzeys Balanced Pre + Hans Polak relay mod, LCDuino control
Power amps: 300B PP 'Symmetric Reichert'
Speakers: FF225WK Big Mets
- IslandPink
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 10041
- Joined: Tue May 29, 2007 7:01 pm
- Location: Denbigh, N.Wales
#4 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
I saw a special offer leaflet in the recycling the other day and it made me think - I haven't had much from them lately .. ? No surprise then that something is up. I did wonder if employing someone to more or less stand by the entrance and greet you when you came in was a bit of a waste of resources - especially when you could never get service for passives at the counter at the back !
Edinburgh Woollen Mill - good fit ! - expect more Christmas jumpers with LED's .
Edinburgh Woollen Mill - good fit ! - expect more Christmas jumpers with LED's .
"Once you find out ... the Circumstances ; then you can go out"
- Mike H
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 20189
- Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:38 pm
- Location: The Fens
- Contact:
#5 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
I note (again) - "... is the latest High Street name in trouble.
A string of clothing retailers and restaurants, plus Toys R Us UK, have all run into financial problems in recent months."
A string of clothing retailers and restaurants, plus Toys R Us UK, have all run into financial problems in recent months."
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
- pre65
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 21400
- Joined: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:13 pm
- Location: North Essex/Suffolk border.
#6 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke
G-Popz THE easy listening connoisseur. (Philip)
Edmund Burke
G-Popz THE easy listening connoisseur. (Philip)
- pre65
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 21400
- Joined: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:13 pm
- Location: North Essex/Suffolk border.
#7 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke
G-Popz THE easy listening connoisseur. (Philip)
Edmund Burke
G-Popz THE easy listening connoisseur. (Philip)
- Mike H
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 20189
- Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:38 pm
- Location: The Fens
- Contact:
#8 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
Oh sh!t.
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
- Mike H
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 20189
- Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:38 pm
- Location: The Fens
- Contact:
#9 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
- Mike H
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 20189
- Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:38 pm
- Location: The Fens
- Contact:
#10 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
Starting to feel like my old man - after he retired all traces of where he used to work disappeared.
-
-
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
#11 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
But correlation is not always causality, hopefully its not your fault
Whenever an honest man discovers that he's mistaken, he will either cease to be mistaken or he will cease to be honest.
- Mike H
- Amstrad Tower of Power
- Posts: 20189
- Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:38 pm
- Location: The Fens
- Contact:
#12 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
Like, we were the only ones holding our respective companies together?
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
#13 Re: Maplin's in trouble ?
It's not uncommon, I'm afraid, I think it's called progress.....
Analogue, the lost world that lies between 0 and 1.