"James Wilkinson Sword" wrote in message
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On Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:18:04 +0100, Andy Burns
wrote:

michael adams wrote:

ARW wrote:
Very little when I had a look.

In three branches in West London I've looked in, they've still got
plenty of stock.

I've been in two; while buying what I went in for, I trawled the shelves
and didn't really see anything else worth buying.

Their windows are plastered with two posters.
"Up to 20% off" and "Everything Must Go".

Different types of items were 10%, 20%, 40%

a lot of their stuff is cheaper elsewhere

yep

Last time I went into a Maplins, at full price, their electrical stuff was
a sensible price, but their computer stuff was 10x what you could get on
Ebay. They wanted £12 for a 1m USB lead.

the problem with buying that sort of stuff on eBay is the variable quality

I bought a 1.99 HDMI connector on eBay, failed within 3 months

in theory, I'm entitled to refund or replacement, by for such a sum it just
too much hassle

tim