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ark_ader:

--- Quote from: Turnarcades on October 07, 2008, 03:33:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on October 05, 2008, 02:56:38 pm ---If you want electronic components then forget Maplin. They're overpriced and the staff in their shops generally don't have a clue. They expect you to do all the running so you may as well order online.

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It's a shame that this is the only chain store of it's kind in the UK. I was gutted when Tandy's disappeared a few years ago - ok they were a hybrid electronics parts/consumer goods store but they had a healthy selection of components, good prices and clued-up staff.

It's true most arcade stuff online is marketed at the US (even British Ultimarc defaults to US$ on the website) though most will now import to Britain anyway if you stump up the damn VAT when it arrives in customs. It's a shame there aren't more parts suppliers in the UK as it would help people like me greatly. We don't produce cabinets on a production line (only 2 a month usually) else I'd consider importing myself in bulk to re-sell as well as use on our cabinets. However every machine is different and our customers pay accordingly for anything custom so it's just an area I will have to live with.

I've found the best bet is to get pally with some of the low-medium vendors sourced on here or ebay. It works for me as a builder, but any UK hobbyists would do good to do this as once you build one cabinet, you inevitably build a second.... a third... fourth...  ;D

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There are Radio Shack (Tandy) shops in the UK.  There is one in St. Annes Lancashire, but again the prices are cheaper in the States than in that shop.  And I'm not talking exchange rates either.

Turnarcades:
Doesn't surprise me one bit. You'd think global commerce and the dawn of the internet would break these bullshti barriers, but alas no.

That's news to me about Tandy's - There used to be 2 in Wolverhampton city centre and at least one in every major town in the Midlands. In all my travels in recent years all over the country I've not seen a single one, so I assumed they were gone for good.

ratzz:
Also, check out Lidl (if you have one). They often have good deals on for power tools etc ...

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20081009.index.ar7

polaris:
Morrisons strikes again

they have asus eeepc 900 for £200 , not super cheap but better than any price i can find online so far.

also 2GB SD or MICRO SD cards for a deep sea diver (we need a pearly king smilie), but they were all sold out in my local shop

Franco B:

--- Quote from: polaris on October 13, 2008, 01:30:55 pm ---also 2GB SD or MICRO SD cards for a deep sea diver (we need a pearly king smilie), but they were all sold out in my local shop

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I don't know how cheap the MicroSD cards were you saw but I picked up a 2GB Kingston MicroSD card with SD adapter from Amazon.co.uk last week for £1.77 + £2 p&p. [Linky]

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