[Gllug] OT: microdirect.co.uk reliable?

[Alistair Mann]

Thus spaketh Ashley Evans on Wednesday 12 January 2005 18:38:
> On Wednesday 12 January 2005 17:55, Alistair Mann wrote:
> > Thus spaketh james at eccehomo.co.uk on Wednesday 12 January 2005 17:10:
> > > Sorry about the OT, but are microdirect.co.uk reliable, or a bunch of
> > > cowboys?  I'm trying to buy a FSP180-50NI PSU,
> >
> > Was it so wrong of me to read that as "buy a f****** PSU"?
> >
> > > if anyone could point me to
> > > a better supplier?
> >
> > Maplins, then PCWorld. Both of them are common enough in London for me to
> > pop over to them, and both have satisfactory returns policies for PSUs.
> >
> > As for price, I don't know: kit I buy is paid for either by my custards,
> > or the taxman.
>
> Did you really just recommend two of the worst suppliers around?

Definitely wrong of me to not register James was after a very specific PSU, 
and I would not suggest anyone visit either chain in the hope of nailing any 
make and model together.

I notice that the PSU's manufacturer suggests dabs.com as their only online 
retailer within the UK:
http://club.aopen.com.tw/resellers/Reseller_Finder.aspx

> Thanks to Maplin I've lost two small/local electronics suppliers.  And do
> we even need to start on PCWorld.

It depends on what you expect from suppliers. I expect to get branded goods, 
to get the model I need or their near-equivalents, I expect to get them from 
reasonably nearby stores (as I travel throughout London each day) and I 
expect to have no trouble from their returns policy. Maplins and PCW have met 
those very limited conditions just fine for some time.
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Alistair

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