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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2018 16:25:14 GMT
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Post by thebfg on Mar 15, 2018 16:27:19 GMT
I drove past one yesterday and saw the big sale signs. I was going to go in on my way back but forgot.
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Post by Gone on Mar 16, 2018 17:30:35 GMT
I will wait until they start discounting at more like 30% off, though it won’t be the popular stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 17:36:07 GMT
I can't think of anything useful they sell  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 17:40:01 GMT
I can't think of anything useful they sell ToysRus have a sale on as well - maybe pick up another yot... |
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Post by JohnV on Mar 16, 2018 17:52:10 GMT
I can't think of anything useful they sell cruel ........................................................... but fair  |
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Post by patty on Mar 16, 2018 20:22:34 GMT
i ventured into toys r us as its grandsons birthday...it was heaving with idiots buying toys as if theres gonna be a shortage...i left and gave son money instead...just cannot buy toys they don't need or want....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 20:30:04 GMT
i ventured into toys r us as its grandsons birthday...it was heaving with idiots buying toys as if theres gonna be a shortage...i left and gave son money instead...just cannot buy toys they don't need or want.... I and the woman have only been in a toy shop once since our kids were born (7 and 5 very nearly 8 and 6 they are beginning to sound like old money). That was Hamleys last christmas. It was a bit of a shock and we left without buying anything. And never bought any toys online. Occasionally people give us toys but my view is that children should be able to just play naturally with whatever is available. There is always something even if its just a bit of paper. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 20:32:44 GMT
Bloody hippy's, no wonder the world is going to pot.  |
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Post by thebfg on Mar 16, 2018 20:33:20 GMT
The best toy at Xmas is normally the empty box
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 20:53:43 GMT
Bloody hippy's, no wonder the world is going to pot. Indeed it would be a terrible world if everyone just lived simple lives rather than being ruled by consumerist "I'm better than the next man (or woman)" bullshit buy more shit or we're all fucked etc etc |
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Post by thebfg on Mar 16, 2018 21:10:36 GMT
I can't think of anything useful they sell And there lies the number one resin they are going out if business. Understanding their customers would of been a good start. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 21:15:37 GMT
Bloody hippy's, no wonder the world is going to pot. Indeed it would be a terrible world if everyone just lived simple lives rather than being ruled by consumerist "I'm better than the next man (or woman)" bullshit buy more shit or we're all fucked etc etc True up to a point but I can spend many an hour building stuff with Lydia and her Lego. She loves it, as she does playing with her Scalextric. This earth mother/father/parenting stuff is ok but there are alternatives. |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 16, 2018 21:27:49 GMT
I can't think of anything useful they sell No, Maplin's whole reason for existing has disappeared. Go back to the 1980s and they earned good money from selling electronic components to geeks building simple computers at home in the days when you either built your own computer or didn't have one. They have tried to diversify into selling toys but if even a toy retailer can't stay afloat selling toys then what chance has an electronics specialist got? |
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Post by JohnV on Mar 17, 2018 4:25:59 GMT
I can't think of anything useful they sell No, Maplin's whole reason for existing has disappeared. Go back to the 1980s and they earned good money from selling electronic components to geeks building simple computers at home in the days when you either built your own computer or didn't have one. They have tried to diversify into selling toys but if even a toy retailer can't stay afloat selling toys then what chance has an electronics specialist got? agree ........ although the core market (electronic construction from component level) has shrunk dramatically over the years, they abandoned those core (previous) customers by ceasing to stock components in depth. That at least would have kept some of their original customer base visiting for the odd part and at least giving them a chance to sell other things. They abandoned that market and became a sort of amalgam of Halffrauds, ToysRus, disco shop, Truck shop and doing none of them particularly well. |
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