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David French
Guest
"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> regulars here will know I'm not one to complain, however....
>
> <Rant>
>
> WTF!
>
> 4 Weeks ago my Router conked. So I revert to my dailup and contact
> Sitecom, they tell me it's still covered by the manufactures warantee and
to
> return to my supplier.
Be thankful you've not bought Netgear stuff. My wireless access point has
been replaced twice, my router was causing so many problems I bought a new
one, my wireless dongles give me endless grief (ouch) and the wireless PC
card on my server has just packed in.
> And another thing... is it just me or are Maplin going the same way as
> Halfrauds? I.e. spotty faced kids who don't have a clue what they are
> selling. And lead times of months for something as simple as an F-plug,
> which B&Q have packets and packets of! Last place I'd normally have
looked
> for such a thing. I mean, who would explect a electrical products supplier
> to be able to actually supply stuff.
Actually, I find our local Halfords quite good (no, really!) Not for the
first time last weekend I went to the local "professional" motor factors, a
well known chain, and came out empty handed because they didn't have
*anything* I wanted. Then popped into Halfords on the way home and they had
exactly what I needed, and it wasn't too expensive either. Maybe our local
ones are bucking the trend.
David
in message news:[email protected]...
> regulars here will know I'm not one to complain, however....
>
> <Rant>
>
> WTF!
>
> 4 Weeks ago my Router conked. So I revert to my dailup and contact
> Sitecom, they tell me it's still covered by the manufactures warantee and
to
> return to my supplier.
Be thankful you've not bought Netgear stuff. My wireless access point has
been replaced twice, my router was causing so many problems I bought a new
one, my wireless dongles give me endless grief (ouch) and the wireless PC
card on my server has just packed in.
> And another thing... is it just me or are Maplin going the same way as
> Halfrauds? I.e. spotty faced kids who don't have a clue what they are
> selling. And lead times of months for something as simple as an F-plug,
> which B&Q have packets and packets of! Last place I'd normally have
looked
> for such a thing. I mean, who would explect a electrical products supplier
> to be able to actually supply stuff.
Actually, I find our local Halfords quite good (no, really!) Not for the
first time last weekend I went to the local "professional" motor factors, a
well known chain, and came out empty handed because they didn't have
*anything* I wanted. Then popped into Halfords on the way home and they had
exactly what I needed, and it wasn't too expensive either. Maybe our local
ones are bucking the trend.
David
