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for Maplin Electronics

Rating Summary based on 42 reviews

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  • 76 of 76 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 donf18

    Member since 30/11/2000

    Reviews written: 815

    5 Stars Gizmo's and gadgets 27/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Get the components you need at a reasonable price

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None that I have noticed

    Maplin is an electronic retailer which sells the more obscure items and a lot of gadgets and gizmo's. They have 100's of stores around the country and the one's I have frequented have all been clean friendly and eager to help. I have always been interested in electronics and have built quite a few projects from scratch. In doing so I have had to find suppliers of various electrical components such as capacitors, resistors, equipment for making printed circuit boards and of course circuit testers. I was going from here to there all the time making numerous journeys in search of some hard to ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    davy246

    3 Stars Love it hate it so many products 07/11/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Lots of good products and good prices

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Missing parts and the amount of things can be scary.

    I have been to Maplin a quite a number of times the first time that I arrived in the store. I was looking for a computer case there were plenty of people posted round the store to inform people about products give advice and encourage you buy. They all seemed nice enough by the way I was in the Maplin store in Belfast Northern Ireland. He told us about his experience with certain products we took his word for it and bought the computer case and it worked great. I think this is a great store with a very wide selection of products all sorts but if you are not looking for something specific you ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 utero

    Member since 11/07/2000

    Reviews written: 637

    1 Star Hi De Hmmmmm 05/08/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Loads of products

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Their customer service and returns policies are laughable

    Do you need something to fend off cats which looks like a cheap plastic satellite dish? Need some disco lights to brighten up your living room? Well Maplin Electronics are the destination to go for all these things on the high street. Stocking anything electronic related, this would be the place to go for those little computer components that they don't sell in your normal retailers, the stores are generally well spaced out and stocked. But I will not be darkening their doors ever again unless I am absolutely forced to. Having perused through a few other opinions on Dooyoo concerning Maplin it ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    basboy138

    5 Stars Maplin - simply the best 23/01/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great range, great service, great website, just.... great!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I guess if you live in Penzance, it's a long way to Plymouth!

    Maplin Electronics is a name which at first scared me, but I could now not do without. It is a chain of stores, with a good website, where you can get hold of all those little bits that nobody else sells, plus a lot more! WHERE ARE THEY? Maplin Electronics have 106 stores dotted across the United Kingdom, ranging from Plymouth to Aberdeen. They have an excellent store finder page on their website - www.maplin.co.uk - and if you can't get easy access to their stores, you can purchase over 12000 products from the website too. WHAT DO THEY SELL? If you are building your own computer, or if you ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    drewish

    4 Stars If you are not afraid of the dark . . . 04/02/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Wide range of products, good staff, catalogue, website

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A bit pricey. Daunting to beginners.

    . . . spaces and strange electronics inside the box that is your computer, then Maplin Electronics might be for you. They have an excellent range of motherboards, graphics cards and cases all at fairly reasonable prices. The stores I have experience of have knowledgable staff to help out if you don't know your SDRAM from your HDD, and they also offer a good value upgrade service. The advantage of getting a custom built computer system in this way is simply that - you get what you need without any unneccesary frills. There is also the added bonus of being able to pay for it all bit by bit and ... more
  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Pendulum

    5 Stars My favourite shop. 19/07/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Lots of products at fair prices. Knowledgable staff.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You have to pay for the catalogue.

    Maplin Electronics is a company selling a very large range of electronics items, with shops nationwide. I have read in many places that they began their business with their first shop opening up in London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea. Oddly enough this is the shop I'll be judging them by because this is the shop I visit every week or so! ~ Website ~ Their website is www.maplin.co.uk. You can buy online (currently free delivery if you spend over £35) and I have done so once or twice a long time ago. The products were delivered promptly and no problems were encountered. I mainly visit the shop to buy ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    daveylee20

    2 Stars Maplins in Sheffield 22/06/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Like every other, Great range of products

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Poor service.

    Now, I’ve read some of the reviews & I’m pleased for you. You got the service you expected. However this is a complaint regarding the Sheffield stores mainly. I Myself was a employee & I quit after 4 months as I found it shabby & very un trustworthy. First of all, the way they handle products is, all I can say disgusting. If they drop an item, something fragile like a pc component, it may not look broken or sound. But it could not work when you attempted to use it, or worse, damage your pc. They just stick it back on the shelve & move on. The advice they give customers are aimed to get them to ... more
  • 1 of 1 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    abiowo

    2 Stars Good when product works, terrible otherwise 24/06/2008
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Lots of products, components etc.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Customer services. Sometimes poor quality products

    Bought an in car touchscreen dvd player Nikkai A74HQ. Looks good on the box, good spec but everything begins to unravel once opened. Irresponsive touchscreen, unclear display (except when showing DVD video), mp3 player that's impossible to navigate track, noisy and slow media reading, generally poor quality built. And finally, faulty screen angle adjustment. Called maplin about fault, informed unit must be uninstalled, repackaged and returned to store. Returned item the next day because of fault but was informed it had to be sent for testing and verification before refund could be given ... more
  • 2 of 2 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    NottyAsh

    1 Star shop staff fine - customer / return services terrible 28/08/2010
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Lots of products

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Beware !! own brands sub-standard and limited warrenty

    I used to find Maplin very helpfull, indeed their front-line staff at their Radford branch in Nottingham did try to help me when I returned a CCTV DVrecorder that failed. This was a replacement for a swan system that was faulty after I installed it, so I had touninstalled it and then re-install the Sentiant (own brand) as I was assured it was just as good and cheaper. (we have the Swan system at work and in my opinion is far better, hindsight is such a wonderfull thing) Firstly I checked out the returns policy on their website and filled out the complaints form with the following I purchased ... more
  • 2 of 2 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    scarysuzy

    1 Star Fawlty Towers 14/08/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Interesting and varied product range

    Disadvantages Disadvantages will do anythng to avoid giving a refund

    We've used Maplins for over 25 years and always had excellent service. So when we called in to the Exeter branch 4 days before my husbands birthday, to get a solar panel, I didn't think twice about buying an ION VCR2PC recorder that he liked the look of as a present. Had we checked the reviews of the product, we woudn't have touched it, but we trusted Maplins so we bought it. My husband, a research scientist, opened his present on his birthday, and after about 2 hours of effort, established that it didn't work. Very disapointed, we returned to the store a 40 minute drive away from our home. We ... more
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