|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
>> Maplin isn't the cheapest place on earth, but they provide actual
>> customer service. It's worth a few percent more for that.
>
> I'm not saying you *have* to shop online, just that you should check
> prices first.
OK, fair enough.
I'm just saying that prices in a real shop will always be higher than
online.
>> and have it in your hand the same day, rather than waiting 3 days for
>> it
>> to be delivered and then waiting until the weekend so you can go to
> the
>> post office to collect the item during their brief opening hours...)
>
> Your post office doesn't deliver to your house?!?!?
Nope.
Or rather, "not unless it fits through the letterbox".
For some reason, the box they use to send you a stick of DDR is the same
size as the box Zazzle uses to send you 3 coffee mugs.
>> Hmm. I wonder if that's changed significantly since March...
>
> Probably, I check the prices when I posted yesterday (November).
Clearly. I'm just wondering how much these prices move over time. Some
things get radically cheaper, some things don't change that much.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |