Maplin.

[simon12]

Markets change and companies go bust it has always happened and always will and our economy is only growing based on more debt so I would expect it to happen alot more. It would be good if there was a better system to deal with how it works but I don't really see how.

 

[Dutto]

Personally, I loathe Currys!

The last time I went in there was to purchase an £84 Freesat Box and yet again (i.e. it's happened before) the sales person denied having one at that price and tried to sell me one for about £145!

I pointed out that I had checked on t'Internet and what I wanted was listed as being "In Stock" at my local store. He then walked over to the aisle with Freesat Boxes on it and "found" the one that I wanted.

However, as it was already in an open box and looked dusty, I refused to accept it until he agreed to knock £10 off the price! :thumb:

 

[BeerisGOD]

The Maplin's near work in Kingston have just moved across the shopping area to a more prestigious location and into a brand spanking new location. You'd think they might have know this was a possibility and not moved?

Maybe that one was the one that sealed theyre fate. Booking Barbara Streisand for the grand opening.

 

[Clint]

Currys...I went to buy a TV. .only one left was display model and was told they don't sell display models. ..I wandered round the store and when I got back to the telly bit ...thd one I wanted had been sold! I asked for the manager who told me they do sell display models....I explained what happened and how dissatisfied I was..he offered me the next size down,discounted. I pointed out it was for the bedroom and I watch sky on it..he threw in one of those eye things and sky remote that allow as you to change channels without having to have another sky box. I could live with that!

 

[BarnBrian]

Personally, I loathe Currys!

The last time I went in there was to purchase an £84 Freesat Box and yet again (i.e. it's happened before) the sales person denied having one at that price and tried to sell me one for about £145!

I pointed out that I had checked on t'Internet and what I wanted was listed as being "In Stock" at my local store. He then walked over to the aisle with Freesat Boxes on it and "found" the one that I wanted.

However, as it was already in an open box and looked dusty, I refused to accept it until he agreed to knock £10 off the price! :thumb:

That's it Dutto. You need to get your DNA checked, you'll definitely find that you're ancestors are from Yorkshire :laugh2:

 

[AdeDunn]

The last time I went to Maplins was to collect a copy of Windows that I'd purchased on their website for in store collection. It took them 10 minutes to figure out what I meant by "ordered online to collect in store", 5 minutes to figure out how to enter my order code into their system, then another 10 minutes to actually find where it'd been put.... They then insisted on taking my email address etc (which was already on the ruddy order, I ordered online) and tried to sell me a loyalty scheme card.......

These days I have Amazon Prime, and so long as I order early enough in the day most things get delivered the same day.... Plus if it's faulty they refund me immediately (or send a replacement), and in some cases I don't even have to return the item. Unlike a certain other online retailer who once refused to replace a £140 motherboard that was faulty out of the box, on the basis that I'd had it more than 5 days (reported them to trading standards via correct channels, told I had a case but they didn't pursue it as they rarely do these days. So much for sale of goods act and EU law, which are only helpful if you are willing to pay to go to small claims court...).

High prices and rubbish customer service is the more likely culprit IMHO, oh and having staff who don't actually know a thing about the products they're selling... My one experience of a PC World store was the same though, asked for a 128mb (yeah, was a few years back... lol) stick of 133Mhz SDRam, assistant paled, pointed in the direction of PC components and whimpered, bought a 512mb stick from a small store for less money a few months later. lol

If it wasn't for the loss of jobs, I'd actually cheer every time I see another joke of a high street chain go under.

 

[simon12]

Recently announced Amazon made $5.6 billion profit in the US in 2017 and paid $0 tax also its double bad for the high street in the US as stuff shipped online is exempt from sales tax (there version of VAT).

 

[Dutto]

:wave:

Recently announced Amazon made $5.6 billion profit in the US in 2017 and paid $0 tax also its double bad for the high street in the US as stuff shipped online is exempt from sales tax (there version of VAT).

Isn’t that the Free Market Principle that our own Government support? :wave:

 

[simon12]

:wave:

Isn’t that the Free Market Principle that our own Government support? :wave:

The fact the tax system favours Amazon compared to its competition is totally against anything to do with free market so not sure what you mean. The fact that the UK, US and EU have done nothing about the tax system (and created it in the 1st place) that allows this totally legally yes I would say our current and all previous governments support this.

 

[Dutto]

I was being ironic. :wave:

 

[dad_of_jon]

maplins original owner cashed out years ago. I get my 50Pf variable capacitors et all elsewhere these days !

 

[-Bezza-]

Recently announced Amazon made $5.6 billion profit in the US in 2017 and paid $0 tax also its double bad for the high street in the US as stuff shipped online is exempt from sales tax (there version of VAT).

That will likely be because they're allowed to set the earlier years' losses against this year's profits. That's fair and the same as every other country.

The UK has recently introduced a rule to say that prior year losses can only reduce current year profits by 50%. Think that was to make sure the banks pay tax now that they're returning to profit.

 

[simon12]

No its nothing to do with losses. Earlier this week, Matthew Gardner of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reported that Amazon, which recorded $5.6 billion in profits in 2017, paid zero in federal taxes, thanks to “various tax credits and tax breaks for executive stock options.”
From https://newrepublic.com/article/147249/amazon-big-tax

 

[Clint]

Where can we get into this legalised theft..call it what you like?

 

[Dutto]

The oil company I worked for were called in front of the “UnAmerican Activities Committee” to explain why they had paid no tax for about ten years!

Facing a lot of jail time the company directors stopped up the loopholes themselves and started paying taxes!

We need something similar over here!