* Posts by Tardious

2 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Oct 2015

RIP... almost: Brit high street gadget shack Maplin Electronics

Tardious

Hitting the sh**, they've been rolling down the hill long enough

It a shame really, but the loss of component sales, poor marketing and influx of crap products started a long time ago. The maker movement is bigger than it ever has been, and they could have capitalised off it but instead they tried to sell chinese crap, gadgets and overpriced cables. The last insult was the lack of local marketing, we have a fairly large store nearby but most residents didn't even know they existed. Sadly they will not be missed, Amazon took thier place...

El Reg celebrates Back to the Future Day

Tardious

"Hold it still, I'm posting this on Instagram"