Men (and woman)who like their toys will love this (Maplin)

Member Name: fairdonion

Product:	Maplin
Date:	01/08/05 (241 review reads)
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Advantages: all the latest gadgets

Disadvantages: cant see the prices of printer inks

You know there are some shops that once you go inside them you are not going to be out of them very quickly as there is always something there to interest you. Well this is one such shop.

Basically this is an electronic shop, but they do everything from childrens toys to computer componants.

They always have the very latest in gadgets as well.

If you are into electronic kits to make things, they do some really reasonably priced good fun kits here.

The shop is set out so that you can easily find anything without having to ask and there are plenty of radio controlled toys in the aisles to have a go at. You dont even have to pretend they are for children either!

They do some really good deals such as with batteries. It is well worth checking this shop before buying from anywhere else. For example for £14.99 you can get an assortment of 60 batteries. They are not the cheap put them in and the next day they are all used up either.

You must see their 1.6 scale radio controlled quad bike for only £19.99

Although they dont sale computers, if you want to make your own though this is definately the place to come as they sell all the components to make up the computer and it is the cheapest we have seen them.

They will give you pamplets each month telling you about the latest gadgets and what is going cheap that month.

It is well worth spending £2.99 for their catalogue. Admittedly I thought first of all that it was a cheek asking you to pay for this but it not only gives you the items that they have in their stores but what you can buy on line, which isnt in the shop.

One thing I dont like about this store is that if you want to buy printer ink you have to queue up which on a Saturday can be a long wait, as they keep all the inks behind the counter. If you just want to compare the prices first then it is really awkward.

Another good August buy is an insect killer which I have not seen in the shops for sale before. No not a spray or fly paper but a machine for £12.49. Its the type that you see hidden away in cafe corners.

To sum up this shop is definately worth popping into but make sure you allow plenty of time (and money) as there is a lot to see and admire.

Summary: cheaper than a lot of actual computer shops