On 20 September 2017 at 00:13, Simon Poole <si...@poole.ch> wrote: > And another one from the ragged edge of tagging. > > iD has a preset for shop=appliance > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Appliance_Store , I > assume for shops that sell larger electrical goods washing machines, > dryers, fridges and so on (in German so called "weisse Ware"). It seems > that historically this wasn't popular and it was suggested to use > shop=electronics > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Delectronics . The later > would seem to work reasonably well for the large consumer electronics > markets that sell essentially everything from DVDs, over drones, TVs, > computers and washing machines. But not for smaller shops that are > specialized on just such larger appliances. > > Any thoughts? > > Simon >
In Australia, we also have White Goods, which, as you say, are primarily big things (but not necessarily coloured white! :-)): fridges / freezers, washing machines, stoves / ovens etc, but they usually also sell computers, DVDs, music CDs, phones & so on. I think "Appliance Store" is correct for them. We also have (to name one) Jaycar Electronics https://www.jaycar.com.au/, which sells plugs, switches & all manner of electronic componentry, same as Tandy & Radio Shack do (did?) in the US. I would think these would be shop=electronics, although there is also a listing for shop=radiotechnics? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dradiotechnics > > PS: no, I don't think it is acceptable to have to enumerate and query > every possible kind of good a shop can sell to find out what its main > kind of business is. > Agree with you entirely! Thanks Graeme
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