Hi Guys, Anything like this happening in Scotland? Kind Regards,
Jai 2009/2/10 Rob Beard <[email protected]> > On 10/02/2009 08:54, Dianne Reuby wrote: > > This is interesting, on their forum: > > http://www.afm96.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=320 > > > > The reasons why fairs are dying out, and vendors switching to online > > stores. > > > > Dianne > > > Although I do buy a lot of stuff online now, there's often times I need > to get something small which doesn't warrant high delivery costs. For > instance I occasionally buy blank DVDs and CDs but often not many at a > time, last year when SVP was in Paignton I'd just order online and pick > them up same day from their warehouse (it was cheaper in fuel than > postage from where I lived) but now it seems that the prices have gone > up and the quality of their product range have gone down, not to mention > I have to pay £6 for delivery. Nowadays I either wait until they have > the cheap shipping offers or just get discs locally. > > If there were computer fairs in my area I'd take my business to them. > When I lived in Derby there was a computer fair at a local sports hall > about 5 mins away from where I lived, I'd go every time (there were > usually 2 a month on) and I'd often spend a good £30 or £40 a time. I > wouldn't be surprised if a few people did the same, often buying > something like a addon card or something that they wouldn't normally get > because it was cheap. > > Rob > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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