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Sad times. I remember going there with my Dad to get all the bits to build a crystal radio - one of my earliest "geeky" memories. I learned to solder on that pr
by SmellyGeekBoy 9y ago
Sad times. I remember going there with my Dad to get all the bits to build a crystal radio - one of my earliest "geeky" memories. I learned to solder on that project - can't have been older than 10 (1994ish). The sales assistant even gave me some advice on winding the tuning coil.
- heavenlyblue 9y agoI would not say sales assistants in today’s Maplin know anything.
- andyjohnson0 9y agoAnecdote: A few years ago I tried to buy some 555 timer ICs from a local Maplin shop. I knew that they had a basic stock of components in a back-room (not on display), but it took me nearly ten minutes to convince a shop assistant to even look for them, and what to look for. When he finally returned with a tube of ICs, he was amazed that such things existed and insisted on showing his find to some of his colleagues - like he'd discovered some lost relic. Never again.