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Surplus electronics shops

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This tweet today showed some cool surplus electronics at Hst /halted electronics supply in Santa Clara, CA. Does anyone know of real shops where you can walk in and buy old stuff like this?

 

I remember Harding's in Cheltenham but it's been years since I was there so I don't know if it's still going.

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  • And just like that, Maplins (and toys R us in the UK) have gone into administration this morning.  At least Maplins is carrying on trading and attempting to be sold off as a going concern.

     

    I wonder if it's be better a bit out of town like a screw fix or a tool station?

  • in reply to danielw

    That's a shame : ( Getting really awkward finding stuff locally. There's a (small) chain in the UK called Clas Ohlson (huge in Sweden), that sells some electronics stuff, like Arduino bits and pieces, and tools. Worth visiting if there is one nearby, they kind of have something for everyone!

  • in reply to shabaz

    I've never heard of Clas Ohlson before now (or at least it hasn't registered on my radar), just checked their site . . . . . . . . .

     

    It's almost as if they were discussing what they should stock and someone suggested 'erm, everything?'

     

    Weird range (but some good stuff in there), kinda B&Q meets Maplin, Halfords and IKEA for a drink and it goes from there!! image

     

     

    Maybe The Range should change their advertising tag line from "If we don't stock it, you don't need it"  to a more accurate "If we don't stock it, try Clas Ohlson"!

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  • in reply to shabaz

    I've never heard of Clas Ohlson before now (or at least it hasn't registered on my radar), just checked their site . . . . . . . . .

     

    It's almost as if they were discussing what they should stock and someone suggested 'erm, everything?'

     

    Weird range (but some good stuff in there), kinda B&Q meets Maplin, Halfords and IKEA for a drink and it goes from there!! image

     

     

    Maybe The Range should change their advertising tag line from "If we don't stock it, you don't need it"  to a more accurate "If we don't stock it, try Clas Ohlson"!

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