Re: [Staffslug] website

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:47:20 +0000 From: andrew(a)andrewedwards.name To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk Subject: Re: [Staffslug] website 2009/2/16 Tom Hill <tom(a)ninjabadger.net&gt;: > I personally wouldn't endorse Overclockers either, and I certainly > wouldn't inflict that grief on anyone else willingly. The sad fact of > the matter is that they're the only major retailer (that I can think > of) in the Staffs area. > > If you ask me (personally) I think it's far too subjective to be based > on every member's good/bad experiences (and I know how ironic that > sounds given my personal gripes.) > > I think we should be a little more impartial as a public organisation; > sponsorship of larger organisations seems a little futile, given that > they're unlikely to show any gratitude in return for our support, if > they even notice. > > Perhaps smaller companies (i.e. LinITX, or KustomPCs) would be > preferable. But if I'm honest, I'm not sure it's a great idea to go > over-board with corporate recommendations on the website. Promoting > local open-source companies is perfectly fine, but I'm not entirely > certain that large e-tailers really require our help (and not when the > arguments stemming from this idea will most-likely get a few backs up > on the list.) > > Am I talking rubbish, or does this make sense to anyone else? > you make good sense personally i encourage use of ebuyer - their next day is now until 10pm at night, and is delivered before 12pm the following day whilst they're a large "e-tailer" what they're doing should be common with local companies!!! why can't others achieve this? clockers are fairly poor... however i did pick up some mbpro ram from them for less than crucial sell it direct.. so they're handy for a bargain from time to time ;) not much to say on the local front, sim will tell you himself its hard to find a decent supplier around here! Andrew _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://lists.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug