i've actually never had to deal with overclockers, had a mate that worked there some years ago and he hated everyone he worked with.

i usually get all my stuff from ccl, even with postage added in alot of their prices were better than overclockers, but it is very subjective. most places have similar prices really.

if i do need anything i'll buy it online, although i haven't had any money to buy comp stuff in a while

sim

> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:47:20 +0000
> From: andrew@andrewedwards.name
> To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Staffslug] website
>
> 2009/2/16 Tom Hill <tom@ninjabadger.net>:
> > 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
>
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