Re: [Staffslug] website
2009/2/16 Tom Hill <tom(a)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