Don Pearce wrote:

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:51:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Noticed that Maplin charge 36p for one resistor that I pay 1.20 for 100
elsewhere. ;-)

Our factory buys resistors at 0.01 cents (one hundredth of a cent, for
clarity).

And what is the average annual value of your orders from that
supplier?

Chris
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Plant amazing Acers.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:11:16 +0000, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:51:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Noticed that Maplin charge 36p for one resistor that I pay 1.20 for 100
elsewhere. ;-)

Our factory buys resistors at 0.01 cents (one hundredth of a cent, for
clarity).

And what is the average annual value of your orders from that
supplier?

Chris

Upwards of a million

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Don Pearce wrote:

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:11:16 +0000, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:51:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Noticed that Maplin charge 36p for one resistor that I pay 1.20 for 100
elsewhere. ;-)

Our factory buys resistors at 0.01 cents (one hundredth of a cent, for
clarity).

And what is the average annual value of your orders from that
supplier?

Upwards of a million

'nuf said. ;-)

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Plant amazing Acers.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:52:08 +0000, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:11:16 +0000, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:51:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Noticed that Maplin charge 36p for one resistor that I pay 1.20 for 100
elsewhere. ;-)

Our factory buys resistors at 0.01 cents (one hundredth of a cent, for
clarity).

And what is the average annual value of your orders from that
supplier?

Upwards of a million

'nuf said. ;-)


I know, but clearly they are still making a profit at that price.
There can't be so many middle men between them and Maplin. Someone
somewhere is getting very rich.

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On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 06:42:09 +0000, News wrote:

In message , Phil
Allison writes
News wrote:

Two were Hi Fi News and Wireless World. Any suggestions as to the
titles of the other two?

** You sure about Wireless World ?

Most content was highly technical and about electronics in general,
rather than hi-fi audio.

Which was its main appeal afaiwc.


Yes. This would have been 1970-ish, and there were four of us, ranging
in age from late teens (me) to mid 50s, with a wide range of interests.
Wireless World was way over my head, but I enjoyed browsing anyway.

Thanks for *all* the replies. No particular reason for the question; I
am just annoyed with myself for not remembering the titles of all four
magazines. So far, none of the suggestions have made me think Yes!, but
that is probably just my memory.

If it's any help, I was a regular reader of "Wireless World" and, iirc,
"HiFi News" but started reading "Studio Sounds" (as an alternative to HFN
afaicr). The Studio Sounds mag carried more technically interesting
articles on the subject of audio engineering. I suspect it could also
have been one of the other mags you were sharing with your buddies.


I always enjoyed Hi Fi News, which often featured articles discussing
someone's dedicated listening room, and the lengths people would go to
reproduce perfect sound. Shortly after that I left the parental home
and treated myself to a reasonable tuner/amp which is still in daily
use. That was November 1974, and I still don't have the perfect
listening room :-)

You're not alone. :-(

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Johnny B Good

In article ,
Don Pearce wrote:
On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:52:08 +0000, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:11:16 +0000, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:51:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Noticed that Maplin charge 36p for one resistor that I pay 1.20 for 100
elsewhere. ;-)

Our factory buys resistors at 0.01 cents (one hundredth of a cent, for
clarity).

And what is the average annual value of your orders from that
supplier?

Upwards of a million

'nuf said. ;-)


I know, but clearly they are still making a profit at that price.
There can't be so many middle men between them and Maplin. Someone
somewhere is getting very rich.

It was explained to be that Maplin charge like this to cover the cost of
the assistant walking to the shelf to get your resistor. In which case
they could sell them in packets of 10 at the same price and keep everyone
happy.

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