Awful experience, the staff don't make you feel as if you should be there and some are quite…read moreignorant and rude. It's much better to either go on line or somewhere else.

Bad customer service and long queues. Stuff is not very friendly. They have a tendency to make you…read morefeel unwelcomed. No smiles or talk. Selection is limited. Prices are not that cheap you can get it cheaper online then buying a used second hand from them. If you are selling anything used don't bother, you can at least 30% more value on eBay, Shpock etc. Overall bad experience

An excellent shop for all the fiddly bits required for electrical and electronic stuff. Along with…read morethe better known things (cables, plugs, toys, sat nav, etc) they have shelves stuffed with interesting looking doodads that only a priveledged few will recognise. A wonderful shop that brings out the wide-eyed, gormless kid in you!

Excellent shop for basic electrical goods. In particular, a good place to get disco lighting…read moresupplies, when they have one of their frequent multi buy options or a sale. The disco lights are cheaper than the equivalent systems on ebay, and are better quality (for example, metal cases rather plastic casings). I've bought quite a few disco lighting units from Maplin, and although quite a few of them have been supplied with one blown bulb, there have been no problems with getting replacement bulbs free of charge. I would happily recommend this shop to anyone, as I have had no problems with the goods or after sales service.