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Both have announced within the last hour they have gone into administration.
Its the people who work there and thee knock on affects for employees it has who I feel sorry for. Never used Toys R Us but often used Maplins, but a bit expensive.Both have announced within the last hour they have gone into administration.
The vultures gather.....Shame to see them go bust. A fire sale in prospect?
Probably even with 50% off some items, still would be cheaper elsewhere!...I found Maplin too expensive. Handy though if you were desperate...The vultures gather.....
Its the people who work there and thee knock on affects for employees it has who I feel sorry for. Never used Toys R Us but often used Maplins, but a bit expensive.
Never knew they were about from that time, I remember "Tandy" from being a kid in the 80's.I used Maplins a fair bit mail order in the 70's and 80's but very rarely used the local retail shop.
I cleaned Maplins out of "Lorex" IP Cameras not long ago, they were dirt cheap and could only work on a Lorex system apparently.
Little did anyone know they are Dahua cameras and once I got root access on a terminal I nuked a load of stuff and flashed them with the Dahua firmware.
I love looking for mega discounted items there, you can sometimes get a really good bargain.
Already posted this image in the other thread, but this is my setup, these Lorex badged cameras are Dahua, some of the Lorex stuff is Hikvision.I liked everything I saw/read of Lorex stuff, and would have bought a 8-camera DVR and 6 cameras last year, but for the prices and the other jobs I had on the go.
Maybe, if someone spots some more of them going cheap, they can give me the nod - and then help me programme them if I have to do more than just "plug the stuff in and watch" as a CCTV system IS probably on the cards this year!
Do you happen to know the brand oswoo, do you know who they really are?Already posted this image in the other thread, but this is my setup, these Lorex badged cameras are Dahua, some of the Lorex stuff is Hikvision.
Don't bother buying a kit, do some research and buy individual cameras with the correct focal length and suitability etc. You cant go wrong with Dahua or Hikvision if you are looking for something. The Lorex stuff is "gimped" as they put awful firmware on their products.
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