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Computer Fairs

Snaps (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 15th October 2017, 14:12

I used to go regularly back in the day and I've just been to one as it popped up in the school at the end of my road.
I'd call it a bit of a sad experience. The ones I remember you could get all sorts of random diy bits and usually get larger items cheaper if you had some specifics in mind.
The few odds and bits I may have picked up are actually cheaper on Amazon including a portable HDD my lad is after.

Don't think I'll be bothering again.
Anyone else have a more positive experience?

Snaps



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RE: Computer Fairs

admars (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 15th October 2017, 19:31

I haven't been to one in years either I, remember doing my research and then would turn up, look for a bargain, I remember getting a scanner, mouse, keyboards. Guys I worked with would buy a whole PC, graphics card from one stall, case from another etc, and hope to get home on the Sunday afternoon, assemble it, hope it didn't just beep rudely, so they could leg it back there if a part was faulty.

The guys on the stalls always knew their stuff, and would be there every month, so there was never any problems.

I guess a lot of those guys just have eBay and Amazon shops, rather than driving up and down the country, especially as the customers that went would buy online now, that was dial up days :(

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RE: Computer Fairs

sj (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 15th October 2017, 19:34

You been on that Wild Turkey mate?

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RE: Computer Fairs

admars (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 15th October 2017, 19:36

Lol, the phone gets confused when I hit space, seems to want to put a new line in, and autocorrect went a bit bonkers there, honest, HIC ;)

A few times recently, I've posted on the phone having breakfast, then when I've got to work, had to rewrite the post to make it legible :)

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RE: Computer Fairs

sj (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 15th October 2017, 19:48

lol - should have, left it - although, it's still not the,
easiest of.
reads.

Ste



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RE: Computer Fairs

admars (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 15th October 2017, 20:19

Better? I know it's odd, not sure if it's a browser update which has messed it up, the editor, the phone, the owner, or a combination of all of them :)

Back to the point, haven't been to one in best part of 20 years, guess I won't bother as it's so easy to get all those things from Amazon, eBay, eBuyer, Novatech etc.

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