Dixons....grrrrrrrrr!
03 February 2006, 12:38 PM
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Dixons....grrrrrrrrr!
Popped in today for a couple of leads, 3.5mm stereo jack to twiin RCA plugs, as the lads both wanted one each to play stuff stored on their MP3 players through their stereos.
I already have one, a JVC, bought from Dixons for £5.99 about a year ago, I use it to play stuff off a portable minidisc player.
Imagine my shock when the Dixons guy tells me they no longer stock JVC, but some other make, (I forget what), because it's better...........and the price? £14.99
I went up the road and bought TWO for £7.98 at a local hi-fi type shop, Vivanco make.
Dixons really are robbers.
Alcazar
I already have one, a JVC, bought from Dixons for £5.99 about a year ago, I use it to play stuff off a portable minidisc player.
Imagine my shock when the Dixons guy tells me they no longer stock JVC, but some other make, (I forget what), because it's better...........and the price? £14.99
I went up the road and bought TWO for £7.98 at a local hi-fi type shop, Vivanco make.
Dixons really are robbers.
Alcazar
03 February 2006, 08:00 PM
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I found one in my cupboard.
The cable caught the attention of my bird and mate who then wanted one. I gave the lead to my GF and told my friend that he could probably pick one up from an electrical shop.
Cost him £12.00!!!!!!! From Currys I think.
Funny thing is his stereo which was an xmas present doesn't have an auxillary output
. He can't return it either as the packaging needed to be cut open.
The cable caught the attention of my bird and mate who then wanted one. I gave the lead to my GF and told my friend that he could probably pick one up from an electrical shop.
Cost him £12.00!!!!!!! From Currys I think.
Funny thing is his stereo which was an xmas present doesn't have an auxillary output
. He can't return it either as the packaging needed to be cut open.
03 February 2006, 08:25 PM
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03 February 2006, 09:10 PM
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Also worth trying is http://www.cutpricecables.co.uk/ - I bought a high quality s-video cable from them for £4.99 last week (against £20 or so from Dixons and the like).