Talk:Maplin Electronics
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Maplin Electronics now has 114 stores and is expanding rapidly. The company continues to invest in the hoobyist unlike any other retialer in the UK with around 8,000 products including 5,000 components in an average sized store. Transporting 8,000 lines on a daily basis is a challenge but Maplin has acheieved record stock levels in the store network. Maplin staff provide excellent product knowledge which is important to the business as it continues to expand.
Wow, this article is an incredible advertisement. --86.41.106.118 17:33, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
I have cleaned up the article a bit and tried to make it more neutral. Now it just needs someone who knows what they are talking about to add some more information. alihaig 130.246.132.26 15:46, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
They do not hire skilled staff, they employ exactly the same kind of people as, say, Tesco do to stack their shelves. Did Keith Pacey write this entry by any chance? (Unsigned)
In my experience the level of skill of their staff can vary widely At best they can be very knowledgable about the products they sell at worst they can be as you describe 213.48.97.11 14:42, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
The staff can be "knowledgable" as you say, but to say " Maplin hire skilled staff" is completely untrue, it almost makes Maplin look like they do not hire from the same pool as every other retailer in the country. Tesco certainly don't hire "skilled staff" - and Maplin hire from the same pool, this is not a criticism of Maplin staff ( I'm quite sure they are perfectly able to do their job ) - it is just a correction of a misleading and incorrect statement.
Further to my previous entry, This whole thing throws up another argument ( one that has massive impact on the reliability of info on Wiki ) - and that is : How can we stop people or companies with an agenda creating entries that are clearly adverts for their own agenda / service etc etc?
"The target market is to the electronics hobbyist".-
This is an incorrect and untrue statement, Maplin' target audience is the same shopper as Argos, PC World and Staples have. Maplin is a welcoming place to all type's of customer.
