>//The maplin near me is next door to a PC world, Last year I needed a new external drive *same day* I saved £20 by walking next door (And PC world still ripped me off compared to the price online!)//
I've tended to do it the other way round! See it cheaper in PC World/Tescos/Asda and ask Maplin to price match, in part because Maplin do sell some stuff you can't get at PC World etc. and hence I didn't really want to go back and purchase what I could in one store from three stores...
Naturally, I make full use of the on-line click&collect service, that way I can get the online price before I walk into a store and see what store specific offers they may have.
Also following the logic "if you don't use it, lose it", I help Maplin get some revenue rather than zero revenue, whereas there are plenty of customers already giving money to PC World etc. (as this shutdown proves).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
