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Hello,
Can somebody please recommend a cheap store for buying hardware gear in the UK specific I London ?
Im considering buying the Blofeld but i cant find good deals like i find them on the internet and due to some problems I cant buy from the internet so Im stuck here
Some UK citizen help me please
thanks

www.thomann.de is a good store which ships all over europe. I bought a couple of things there and they're not expensive compared to the regular shops we have here in The Netherlands .

I think he means to find a walk-in music gear store, as he can't have his identity information shooting across the internet pending an ongoing pedophelia case.

...or have I said too much?

Im going to the UK next week and i don't think Thomann ships to hotels
and even if yes i don't think i will be able to follow the process of buying and shipping since im not in front of my PC
but yes Thomann is really amazing

'click'
"Room Service."

"Yes, I'll have eggs and bacon as well as a Blofeld."

"A blow-what!?!?!"

"err.. umm.. just eggs. eggs and bacon would be fine."

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Originally posted by 3F05Q I think he means to find a walk-in music gear store, as he can't have his identity information shooting across the internet pending an ongoing pedophelia case. ...or have I said too much?

Yea I misread... sorry :$

Go to Digital village or Turnkey they have shops in london.

Turnkey is very central - just near Tottenham court road station

why cant I find the Blofeld on their websites?

Its possible that they don't have them in stock yet. Might be a good idea to email them and ask if they'll have them in stock by the time you go there.

Go to Turnkey. They have a price beat guarantee for Europe. Yes, that means they are legally bound to beat any real price in Europe (even Thomann). They are also the largest pro audio retailer in Europe so their stock and kit is generally the biggest selection. Because they are the biggest you'll find their prices are generally the lowest.

Tip: Get quotes from other shops for items you would like if the Turnkey advertised price is higher. walk in there with the money and keep trying to beat them down.

kool i will do that if they have it

I think Piccadilly Circus has a Virgin Megastore with a pretty awesome gear store in the basement when I went. Nice selection.

'sound control' also have a price beat policy. just find out how much the cheapest you can find it in uk is. and maybe print the advert?

i got a lot off my last purchase and they threw in some free cables to keep me sweet

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Originally posted by richg101 'sound control' also have a price beat policy. just find out how much the cheapest you can find it in uk is. and maybe print the advert? i got a lot off my last purchase and they threw in some free cables to keep me sweet

Turnkey is now owned by Sound Control - the price beat then spread to sound control stores (which are much smaller). They did this to stop price beating themselves.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Go to Turnkey. They have a price beat guarantee for Europe. Yes, that means they are legally bound to beat any real price in Europe (even Thomann). They are also the largest pro audio retailer in Europe so their stock and kit is generally the biggest selection. Because they are the biggest you'll find their prices are generally the lowest.

They are also one of the rudest, most poorly informed and worst bunch of tossers I have ever had the misfortune to deal with anywhere in the world.
Forget any decent after sales service... they are just box shifters with a big flashy storefront.
I - and any company or person i ever work with, contract to, or advise- will never put a single cent, penny, euro, pound, dollar, shekkel, dinar or any other unit of currency their way every again.
Yes they pissed me off THAT much.

(yes I know you used to work for them Rann- nothing personal )

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Originally posted by Freak They are also one of the rudest, most poorly informed and worst bunch of tossers I have ever had the misfortune to deal with anywhere in the world. Forget any decent after sales service... they are just box shifters with a big flashy storefront. I - and any company or person i ever work with, contract to, or advise- will never put a single cent, penny, euro, pound, dollar, shekkel, dinar or any other unit of currency their way every again. Yes they pissed me off THAT much. (yes I know you used to work for them Rann- nothing personal )

Good memory Freak and nothing personal taken!!! Why do you think I left? As a manager, you have no idea how many people I had to sort out due to the plethora of errors that were made by some staff there.

The sad thing is that during my years there (a good few years back now) there were a few, really great, genuinely talented and well informed people there, but certain members of upper management just didn't have any interst in long term staff retention, and thus treated most people like turd, which led to ever decreasing quality of staff.
I have no allegence to them now......but, if you know what you want, and walk in there with money ready to spend, you will walk away with the cheapest price you'll find that kit for in the uk. Just make sure they have it in stock and put it aside for you right before you go in (not a week or 2 days before becuase it will be gone by then).

No one has the Blofeld strange

I just wanted to chip in with another great site, from which you can buy what you need: playback-europe.com

It's where I've been buying all my stuff - amazing prices compared to Norwegian stores (at least), and are usually slightly cheaper than thomann, since you don't pay for shipping if you buy for over 500 euro.

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