Georgiann BaldinoMar 17, 2025
Vote with your wallet, order directly from manufacturers, or buy from local shops in your town.
#Boycott other sources.
Show threadRyan WalmsleyMar 17, 2025

@obtener I love the idea of supporting local shops, but the moment you actually want anything none of them ever stock stuff if it's remotely a "specalist" category.

As for ordering direct, in many cases usually ends up more expensive due to them being international. Or they then just use FBA anyway.

Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKMar 17, 2025
@Ryanteck @obtener I've had some luck going off Amazon making a saving with car detailing supplies and telecoms/networking equipment, but with the car detailing stuff the local suppliers can't match Amazon for delivery time (and these are Dodo Juice and Ricsar which are literally just down the road in Essex - although this isn't a problem as I only do detailing at weekends). To be fair NetXL (for the IT equipment) do have reliable next day delivery..
Show threadRyan Walmsley

@vfrmedia @obtener For car detailing stuff I usually try to either go to Halfords or Euro Car Parts if I need it semi same day. Or order in bulk in advanced.

I guess I'm thinking more computer parts and electronics which would have been Maplin or olden days PC World. But with Maplin being dead and Currys not even stocking a single component at my local store makes it tricky.

Scan is pretty decent for some bits, but Amazon still wins on some prices.

Mar 17, 2025 at 10:37pmWeb
Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKMar 17, 2025
@Ryanteck @obtener I've found though for actual car spares none of the local motor factors seem to hold stock (or if they do, they only accept orders by telephone, there is no easy way of just entering a part number and getting a price compared to Amazon or Ebay)
Show threadGeorgiann BaldinoMar 17, 2025
@vfrmedia @Ryanteck 🙃