i have just been offered a watch from an Italian chap he had a boxload in his carapparently he got them free at a conference
I actually bought one from him a few years back it worked for a few days then stopped
Yay for Brexit
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Knowing what you know about his merchandise If you buy another one, you're a moron
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Smash Monkey 2 Prozac is apparently good for menopause, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:20,
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up there with the old 'want to buy some speakers' van scam(
Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:35,
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I used to work in a HiFi store so I can generally spot when someone's been ripped offquite a few times I've had this old "oh, I've got an amazing stereo system, these speakers, well, there's a story with them, such a bargain, this guy in a van was fitting out a recording studio around the corner from where I live in Derby..." from a friend and if they can't tell they've been diddled, and they're not a cunt then I don't say anything.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:41,
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Did I sell you a Sherwood amplifier and some Eltax speakers?because they're out of warranty by now.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:43,
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I have a Cambridge Audio CD player that has just effectively died, the drawer won't open.It's about 12 years old (hi spanishfly!) so no big deal, do they take those in at the shops for recycling?
Might get another CD player at some point but for non-vinyl listening I just use Sonos speakers.
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I think all the manufacturers at that time used the same mechanismsdidn't matter if it was a basic Cambridge Audio or a high-end Arcam or something, they had better PSUs and digital-audio converters though.
They can repair it for you if you take it back to Richer Sounds and it probably won't be expensive but if it were me I'd just go on Facebook Marketplace and find someone selling a CD player near me. You can get a pretty nice Sony, Marantz, Denon or something for bugger all.
Helpful consumer advice but not a great anecdote.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:58,
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yeah I had a look for new ones, a Marantz entry-level model was £300 quid or something stupid.I do have a workaround which is playing the CD through my Xbox, then using my sonos setup to send the sound from the TV to the speakers. But it's a bit of a faff. I'd rather just be able to route a CD player through my mixer.
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No shortage of them on ebaywww.ebay.co.uk/itm/275862143988?epid=57342261&hash=item403aaa43f4:g:Wj0AAOSwyVFkaU3T&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0LdFv9Fu1ofxxtZXAW%2BPG5S1fNyoYxIkmluaZsA4yUoqGOhCO5mt30JeIMxtEjSkyH7NiRMi%2F87D6AMY2M9rakEo8O%2BaUfhRNTCTnU%2Bb3QDdfYrz1cPi12T3T4sbtI71tfazPKaXIhHnqBZj5MUbAcf2aKpF9Mr9i1PYI05lo%2Bmm2vj%2BGMEl9DvXbePFO9nDaXnO5GAkdFjCQXGsQJXIpGQEiQTDyPeHOq1GHPquUUMWj0XsW12sPjmbkYo8Bco0%2B82yAhK0lAAUqOpwkdvDfGM%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zygrqIYg
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:23,
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have you heard Iggy Pop's own mix of that album?so much better than Bowie's knobbish version
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Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:37,
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none of Bowie's stupid panning and weird levels, it's way betterwww.youtube.com/watch?v=TUkUc2O6EAk&list=PLdN0RzlWs2AgzPbnUsQQhr_hp6lLoffjY&ab_channel=TheStooges-Topic
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Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 15:11,
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neveractually I do like Space Oddity, it's a very well-written song
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Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 18:22,
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I still have hifi I got there yonks backMission speakers and a Cambridge amp
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Yeah, Cambridge was alrightTheir genius was the incentive scheme meant you could make money out of customer service as well as commission AND customers could return things for refund for a couple of days after purchase so the staff were motivated to make customers happy as much as to sell stuff. The commission was paid on profit rather than outright sales so we always knew what stock was good value (no point selling people shit, they'd just bring it back) and had a big profit margin.
We sold A LOT of speaker cables and connectors!
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:05,
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I've got a Cambridge amp, had it for years and it's entirely fit for purpose(
Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 15:17,
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or the one where they offer you some mussels from Brussels but when you open the box it's full of garbage they're offloading, the junk load van scam(, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:44, archived)
It was a tenner when I googled it back home it was going for a fiver(, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:41, archived)
Any "fashion brand" watch is going to be utter shitwww.youtube.com/watch?v=gkw4a7q3N-E
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:42,
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I just stick to G Shocks. Sub-£100, last for years, totally waterproof in most situations.(, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:44, archived)
Alright great-great-grandfathertell us more about 'watches.'
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:54,
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OOH hark at mr moneybags over herewith his fancy swimming pool and antiquated chronometers.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Mon 22 May 2023, 17:34,
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on the downside, though, they look fucking awful(
Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:02,
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they look like something a 10 year old boy would likeshorturl.at/CDS04
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Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:13,
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Your words must be very hurtful to this 'dozer' character, whoever they may be(, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:12, archived)
Not completely true, lv for one example make haute horology (
mongychops, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:54,
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I'd never seen thembut it looks like they actually make their own watches. Most fashion brands simply add their logo to a cheap, mass-manufactured watch and put a huge margin on it.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 15:38,
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