How Thomas Edison would smile upon the likes of Ryness, which sells everything you've ever needed…read morein a bulb or with a filament. Light bulbs, LEDs, energy savers or any other general household lighting requirement you can think of. They also offer a useful range of electrical appliances like vacuum cleaners, bedside lamps, heaters, kettles and toasters. You'll even find the odd, cheesy disco light and a few computer peripherals. The store itself provides a lot of eye candy and probably uses enough power to light a rural settlement of computer hackers bent on world domination. Still, at least you can help Earth's plight by upgrading your home's lights to energy savers, which are available in every shape and colour for a really good price.

I think that the staff in Ryness are incredibly helpful. It is like a good old fashioned shop where…read morepeople will actually spend time with you. Today I went in there to recycle batteries and bulbs (ie. they get nothing out of that at all) and they were happy to spend time advising me on what sort of charger I needed in the UK for a US appliance (again no sale). I was so impressed that I ended up buying something else. Of course you can buy things more cheaply on the internet, but you wouldn't get the service and the advice and the after sales. I have bought many things from Ryness over the years and always been pleased with both the products and the service.

This store although smaller than some of the other Sony stores I have visited, seems to have all…read morethe stuff you could need. I love Sony stuff so I really lap up this shop. There are many TVs in the back to choose from and most of them are the new Bravia type. I had my eye on a 40" which had been reduced by 200 pounds. In fact most of the stuff in this shop was on sale when I visited. They had a really neat ipod mixing deck for 400.00 which was playing the music that you hear when you enter the store. They also sell the Vaio computers which you can try out in the store. All in all, everything Sony!

The main items on sale are televisions and all the accessories that come with them. It's a good…read morestore to check out what's new with Sony and the staff are very helpful, but I know I can go online or to another dept store and get a reduction on the manufactorers RRP as well as a longer warranty, which is a shame as I would easily buy from here.

Like the other Maplin stores, this place has a real diverse range of electrical products and music…read moreequipment. From touch pad keyboards, remote control airplanes, wires, tape, hi fi's, televsions and electrician supplies - you'll be sure to find what your looking for. The prices are pretty good, and rate well on Kelko reviews. As a high street store, this is probally your cheapest option for electrical supplies

I walked into this tech head heaven and was found out the moment I opened my mouth. I needed to…read moresplit a feed from my Nintendo Wii to a projector and a TV. After perusing the web the night before I thought I knew how. The attendant told me otherwise. He was right! Brownie points to Maplin. I am not going to pretend I know what all the electrical and tech things being sold in this shop are. What I do know is that there are lots of useful things here that someone in the know would probably juice themselves over. The attendants know what they are talking about too. Maplin... your alright!

This is one of the smaller Maplin stores around but very convenient for me on my lunch break. Not…read moresure whether they have an issue with stealing there as the staff all seem really jumpy. Also, I once took something back and had to face lots of questioning even though it clearly had not been used (box still sealed). It gets busy at lunch times due to its location and the store layout is not great. Otherwise they have the usual offers and some of the techy guys know what they are talking about.

I'm never sure if Maplin is on the cutting edge or a UK version of Radio Shack, stuck in a time…read morewarp. Stopped here for some basic audio equipment and paid some decent prices. Surely I could have gotten it cheaper on Amazon, but I needed it same day.

I have been in this store to buy a hard disk. I didn't know products, prices but the service is…read morevery helpful. They can advise me, they know their products and their jobs. Beside, they doesn't search to sell you the most expensive product but only what you really need. Finally, I have bought a hard disk, 500 GB, USB 2... for 69£ and I'm not disappointing about it. If I need other electronics stuffs sure, I will go here.

I left the Wood Green shop about an hour ago and I am still flabbergasted with the level of…read morecustomer service I received there. We don't experience this very often nowadays and I would give 9 million stars, if I could. I was greeted by a gentleman, as soon as I approached the counter. After less than a minute, he was already on the shop floor explaining about the variety of Androids he had for sale. I was looking for a phone and, being one of those annoying customers who don't understand a thing about those products, I felt so looked after by this incredibly kind man. He was pointing at different phones, prices and highlighting the features of each product. As if this was not already good enough, I mentioned I had an issue with my phone an he said immediately he could have a look at it. After calling VIRGIN 9 times asking for help, I was sure nobody else would be able to sort out the issue. How astonished I was, when he gave me my phone back and everything was up and running. He did (in a matter of minutes), what nobody could do in days. An absolute legend ! I do not know if he is the Manager there, but his name is Jonathan and I am extremely grateful for his assistance and for his fantastic customer service. Such an asset to team !!!! Because of him, I will not only recommend the shop, but I will also visit it again soon to buy another phone. Merci du fond du cœr pour votre aide. J'en suis vraiment reconnaissant !

I went to CEX because of a lost phone. I was in need of a quick replacement to get in touch with…read moremy elderly family abroad. I bought a Nokia phone with a Virgin SIM after the clerk told me that it was unlockable at CeX. Thinking that I could unlock the phone with CeX, I went ahead and purchased the phone. Only to find out later that CeX DOES NOT unlock this type of phone. Now I am stuck with a phone that I cannot even use. On top of that, they took the SIM card back so I'm stuck without that as well. I went back for two days in a row to try and fix the situation. Finally, I decided to go to some local phone shops just to get a proper explanation. They were quick to let me know.... I got a a raw deal and that only a fool would buy a phone like that. This has left me emotionally distraught as I can't get in touch with my family. I haven't seen my family in four years and this was my only means of contact. Thank you for everybody who is reading this page. I hope this never happens to you. God bless you all!

Great service today from the guys who exchanged my iphone, including the data swap. Highly…read morerecommended. Tas

Went here recently with 2 mobile phones behaving oddly, couldnt make calls to landlines, all sorts…read moreof weirdness. They told me both SIM cards were not being read, both motherboards were useless, needed to replace both phones. They "tried" a new SIM in each, put them in upside down. It turned out to be a local mast problem, fixed later in the day while I was wondering about their advice. This is preposterous, 2 new phones could have cost me £1000, their s0-called advice was useless, wrong and seemingly self-serving. How can staff in a phone shop not know how to put in a SIM? Absolutely never again.

Unfortunately last week I dropped my laptop - as you do and cracked the screen. It was awfully…read morestressful because I knew it was going to be expensive and maybe not even worth getting fixed. I missioned it up to PC World on Saturday as the other PCWorld's in the city were closed. It is a huge store! Mega store next to a huge Tesco Extra and the new IKEA! The whole park is a relatively new instalment and due to the amount of space the shops are huge and the parking is extensive. The shop assistance were so helpful! They informed me that they had a number that I should call that would fix my screen and return it to me within the week! They also fixed my camera and gave me a run through of how to use it properly! You will be pleased to know the name of the business was Main Computers and they were also extremely helpful!

Utterly dreadful Store, what the heck is wrong with the management of the store. Maga store branch…read morehaving just 1 lazy female staff on the counter who acts as if she works in a health care home, the rest of the other staffs just walk around flaunting the uniform as if shares are distributed to them. It is absolutely disastrous, please train your staffs, they look grumpy, sad, untidy. It is either they hate their Manager or they hate the company. I have been to other branches where the staffs trade the business with high standard. I reserved an item for upto 4 hrs and it wasn't kept aside, the silly counter staff walked away to go fetch the TV while Bare customers waited for her to safely transport herself back. This isn't the first time I had reserved item, but the staffs in there are highly irresponsible. Simples.!!!!!!