Re: VCR sales

From: Harvey (harvey_at_not.ntlworld.com)
Date: 11/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:19:47 GMT

<Harry Hotspur@hagan53.freeserve.co.uk (Hotspur)> wrote in message
news:41aa446c.1390896@news.freeserve.net...
> Hi
[...]
> Now this may be a good thing for us repairers as there will be loads
> of family tapes about with worn out machines to play them.

Loads? Is that including all the ones people have already transfered to DVD
or not?

> If I wasn''t now retired from TV repairs I may be tempted to stock up
> with a good few capstan motors,pinch rollers,clutch/brake spares etc.
> for popular expensive units.

Assuming people want to have them repaired that is - most won't bother for
the same reason they don't now - too expensive/not going to last
long/cheaper to get another|dvd recorder. Remember its only Dixons that are
no longer stocking VCR's - Curry's still sell them.....

> Also from next week the Government has ordered that ALL electrical
> work in ones own house must be checked by qualified engineer.

How exactly are they planing on enforcing that?

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