OS maps 3 for 2

Chris Lawrence said:

In case it's of interest to anyone, I was in the Manchester Deansgate
branch of Waterstones yesterday and noticed that they were doing a 3 for
the price of 2 offer on Landranger and Explorer OS maps. My Explorers
are all in good condition or else I'd grab a few new ones!

Worth checking that they are the latest versions. (OS site lists
revisions numbers).

Bought some Landranger recently from the comprehensive selection of a
large Outdoor Shop and later found that there had been 2 later
versions issued of some of them ie several years old. As 1 was for
Birmingham I found some of the motorway detail missing !
Robert

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Chris Lawrence said:

In case it's of interest to anyone, I was in the Manchester Deansgate
branch of Waterstones yesterday and noticed that they were doing a 3 for
the price of 2 offer on Landranger and Explorer OS maps. My Explorers
are all in good condition or else I'd grab a few new ones!

Worth checking that they are the latest versions. (OS site lists
revisions numbers).

Bought some Landranger recently from the comprehensive selection of a
large Outdoor Shop and later found that there had been 2 later
versions issued of some of them ie several years old. As 1 was for
Birmingham I found some of the motorway detail missing !

That ain't good! Can you take them back and get up to date
replacements? A mate of mine had a really old satnav with the same
problem, it complained every time he took the M6 toll road, believing
that he was driving cross-country!

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Chris

Chris Lawrence said:

In case it's of interest to anyone, I was in the Manchester Deansgate
branch of Waterstones yesterday and noticed that they were doing a 3 for
the price of 2 offer on Landranger and Explorer OS maps. My Explorers
are all in good condition or else I'd grab a few new ones!

OS Retail price for an Explorer: £7.99
e.g. http://tinyurl.com/yw4hu6
At 3 for 2, this makes £5.33 each

http://www.dvd.co.uk/ has Explorers at £5.04 (free UK delivery)
e.g. http://tinyurl.com/2fnkux

As another reply on this thread says, do be careful that you get the
latest version.

Allan

Allan Gould said:

As another reply on this thread says, do be careful that you get the
latest version.

At risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, aren't they're flogging them off
cheap precisely BECAUSE they are out of date?

Paul
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Paul Saunders said:

Allan Gould said:

As another reply on this thread says, do be careful that you get the
latest version.

At risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, aren't they're flogging them off
cheap precisely BECAUSE they are out of date?

Nope: I ordered several from dvd.co.uk in May and got the latest
versions (dvd.co.uk's website may list an old version, but the one
delivered was the latest version: I checked that anomaly out at the
time: the person I spoke to says they source direct from another supplier)

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Paul Saunders said:

Allan Gould said:

As another reply on this thread says, do be careful that you get the
latest version.

At risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, aren't they're flogging them off
cheap precisely BECAUSE they are out of date?

Nope: I ordered several from dvd.co.uk in May and got the latest versions
(dvd.co.uk's website may list an old version, but the one delivered was
the latest version: I checked that anomaly out at the time: the person I
spoke to says they source direct from another supplier)

Sorry - I've tried but I'm missing why that would have anything to do with a
"large outdoor shop" flogging them off cheap because they were out of date
(as PS suggests) (unless said shop owned by dvd.co.uk)??

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Paul Saunders said:

Allan Gould wrote:

> As another reply on this thread says, do be careful that you get the
> latest version.

At risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, aren't they're flogging them off
cheap precisely BECAUSE they are out of date?

Nope: I ordered several from dvd.co.uk in May and got the latest versions
(dvd.co.uk's website may list an old version, but the one delivered was
the latest version: I checked that anomaly out at the time: the person I
spoke to says they source direct from another supplier)

Sorry - I've tried but I'm missing why that would have anything to do with a
"large outdoor shop" flogging them off cheap because they were out of date
(as PS suggests) (unless said shop owned by dvd.co.uk)??

The Outdoor shop werent flogging them off cheap - they were standard
price !
I needed road maps in a hurry no time to buy online where you are very
likely to get the latest .
Robert

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Allan Gould wrote:

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> As another reply on this thread says, do be careful that you get the
> latest version.

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At risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, aren't they're flogging them off
cheap precisely BECAUSE they are out of date?

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Nope: I ordered several from dvd.co.uk in May and got the latest versions
(dvd.co.uk's website may list an old version, but the one delivered was
the latest version: I checked that anomaly out at the time: the person I
spoke to says they source direct from another supplier)

Sorry - I've tried but I'm missing why that would have anything to do with a
"large outdoor shop" flogging them off cheap because they were out of date
(as PS suggests) (unless said shop owned by dvd.co.uk)??

Learn to read threads in the correct order and you'll be able fill in
the missing pieces.

MBQ

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Paul Saunders wrote:
> Allan Gould wrote:

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>> As another reply on this thread says, do be careful that you get the
>> latest version.

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> At risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, aren't they're flogging them off
> cheap precisely BECAUSE they are out of date?

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Nope: I ordered several from dvd.co.uk in May and got the latest versions
(dvd.co.uk's website may list an old version, but the one delivered was
the latest version: I checked that anomaly out at the time: the person I
spoke to says they source direct from another supplier)

Sorry - I've tried but I'm missing why that would have anything to do with a
"large outdoor shop" flogging them off cheap because they were out of date
(as PS suggests) (unless said shop owned by dvd.co.uk)??

Learn to read threads in the correct order and you'll be able fill in
the missing pieces.

MBQ

But it is a good point - things tend to be cheap for a reason.
Robert

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>> Allan Gould wrote:

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>>> As another reply on this thread says, do be careful that you get the
>>> latest version.

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>> At risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, aren't they're flogging them off
>> cheap precisely BECAUSE they are out of date?

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> Nope: I ordered several from dvd.co.uk in May and got the latest versions
> (dvd.co.uk's website may list an old version, but the one delivered was
> the latest version: I checked that anomaly out at the time: the person I
> spoke to says they source direct from another supplier)

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Sorry - I've tried but I'm missing why that would have anything to do with a
"large outdoor shop" flogging them off cheap because they were out of date
(as PS suggests) (unless said shop owned by dvd.co.uk)??

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Learn to read threads in the correct order and you'll be able fill in
the missing pieces.

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MBQ

But it is a good point - things tend to be cheap for a reason.
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Not quite as good a deal, but members of the Backpackers Club get
around 26% off OS maps - and they're definitely current issues. No P&P
either.

John