Comment Re:Maplin allready use Linux for POS (Score 1) 316
The problem is, the "new system" is absolutely dire (from a customer perspective). Yes it's bright, shiny and new, but it's also as slow as molasses in winter and horrendously unreliable.
I've lost count of the number of times I've asked the local Maplin to special-order a component they know damn well isn't in stock, but (they claimed) the EPOS system wouldn't let them order the part until the next stock-take confirmed it was out of stock.
I used to be able to pick something off the shelf, pay and be out in five minutes. Now it takes that just for them to ring it through EPOS...
I've lost count of the number of times I've asked the local Maplin to special-order a component they know damn well isn't in stock, but (they claimed) the EPOS system wouldn't let them order the part until the next stock-take confirmed it was out of stock.
I used to be able to pick something off the shelf, pay and be out in five minutes. Now it takes that just for them to ring it through EPOS...
