C S Suppliers

On the hunt for a new fridge a work colleague recommend a trip to this small (ish) electrical shop over beside the Central Library. Rumour had it that a cash purchase would guarantee a substantial saving over most ‘chain stores’ so we decided it was well worth an investigation.
Walking in just before closing time is never a great idea for a browse but the staff were more than happy to let us head upstairs and check out the fridge selection. The stock was a bit limited and as we were working to a specific size brief for the fridge (it had to fit into a pre-​determined space) we unfortunately didn’t find what we were after.
Downstairs they had a huge selection of smaller electrical goods and at the back a wall of pretty sweet looking TV’s. Someone had decided to play an Iron Maiden live DVD on one of them so it was a rather striking contrast to the surroundings of the shop, possibly a last ditch attempt to clear before closing time.
Pros: Great staff, very helpful and pricing is very competitive.
Cons: Not a huge selection.

It’s hard to get too excited about electrical retailers. The main advantage with this one is that it’s still independent and hasn’t been eaten up by the big names like Currys or Lazer.
I called in here while I was TV shopping about a year ago. It’s a nice big place, full of fantastically huge screens aching for a place in my apartment.
They have an extensive range of TV, dvd and blu-​ray, some stereo equipment and a range of white goods too.
I was after a 32inch, either 720p or full HD depending on the cost. I saw a Samsung, 720p for a measly £329. Quite a bargain considering the brand and the picture quality.
I ended up leaving it and finding a new Toshiba on Amazon for £289, which turned out to be a fabulous piece of kit. I probably should have been helping the smaller independent retailer but alas I went corporate …

C S Suppliers is an independent electronic sales store based in the centre of the city. It’s rare to see an independent store deal in these types of products as usually the big chain stores can easily out price them but C S Suppliers has been keeping up with the big guns. I went in here one day desperately needing to get a Smeg fridge. They had quite a good range, in various funky colours. The good thing about C S Suppliers is that their prices are always up for debate, so a little haggling can be done to get a bargain. Whilst I couldn’t get the guy down to what I wanted, I was pleasantly surprised at how much they are willing to give. It’s good to have a shop that likes to get old school when talking about prices.

An independent electrical shop is certainly hard to come by now that everywhere in the world seems to have a Currys. But Cs Suppliers is great because it is still able to compete, price wise, with the bigger retailers. It doesn’t have as big a mark up as the other stores too, and as it is independent and looking to keep its customers, you can often haggle a little on the price and save yourself a little money.
They also look to help you in an honest way about which devises are best for you. For example if you go in looking for a TV, they will not try to sell you the biggest TV in stock, saying that it is a bargain. Rather they look to help you make your own mind up.
I think it is really important people try to use these retailers as much as possible, because they are important to the city.