Rea’s Electronics

Rea’s appears to be one of those stores that survives, somehow. The one time I went in here, which was quite recently for a cable and they were quite rude.
I know they stocked them and they did. It was once they realised that they simply couldn’t sell me anything else apart from this meagre cable that they kinda shut down all thoughts of customer service.
I hope I just caught them on a bad day and it’s not the usual form of treatment because I wouldn’t like to think that’s how the roll.

I wandered in here one wet day on the off chance about getting a bit more enlightened about the world of HD video cameras. The shop was well set out and seemed to feature Sony and Panasonic as it’s two main brands. Had a browse around and eventually the sole staff member came over to help.
He was really nice and patiently explained the pros and cons of the tape vs. hard drive recording formats and the (huge) difference in price and the like. There was no hard sell and he seemed to really want to understand what I wanted to get out of a camera so I could chose the best model.
After a pleasant and informative chat I left with a brochure and a much better idea of my options. Perfect. The shop also had a wide selection of electronic goods ranging from inexpensive DAB radios right up to pricey plasma and flat screen tv’s.
Pros: Expert knowledge.
Cons: There is a lot of swanky kit in here, you will be tempted.