Navigating and Searching

The Home Page
How do I search for products?
How do I check the latest prices and stock availability?
I know the order codes for the item(s) I would like to order, is there a faster way than using the search option?

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The Home Page

The homepage is the starting point of shopping, and browsing on the Maplin Electronics web site. From the homepage you are able to browse through all of our products by selecting any of the Worlds or the items featured on the front page.

The homepage also contains links to promotional offers, the store locator, employment vacancies, competitions, 'My Account' and much more. At any point whilst browsing our web site, you can return to the homepage by clicking on the 'Home' link on the left hand side (see image on the right), or on the Maplin Electronics logo in the top left corner of your screen.

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How do I search for a product?

There are several way to search for products on the Maplin web site. You have the option of either browsing our online catalogue, with the addition of all of our products added to menus to narrow down your search. Or you can search for specific products using the search engine, our A to Z menu, or filter.

Browse

On every page of the Maplin web site you will find a selection of 'Worlds' (product categories). When you select one of the worlds, you will be presented with list of categories to narrow your search further.



After selecting the desired 'World', you will then be shown a broad range of products that fit within that genre.

To see a more specific range of products in the same world, select one of the categories from the menu on the left hand side (as shown).

Selecting additional sub-categories will further narrow your search.

This method of searching is ideal if you are not quite sure what the name of a particular product is, or in cases where you would like to browse the products from a particular category/world.

Search Tool

If you have some knowledge of the product you are searching for, often the most efficient way of locating that product is by using the 'search' tool located at the top right of each page.

By default, the search tool is set to search the entire site based on the terms that you provide. If you wish to narrow your search please select the appropriate category from the drop-down menu below before click the 'search' button.

A to Z Menu

Navigating the Maplin Electronics site is also possible with our A to Z menu, if you know exactly what you are looking for then this may help you find the products you are looking for.


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How do I check the latest prices and stock availability?

Below the details for every item you will find a live information banner (see example below) which gives details of the latest price (including any promotional discount), the current stock level, and the relevant order code.

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