1. An electronics shop.
2. Mong(s) against paedo licking in nigeria (the answer given when someone questions the mystery of the name of the shop)
3. A refuge for old people who want to feel that they havent completely been deleted from society...
4. A place that most people are unaware of because it doesnt advertise on tv...
5. a place where people think they can just expect the employees to know everything.. and then work miracles
6. a place where the customers are all strange
1.
a.
jill: my god i need an adaptor
jack: maplin sell adapters lets go there.
(nodody knows what kind of adapter they want)

2.
Customer: so is maplin the name of the gent who founded this company?
Maploid: well it stands for erm... mongs against paedo licking in nigeria....
customer: oh....

3. uuuugh i refuse to admit my life is over! i still have an agenda! to maplin for flashing LED's!

4.
Elf: so where do you work?
Person: maplin
Elf: what the hell is that?
person: ....next to staples?
Elf: oh yeah that place

5.
Customer: yeah i need a usb to firewire adapter
Maploid: no such thing mate
Customer: your wrong!! i demand to buy one! now! i hate you all!! aaaaaagh!

6. *ring ring*
hello maplin preston
hi, is this maplins?
....yes....
are you open today?
....yes....
and do you sell adapters?
...yes....
is this the capital center?
...no....
by Dom Male March 23, 2008
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Something that looks great on paper, yet falls short when you get the thing up and running.

Named for the UK electronics retailer Maplin who have an amazing ability to accurately spot a trend or niche in the market... and then source a product that almost, but not quite, actually does that.
Sorry about the maplin quality reception, the antenna isn't quite right for this radio.

These buns have failed to rise - did you use maplin quality yeast? - Paul Hollywood probably.

What's that residue in the battery compartment? Did you use maplin quality batteries in there?
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