Rapid Online Reviews

Name: Rapid Online
Address: Rapid Electronics Limited, Severalls Lane, Colchester, Essex
Rating: 4.79

4.8 Rating 11,615 Reviews

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“although I do find Rapid Electronics a little on the expensive side, they do give a good quick and reliable service. Goods arrived next day as stated.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Excellent service and product as usual.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Excellent service and product as usual.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Excellent service. Even when 1 item arrived damaged atbthe depot a replacement was sent by courier the next day and i was called to inform me of the delay. Would definitely recommend.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Quick and safe delivery. Product as described. No problems”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Fast Delevery and great product.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Excellent service, very fast delivery, Good product and Good prices.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Rapid did exactly as they claimed. Product selected, purchased, dispatched and delivered like clockwork.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“85-0901 Desolder Iron/sucker. powerful and easy to use. very good value, I wish it had been available 30 years ago. Best be quick otherwise you can burn the board. I needed to use a small flat screwdriver as a wedge to demount the cylinder for cleaning. 86-3364 Flourescent magnifier table lamp. Easy to use, the lens gives a clear image,and the lamp gives a nice daylight light.It is good value and clearly not a toy! All the small components arrived in bags , I liked the the labels because they adequately described the contents and were traceable to the order.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Still very , very fast delivery , or is it called fulfilment ? For random users like me , perhaps 3 orders per year , the log in system is trouble. Pay pal solves this for the user , presumably it is too expensive or too dangerous for the supplier . I notice some ebay firms are selling Farnell and American ( Digikey / Mouser ?) goods which are shipped directly from the distributors . There is a large mark up which is sometimes worthwhile for the convenience .”

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Posted 11 years ago

“First class service from a first class company”

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Posted 11 years ago

“I still have not received the goods i ordered and this is the second time this has happened. A third time will not occur!”

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Posted 11 years ago

“I have been using Rapid Electronics for a few years,never had any problems and very speedy delivery.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Very easy web site to use, clear and could find what was wanted. Despatch was quick and delivered on the day they said. All in all - very good”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Generally keen prices with service second to none. My first (but not only) port of call for electronic components.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Easy to use web site & speedy delivery”

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Posted 11 years ago

“a very good all round service with fast delivery I will be using your services again and I willingly recommend”

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Posted 11 years ago

“a very good all round service with fast delivery I will be using your services again and I willingly recommend”

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Posted 11 years ago

“In terms of product support, Rapid are placed somewhere below the established industrial suppliers (RS, Farnell, etc) and above the hobby suppliers (Maplin, etc). For example, many of the components sold are not traceable to manufacturer, suppliers var with time and the web site data is incorrect. A good example was some plastic boxes we used to buy. The web site claimed manufacturer A. The data sheet linked to the page claimed manufacturer B and an enquiry to technical claimed manufacturer C! When we found minor differences in colour, fixings and machineability within a batch, the reasons were obvious. This standard may be OK for the hobby market, but not for equipment manufacturers. Needless we now buy these elsewhere. This leads on to the technical support Rapid provide. It is a joke. Well it would be if some of was not dangerous. Some of the answers to questions that I have seen range from misleading, to incorrect, downright dangerous. Technical data onthe site is often misleading or incorrect. Having said this, Rapid are trying to improve their weakenesses and get more business from the industrial sector. We have purchased non catalogue parts, set up scheduled orders, etc. We frequently find ourselves asked to provide a product review for inclusion on their site, with the 'carrot' of a £25 voucher for the best that month. We have yet to have a review published, let alone got any money. Basically, unless you have the item is absolutley fantastic and the best thing you have every bought in all your life, they don't want to know. We tell it how we see it. A recent example was some electricians scissors. The tool did get a glowing report. The 'convenient (their description) carry pouch did not. you had to struggle to extract the scissors. Because of this minor niggle, they did not publish. Why ask if you aren't going to make use of the answers? We have now given up on the reviews. I wonder what will happen with this review. We have a significant spend with Rapid, and this is expected to continue. But they sell to us on price & delivery only. Not on product support or wide product range. DV@Jubilee-electronics.co.uk Rapid A/C 1003342.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“A serious issue is the fact that your IT dept no longer lets our password be stored. This is time-consuming and irritating! (Like me?!)”

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Posted 11 years ago

Rapid Online is rated 4.8 based on 11,615 reviews