Time/Tiny are no more

**WageSlave** · 27 July 2005, 09:34

I thought Tiny went bust in 2001.

I have an extremely embarrassing confession to make...I once bought a machine from Tiny. My only excuse, I was young and out shopping with my mother and aunt.

I'll get my coat.

**dazza12** · 27 July 2005, 09:36

Tiny did go bust. Time, who I understood made most of their kit anyway, bought the name.

I see a sales opportunity. A lot of schools in my area have Time or Tiny kit. Kerching!

**dazza12** · 27 July 2005, 12:13

Originally posted by zeitghost

Cleared the entire building.

As has the management of Time!

**Not So Wise** · 27 July 2005, 13:04

Bought my first pc in the UK from Time, old p75. Was happy with it till about year later when i decided to upgrade...and discovered they had welded every bloody component to the motherboard

So think understandably happy to see the end of them

**AtW** · 27 July 2005, 13:34

I had to deal with one guy's failed computer that he bought from Tiny (or Time? they looked the same to me) -- AFAIK they used really cheap bad components and their support line was like £1 per minute!

One thing is for sure -- Dixons are celebrating as Tiny attempted to take a whack on Dixonc's high street monopoly -- in most shopping centers I was in I could hardly find anybody else selling computer related gear apart from Dixons.

Oh well, not like I would buy anything in Dixons now!

**wendigo100** · 27 July 2005, 14:09

Originally posted by Not So Wise

they had welded every bloody component to the motherboard

That is very interesting. Soldering is usually good enough. Perhaps you purchased a military (hostile environment) version.

**Stan** · 27 July 2005, 18:56

I take it they will miraculously rise from the ashes again but without any of those pesky warranties to honour? see also: "Carerra".

**Stan** · 27 July 2005, 19:29

They have IIRC gone out of business twice now and the latest time didnt even miss a single edition of advertising in the computer magazines before starting up again. My sis bought a faulty pc off them and spent months trying to get them to fix it and then trying to return it when still faulty. She ended up getting hold of a directors mobile phone number somehow and he still fobbed her off for another month or so, basically a long drawn out nightmare until she got her CC company involved and luckily got her money back a month before they went out of business leaving a few customers in the lurch warranty and order wise.

I imagine the company is now in the name of the last owners brother or wife or some kind of shenanigans

**AtW** · 28 July 2005, 00:39

Read comments from BBC:

"I work for the Computer Shop which is the retail outlet for the company. We have been left totally in the dark as to what is going on. All the directors have left. We don't know if we are going to get paid or not. We have families to feed and mortgages to pay. If we do not get paid on Friday I don't know what I am going to do.
Anonymous, Wales

I have been affected by the job losses at Time, I have worked for the company for 5 years and 3 months in total and I was informed of my job loss by text message. I have no idea if I will be able to pay my mortgage on Monday as pay has not been confirmed. My chances of keeping my house are completely shattered.
Manager, Middlesbrough "

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WTF, manager and counts 100% on this months paycheck?!?!?!

Time/Tiny are no more