Reliable Suppliers for Consumables that aren't Amazon

[technikerinunbekannt]

Hello All,

 

I'm not keen on using the likes of Amazon, so I was wondering if people had preferred suppliers for their everyday things.

 

I mean cables, keyboards, mice et cetera.

 

All the usual little things rather than PCs and servers.

 

I use CPC, but I'm looking to broaden my horizons. 

[Frodo_Baggins]

2 minutes ago, technikerinunbekannt said:

Hello All,

 

I'm not keen on using the likes of Amazon, so I was wondering if people had preferred suppliers for their everyday things.

 

I mean cables, keyboards, mice et cetera.

 

All the usual little things rather than PCs and servers.

 

I use CPC, but I'm looking to broaden my horizons. 

AMC have been rock solid, Makingitgreen\Bentham for consistent refurbished stock, BlackOwl have been good for everything else

[Fazza]

We use Plan-IT, MISCO and Panacea for a lot of sundries, consumables, cables, power adapters, laptop screens, USB keyboards, USB mice, Ethernet Leads, HDMI cables etc as well as the normal big box items like Laptops etc.

 

 

[paulellam]

CPC are fab for all things great pricing and fast delivery!

[aydee]

Kenable are my go to. Absolutley reliable in terms of stock accuracy and product ranges. They have their own brand of pretty much every cable or adapter so prices are really good. and ive never had a cable fail even after 5 years so far.

 

https://www.kenable.co.uk/

Edited September 11 by aydee

[Rob_D]

I like the softcat ecat portal for getting quick prices for random bits. And they can set you up so you submit orders and your finance/bursar has a logon to authorize the order. Or you can just turn your shopping basket into a quote.

[ICTDirect_Dave]

+1 for kenable for your cable needs they're brilliant!

 

We should be able to help you with the majority of things, beyond our usual refurbished offering. 

 

Speaking of refurb, we should be miles better than the likes of Bentham in terms of quality, consistency of stock, price and after sales support.

[Synkrox]

Crusader AV | IT & Audio Visual Solutions For All Organisations

They make the "unbreakable" headphones which Hills used to do - I've been buying them for years.

[JazzFlute]

On 11/09/2026 at 12:43, Synkrox said:

Crusader AV | IT & Audio Visual Solutions For All Organisations

They make the "unbreakable" headphones which Hills used to do - I've been buying them for years.

Going to buy some of these headphones, do you label them or identify them in anyway as planning to give them per student and no stickers "stick" on them?

[DavR]

We tend to use Kingsfield IT (now morphing into XMA) for our bits and bobs. I'll also use them to quote on bigger projects, sometimes they win, sometimes they don't, but their prices overall tend to be fairly keen.

 

The key thing for us has been having a good relationship with the account manager, and generally getting a same day response when we ask for prices or recommendations. Efficiency counts for a lot when you're just trying to get a job done. That said, our account manager is changing so we'll see what the new guy is like.

[Andycat]

CPC and Insight generally

[itskdog]

57 minutes ago, DavR said:

getting a same day response when we ask for prices or recommendations

 

Good luck with that once they're part of XMA. We only have licence renewals with them but they seem to take forever to reply back, and even when we request quotes for other IT equipment to compare prices and get multiple quotes, we often don't get a reply before we've already filled out a PO for someone else.

 

Especially difficult in February when you're trying to use the last bits of your budget before the accounts close.

[DavR]

3 minutes ago, itskdog said:

 

Good luck with that once they're part of XMA. We only have licence renewals with them but they seem to take forever to reply back, and even when we request quotes for other IT equipment to compare prices and get multiple quotes, we often don't get a reply before we've already filled out a PO for someone else.

 

Especially difficult in February when you're trying to use the last bits of your budget before the accounts close.

 

Boooooo!

Thanks for the tip. I guess nothing good ever lasts.

[MisterTechMan]

Have always had a good experience with Advania (previously CCS Media) for everything from general peripherals to hardware to licensing. 

[Synkrox]

9 hours ago, JazzFlute said:

Going to buy some of these headphones, do you label them or identify them in anyway as planning to give them per student and no stickers "stick" on them?

Nah. Noone is stealing these 😅