On 21 Oct 2006 04:15:17 -0700, wrote:


Phil L wrote:
. wrote:
Phil L wrote:
Ian Stirling wrote:
I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to
get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete
blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)...

I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery.
Is this only for credit account holders?
As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I
only have a Nissan Micra.
Any thoughts?

Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants
will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into
having an account by special offers on your first order, after that
they are often double the price of everywhre else

********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them
for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest.

TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs
at B&Q.
Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's.

We pay under £3 inc vat at TP for cement - their pricing structure is
designed to be discounted, B+Q's isn't.

A
Yes but who get's the discount . No-one want to go to an outlet not knowing if
the price displayed is what they are expected to pay or if they will get a
reduction if they ask or if their face fits .



Stuart