On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:32:04 +0100, Lee Blaver
wrote:

StealthUK wrote:

Anyway, I politely refused his offer but he had more to sell - a van
full of Power tools. Opens up the door and I see a whole range of
Chinese made power tools all badged up 'Makita'! The same el-cheapo
heavy SDS that I own was in there, which was a dead giveaway. Is there
anything left people won't fake?


There were a couple of dodgy looking Irish types trying to flog fake
Makita gear round the local boot fair as well.
I hadn't been to one for a while and was quite surprised by all the fake
DVDs, CDs, perfume etc, all on open display.

I shouldn't be surprised really, TS aren't interested in anything that
involves them in actual work, and Plod are too busy chasing
motorists...

A about I year ago I saw two ladies in "Trading Standards" flourescent
vests wandering around the boot sale. They seemed more interested in
buying goods for themselves than actually inspecting stalls, but I did
see them asking a regular trader (selling vacuum cleaners) to fill in
some useless form.

Gareth