On 2007-06-21 09:35:10 +0100, (Peter Ashby) said:

Andy Hall wrote:

Also, builders merchants are not open evenings or Sundays which are the
most convenient time for me and they also don't tend to have big displays
of things (handy for the "I want a thingy wotsit" type shopping trip).

I pick mid mornings and mid afternoons during weekdays to go to the
merchants; same thing for the odd occasions that I go to DIY stores,
slthough I may go to one of those shortly befor closing. I avoid
weekends at them like the plague - too many people browsing, wandering
about aimlessly and too many small kids running about and getting in
the way. They should be left at home.

Not practical when your other half insists on coming too to help choose
the paint/wallpaper/tile colour/style/pattern/brand etc, etc. The kids
don't want to be there either remember.

Peter

Exactly. Which is why it's not fair on other shoppers to have
misbehaving small kids running around and getting underfoot. If
somebody has a card loaded up with sheet materials, lengths of pipe and
other items that can cause injury, it isn't reasonable to expect them
to have to keep stopping and starting and manoeuvring around kids
running about out of control. Most of the stores, with the possible
exception of Homebase are much more akin to industrial premises than
retail browsing outlets.