Tim W wrote:
js.b1
wibbled on Thursday 14 January 2010 18:01

Product range in 2-3 grades only.
- Pro - Good - Disposable
- Screwdrivers from CK, Stanley & cheap clone
- Not a store sprawling in screwdrivers

Agreed. I'd like to see that with power tools. I think they could do
worse than just go with Blue Bosch, Green Bosch and random-crap
brand. Green's perfectly decent for DIY, IME Blue is tough enough for
pro-DIY and if you're really picky, you'll buy exactly the make and
model you want from a specialist or off the web anyway. I have
trouble placing Makita/Metabo/Green/Blue Bosch/DeWalt in any sort of
pecking order (other than Green Bosch is probably the base) - keep it
simple, it's a general store... Or arrange the tools uniformly into
"Pro", "DIY" and "Value" and label the areas as such.

Alas the B&Q el cheapos aren't that cheap and are dire. The McAllister
aren't much better.

SNIP

They've (T Wells) have really cracked this WRT Ply and other related
sheet materials. There's a whole section of precut sheet materials in
small sections. And the instore whole-sheet cutting service is good.

Price in my local 'uge' B&Q is higher than my timber merchants who also have
a cutting facility. The B&Q cutting service involves half an hours wait to
find the blind innumerate droid who has been trained to bugger up any
possible cut.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk