The Medway Handyman wrote:
Usually avoid Plumb Center like the plague, but needed a plumbing
part & was only around the corner...

During the eternity I waited to be served I noticed a large poster
with the headline "Show us the card or we'll show you the door".

Poster was clearly a joint effort between Gas Safe & Plumb Center, the
strongly worded message was that they wouldn't sell 'safety
related' gas parts to anyone not carrying a Gas Safe card. No
details of what 'safety related' gas parts where.

Looks like jobs for the boys to me.

... and they didn't have the bit I wanted - a bottom entry WC float
valve.

I have only ever used them once.

I went to the counter, waited for a member of staff to serve me, told him
what I wanted and I was told I was at the wrong counter for that part and he
pointed to another counter in the shop. I went to the other counter and the
same bloke walked around and then asked me again what I wanted!!!

--
Adam