On 11 Sep, 10:27, John MacLeod wrote:
On Sep 11, 8:52 am, Jim K wrote:

On 11 Sep, 07:31, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
http://www.northerntooluk.com

poss. favorite in carlisle?

Jim K

Innuendo aside,and apoologies for hijacking the thread, but Northern
Tool is most certainly not a Northern company, no matter what its
origins and the original reason for the name.

they're US based aren't they? Jules?

One of the nasties, in fact, which makes a point of refusing to
deliver to the Northern half of the UK except at the most punitive of
rates, even for northern mainland deliveries. Northern Tool may not
be the worst at concealing the charge, but they certainly pile on the
freight charges worse than most -- often at the rate of 50-100% of the
cost of the goods.

I never have worked out exactly how it can be legal for some companies
to exclude from their definition of "UK Mainland" an area which is the
size of Belgium. Either it's mainland or it's not mainland. Lies
don't help or change facts. And who wants to trust companies who
aren't honest or truthful with regard to carriage charges? My
quarrel is not with the right of companies to restrict the area within
which they're prepared to trade, but rather with companies which
distort the terms and conditions of trade in their catalogues and
advertising material.

Rant over. Sorry for hijacking thread :-)

no probs -
twas only my attempt at jest ;)

I've never bought from them yet they send me crapalogues every now and
then with ludicrous pricing annd shipping, (doubtless aimed at
"corporates" and "council jobsworths" who believe themselves to be
"worth it"; and/or to allow "sales" with fakey "discounts" (a la
Draper) now and again).

Anyone have any good experiences with this lot ? wonder what their
turnover is? annd who pays those eyewatering prices/delivery scams?

Cheers
Jim K