On Sun, 30 May 2021 09:25:02 +0100, wasbit wrote:

"Bob Eager" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 May 2021 14:37:02 +0000, David wrote:

I am constantly baffled by my inability to find stuff on the Screwfix
site.
I think in this case I've been applying too many filters.
Anyway, been there, got that including the arbor.

One problem with a lot of sites that use filters is the the data are
not consistent.

Let's say you have a number of different items with attribute A. It's
common for not all of them to have attribute A marked against then in
the database.

So when you filter on A, you remove some of the items with that
attribute.

I find it's best to use as few filters as possible, and then resign
myself to a longer scan of the results.


A lot of people use the paper catalogue to look up part numbers because
it displays items in sensible categories, then revert to the web pages.

That too!

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