In article ,
Steve Firth wrote:

Got a replacement the next day and refused to shop there ever
again. Not that I'm missing out, Homebase seem to exist to vastly
overcharge for every item of stock.

Our (new) Homebase seems to be doing loss-leadering, in
spades. Selected things cheaper, the cost being made
up by quietly holding up the price on most of the other
stock.

--
Tony Williams.