On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 10:29:48 +0000, Nick Atty
wrote:

On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 20:27:56 GMT, T i m wrote:

I took Mum into Homebase today

They have a range of thermostatic shower mixers, some with really
modern controls. others more traditional. With the discounts we are
talking about £250.

In my experience (having taken the family round all the shops, then
going back to get the one SWBMO liked) Homebase will have a big pile of
cards all saying "available from stock" but when you've queued up for
half an hour behind people taking things back they'll tell you that they
don't have any, they can be ordered, and it won't take more than a few
weeks.

Hmm, we had a different experience with them ... We had a quick look
round and was gently approached by a nice sales 'girl' asking if we
needed any assistance. Mum had a few questions re models and prices
and they were all answered with honesty and a smile. We were told up
front that these things would all need to be ordered, would take
around 6 weeks and she printed out a list of items we had discussed so
they could be formally added to an order when we were ready.

She showed us where then stayed with us while we looked at tiles etc
and even got an assistant to get a trolly and stick 25 packs of tiles
in it for us!

They may well then tell you about another HB that the computer
says have some in stock. You can then repeat the queueing and offer to
order process.

Well, we have a bit to do before we start fitting any bits back in but
you may be right re the ordering and delays etc .. nothing like
collecting it there and then .. ;-)

That was Sunday morning. Sunday PM was web search for same model, and
delivery from TLC was Tueday. And it was more than 10% cheaper.

Well, that's where I'm at with the extra bits like shower mixer and
pump etc. I think I might wait and see how the bathroom (building)
modifications pan out before I go any further with the other bits ..

All the best ..

T i m