Dave Plowman wrote in
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In article 21,
Sneezy wrote:

I have a habit of buying things that don't fit DIY stores are too
expensive - B & Q being a case in point: my mate had to buy 5m of wire
when he only wanted 1.

My local one sells most cables by the metre. But I tend to buy full drums
of just about any cable - it gets used eventually. ;-)


Well B & Q are stopping selling cable by the metre for some reason - can't
think why :-/ We did ask but we were told that the eletrician didn't start
til 5 and no one else could help. Customer service huh

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john

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