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jim_in_sussex wrote:
Poking about it rather appears that TLC is more of a buying
organisation or cooperative & individual outlets are fully or
semi-independant. Also TLC deals mainly with domestic sized gear, so
to be fair it is quite understandable.

Think they actually stock about the same range as most ordinary
wholesalers. And are rather better than some. But you can't expect every
branch to stock the entire range - same really as anywhere.

If it was uncommon, they wouldn't offer cut lengths.

Yes cut is in the catalogue, but the mail order operation seems to be
run from the centre, not from the shops.

Well, yes. But the shops will get in anything you need from 'head office'
pretty quickly.

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