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Mary Fisher wrote:

"Sponix" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:12:54 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

B*ll*cks

It's true I tell you!

Lidl Engineers have worked tirelessly for many years to perfect this
special frying pan!

OK, let's say I believe you.

There has to be a first time for everything :-)

What's special about it?

Go on - think of something ... :-)

It's shallow with gently sloping sides.

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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
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The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year till
stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

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Mary Fisher wrote:

"Sponix" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:12:54 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

B*ll*cks

It's true I tell you!

Lidl Engineers have worked tirelessly for many years to perfect this
special frying pan!

OK, let's say I believe you.

There has to be a first time for everything :-)

What's special about it?

Go on - think of something ... :-)

It's shallow with gently sloping sides.

That took years of tireless working to develop when it's been there since at
least the C15th?

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year till
stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Did you notice the source?

Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?


Stuff that does not sell well goes back into storage and then comes back
out in the place 12 months after, at a reduced price as I stated. The
grinder must have sold well because it's back on sale from last year.

Take a look at...
"Infrared Forehead Thermometer" notice its £3 cheaper than last year.
http://www.aldi.co.uk/

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Stuff that does not sell well goes back into storage and then comes back
out in the place 12 months after, at a reduced price as I stated. The
grinder must have sold well because it's back on sale from last year.

In Aldi they say on the shelves until they are all sold, and that can be for
weeks. Currently Aldi have a palm sized Lith Ion screwdriver for £18 (£15
on thurs). Has anyone used one? They look very handy. I know a service
engineer who has the Bosch equivalent for screwing off and on machine screws
which can turn for ever by hand. He says it is invaluable.

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:43:29 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

If you use a plastic bag as the caul, and you suck the air out of the
inside, then you can have a few psi clamping force over the whole thing,
practically for free.

And you get enough vacuum from a domestic vacuum cleaner for that? How long
does it last - doesn't air leak in?

I've never tried with a vacuum cleaner. It might well work - you only
need the crudest of vacuums. You seal it afterwards by either leaving
the pump running, or by taping over / gluegunning the hose connection.
Most pumps need some cooling air though, so the leave it running
approach only works for lab vacuum pumps. Old fridge compressors and
vacuum cleaners are known to overheat when run like this.

For degassing resin mixe I use a Vac-u-vin coffee jar with one of their
valved rubber stoppers and a hand plunger pump. You can also buy a
woodworking bagging kit made with the same pump parts.

For bigger bags I use either a hand-cranked lab vacuum pump (Griffin and
George's finest) or else a real lab vaccum pump.

It's also easier to make jigs that resitst being crushed, rather than
ones that can hold a pressure bag expanding inside them.

I don't understand that either :-(

You need to squash part A against part B, whilst holding part B in a
funny shaped curve. Putting a balllon against A would work, if you
wrapped the whole lot up inside a rigid frame. It's easier though to put
the bag around the outsides of A, B and jig, then pump the whole lot
down and squash it inwards. Compression is easier to resist than
tension.

--
Cats have nine lives, which is why they rarely post to Usenet.

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:13:36 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year till
stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Yes. Stuff returns in smaller and smaller quantities at repeated
intervals. I wonder if they circulate it between stores.

--
Cats have nine lives, which is why they rarely post to Usenet.

Andy Dingley wrote:
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:13:36 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Yes. Stuff returns in smaller and smaller quantities at repeated
intervals. I wonder if they circulate it between stores.

They're having a clearout next week, or so I've been told?
Don't know whats on offer though?
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Andy Dingley wrote:
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:13:36 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Yes. Stuff returns in smaller and smaller quantities at repeated
intervals. I wonder if they circulate it between stores.

They're having a clearout next week, or so I've been told?
Don't know whats on offer though?

Aldi or Lidl?

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:43:29 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

If you use a plastic bag as the caul, and you suck the air out of the
inside, then you can have a few psi clamping force over the whole thing,
practically for free.

And you get enough vacuum from a domestic vacuum cleaner for that? How
long
does it last - doesn't air leak in?

I've never tried with a vacuum cleaner. It might well work - you only
need the crudest of vacuums. You seal it afterwards by either leaving
the pump running, or by taping over / gluegunning the hose connection.
Most pumps need some cooling air though, so the leave it running
approach only works for lab vacuum pumps. Old fridge compressors and
vacuum cleaners are known to overheat when run like this.

For degassing resin mixe I use a Vac-u-vin coffee jar with one of their
valved rubber stoppers and a hand plunger pump. You can also buy a
woodworking bagging kit made with the same pump parts.

For bigger bags I use either a hand-cranked lab vacuum pump (Griffin and
George's finest) or else a real lab vaccum pump.

Ah! Right - thanks. It's beginning to make sense now.

It's also easier to make jigs that resitst being crushed, rather than
ones that can hold a pressure bag expanding inside them.

I don't understand that either :-(

You need to squash part A against part B, whilst holding part B in a
funny shaped curve. Putting a balllon against A would work, if you
wrapped the whole lot up inside a rigid frame. It's easier though to put
the bag around the outsides of A, B and jig, then pump the whole lot
down and squash it inwards. Compression is easier to resist than
tension.

Right. I'll either remember that when I want to do it (unlikely!) or ask you
again :-)

Thanks again.

Mary

--
Cats have nine lives, which is why they rarely post to Usenet.

Doctor Drivel wrote:


Yes. Stuff returns in smaller and smaller quantities at repeated
intervals. I wonder if they circulate it between stores.

They're having a clearout next week, or so I've been told?
Don't know whats on offer though?

Aldi or Lidl?

Aldi

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote in message
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Andy Dingley wrote:
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:13:36 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year

They're having a clearout next week, or so I've been told?
Don't know whats on offer though?
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


the last clearout sale I saw at Lidl you paid £10 for a shopping trolley and
could fill it to the brim.
It reminded me of the church hall jumble sales in Ireland as a youth
Pikies on heat.


-

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:57:48 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:


"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Andy Dingley wrote:
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:13:36 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Yes. Stuff returns in smaller and smaller quantities at repeated
intervals. I wonder if they circulate it between stores.

They're having a clearout next week, or so I've been told?
Don't know whats on offer though?

Aldi or Lidl?


Oxfam


--

..andy

Mark wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote in message
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Andy Dingley wrote:
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:13:36 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each
year

They're having a clearout next week, or so I've been told?
Don't know whats on offer though?
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


the last clearout sale I saw at Lidl you paid £10 for a shopping
trolley and could fill it to the brim.
It reminded me of the church hall jumble sales in Ireland as a youth
Pikies on heat.


-

Will the till fit in a shopping basket?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

In article
Mary Fisher wrote:
snip
That took years of tireless working to develop when it's been there since at
least the C15th?

Who said it did?

In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?


Stuff that does not sell well goes back into storage and then comes back
out in the place 12 months after, at a reduced price as I stated. The
grinder must have sold well because it's back on sale from last year.

So you reckon they're going to pay for storage, and keep working capital
tied up in something that has slim margins in the first place? (That's
rhetorical, you needn't reply - I won't.)

In article
Mary Fisher wrote:

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year till
stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Did you notice the source?

I should have kept quiet, shouldn't I?

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article
Mary Fisher wrote:
snip
That took years of tireless working to develop when it's been there since
at
least the C15th?

Who said it did?

Someone - Geoff?

Can't be bothered looking back, I'll leave it to you :-)

Mary

Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?


Stuff that does not sell well goes back into storage and then comes
back out in the place 12 months after, at a reduced price as I
stated. The grinder must have sold well because it's back on sale
from last year.

So you reckon they're going to pay for storage, and keep working
capital tied up in something that has slim margins in the first
place? (That's rhetorical, you needn't reply - I won't.)

I have to reply because the info came from a local aldi store manager.

p.s take a look at lidl now the 2 vices they had last year are on display
again. :-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

In article
Andy Dingley wrote:
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:13:36 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year till
stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Yes. Stuff returns in smaller and smaller quantities at repeated
intervals. I wonder if they circulate it between stores.


That makes sense - well, more sense than sticking it in storage for a
year.

Jim Gregory wrote:
on that day, their flagship item probably is
http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...irit_Level_Kit
for a tenner!

I popped in to my local-ish Lidl this morning and got one. Haven't had
a chance to play with it yet, though. Also picked up a couple of the
workbenches, a mitre saw and a few other bits. Bargain!

There were about a dozen people waiting when I got there at 5 to 9,
rising to two dozen by 9 o'clock. All went straight to the discount
tools.
--
Rob

"Rob Hamadi" wrote in message
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Jim Gregory wrote:
on that day, their flagship item probably is
http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...irit_Level_Kit
for a tenner!

I popped in to my local-ish Lidl this morning and got one. Haven't had
a chance to play with it yet, though. Also picked up a couple of the
workbenches, a mitre saw and a few other bits. Bargain!

There were about a dozen people waiting when I got there at 5 to 9,
rising to two dozen by 9 o'clock. All went straight to the discount
tools.

Yes, Spouse said he had time for his breakfast first so came home without
the laser level. Serves him right for not taking notice of me. Not that he
needed the level, it would just have been another toy to clutter the
garage..

But he did spend on retractable knives, diamond sharpeners and a mitre saw
because it's better than the one he lent a son. He has used that already
(making a Mary Rose amputation saw) and is very pleased with it.

Mary
--
Rob

"Rob Hamadi" wrote in message
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Jim Gregory wrote:
on that day, their flagship item probably is
http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...irit_Level_Kit
for a tenner!

I popped in to my local-ish Lidl this morning and got one. Haven't had
a chance to play with it yet, though. Also picked up a couple of the
workbenches, a mitre saw and a few other bits. Bargain!

There were about a dozen people waiting when I got there at 5 to 9,
rising to two dozen by 9 o'clock. All went straight to the discount
tools.

For anyone who missed out on the laser spirit level, B&Q are doing a
clearance on one of their lines. £13.99. I never noticed what make it was
but it looked reasonable.

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:20:52 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Rob Hamadi" wrote in message
oups.com...
Jim Gregory wrote:
on that day, their flagship item probably is
http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...irit_Level_Kit
for a tenner!

I popped in to my local-ish Lidl this morning and got one. Haven't had
a chance to play with it yet, though. Also picked up a couple of the
workbenches, a mitre saw and a few other bits. Bargain!

There were about a dozen people waiting when I got there at 5 to 9,
rising to two dozen by 9 o'clock. All went straight to the discount
tools.

Yes, Spouse said he had time for his breakfast first so came home without
the laser level. Serves him right for not taking notice of me. Not that he
needed the level, it would just have been another toy to clutter the
garage..

But he did spend on retractable knives, diamond sharpeners and a mitre saw
because it's better than the one he lent a son. He has used that already
(making a Mary Rose amputation saw) and is very pleased with it.



I thought that the hospital was doing that?


--

..andy

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:20:52 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

|Yes, Spouse said he had time for his breakfast first so came home without
|the laser level.

Been there done that :-(
My rule now is:
If its Electronic be first in the queue.
For other things be there when the store opens.
Unless you got one, in which case it will still be available a week later
:-)
--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk
Freedom of Speech, Expression, Religion, and Democracy are
the keys to Civilization, together with legal acceptance of
Fundamental Human rights.

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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But he did spend on retractable knives, diamond sharpeners and a mitre saw
because it's better than the one he lent a son. He has used that already
(making a Mary Rose amputation saw) and is very pleased with it.



I thought that the hospital was doing that?

My name isn't Mary Rose :-)

Mary


--

.andy

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:11:07 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message
news

But he did spend on retractable knives, diamond sharpeners and a mitre saw
because it's better than the one he lent a son. He has used that already
(making a Mary Rose amputation saw) and is very pleased with it.



I thought that the hospital was doing that?

My name isn't Mary Rose :-)


I think you've got a sauce !


--

..andy

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?


Stuff that does not sell well goes back into storage and then comes
back out in the place 12 months after, at a reduced price as I
stated. The grinder must have sold well because it's back on sale
from last year.

So you reckon they're going to pay for storage, and keep working
capital tied up in something that has slim margins in the first
place? (That's rhetorical, you needn't reply - I won't.)

I have to reply because the info came from a local aldi store manager.

p.s take a look at lidl now the 2 vices they had last year are on display
again. :-)

Lidl sold mixer taps. They all sold out, none went back into storage. 6
months later the same taps £5 cheaper.

Doctor Drivel wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
k...
Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each
year till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from
the previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?


Stuff that does not sell well goes back into storage and then comes
back out in the place 12 months after, at a reduced price as I
stated. The grinder must have sold well because it's back on sale
from last year.

So you reckon they're going to pay for storage, and keep working
capital tied up in something that has slim margins in the first
place? (That's rhetorical, you needn't reply - I won't.)

I have to reply because the info came from a local aldi store
manager.

p.s take a look at lidl now the 2 vices they had last year are on
display again. :-)

Lidl sold mixer taps. They all sold out, none went back into
storage. 6 months later the same taps £5 cheaper.

rofl, If they where all sold out how do expect them to go back into
storage.

p.s they probably restocked. ;-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Doctor Drivel wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
snip
The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each
year till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from
the previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?


Stuff that does not sell well goes back into storage and then comes
back out in the place 12 months after, at a reduced price as I
stated. The grinder must have sold well because it's back on sale
from last year.

So you reckon they're going to pay for storage, and keep working
capital tied up in something that has slim margins in the first
place? (That's rhetorical, you needn't reply - I won't.)

I have to reply because the info came from a local aldi store
manager.

p.s take a look at lidl now the 2 vices they had last year are on
display again. :-)

Lidl sold mixer taps. They all sold out, none went back into
storage. 6 months later the same taps £5 cheaper.

rofl, If they where all sold out how do expect them to go back into
storage.

p.s they probably restocked. ;-)

Sir, you have reading problems. I never said they went into storage.

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Rob Morley wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

The thing with Aldi,Lidl,Netto they resell their products each year
till stocks are exhausted at a further reduced price from the
previous year.

You think they sit on stock for more than a few weeks?

Stuff that does not sell well goes back into storage and then comes back
out in the place 12 months after, at a reduced price as I stated.

Sorry to contradict, The3rd, but indeed they dozen. Look at the
dates on these things that you think have "come back", such as
the dates on the documentation, grinding wheels, plastic mouldings,
and so on.

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:11:07 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message
news

But he did spend on retractable knives, diamond sharpeners and a mitre
saw
because it's better than the one he lent a son. He has used that already
(making a Mary Rose amputation saw) and is very pleased with it.



I thought that the hospital was doing that?

My name isn't Mary Rose :-)


I think you've got a sauce !

er ... ?

"Owain" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"Andy Hall" wrote
(making a Mary Rose amputation saw) and is very pleased with it.
I thought that the hospital was doing that?
My name isn't Mary Rose :-)
I think you've got a sauce !
er ... ?

Sauce Marie Rose is the gunk in a prawn cocktail.

Oh, that. Gunk's a good name for it - I once had some.

Blech.

Thanks, I think ...

Mary

Owain