B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

I bought some Aquapanel sheets the other night at B+Q and also a pack of 100
screws ..The 1200 x 900 sheets were under £15 each and the screws about £5
something .
I couldnt get the tape so as Travis Perkins are near me I went to check their
product list at their website.

The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my reckoning a 1.2 x
..9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?


and the screws are £10.19 plus VAT so that is double the B+Q price ...

Guess where I'm not going for the tape .?

Stuart

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

On Sun, 07 May 2006 16:52:41 +0100, Stuart
wrote:

I bought some Aquapanel sheets the other night at B+Q and also a pack of 100
screws ..The 1200 x 900 sheets were under £15 each and the screws about £5
something .
I couldnt get the tape so as Travis Perkins are near me I went to check their
product list at their website.

The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my reckoning a 1.2 x
.9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?


and the screws are £10.19 plus VAT so that is double the B+Q price ...

Guess where I'm not going for the tape .?

Stuart

Last time I was in the local Wicks (3 weeks), Aquapanel were just over
12 quid each and buy 2 get one free.
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Mike Halmarack

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On Sun, 07 May 2006 17:29:00 +0100, Mike Halmarack ... wrote:

On Sun, 07 May 2006 16:52:41 +0100, Stuart
wrote:

I bought some Aquapanel sheets the other night at B+Q and also a pack of 100
screws ..The 1200 x 900 sheets were under £15 each and the screws about £5
something .
I couldnt get the tape so as Travis Perkins are near me I went to check their
product list at their website.

The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my reckoning a 1.2 x
.9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?


and the screws are £10.19 plus VAT so that is double the B+Q price ...

Guess where I'm not going for the tape .?

Stuart

Last time I was in the local Wicks (3 weeks), Aquapanel were just over
12 quid each and buy 2 get one free.

Yup...I made a mistake .They were £12.48 as were Wickes just over £12 but they
didnt tell me about any special offer when I phoned Wickes .Oh Well......!!!

Stuart

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

The message
from Stuart contains these words:

The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my
reckoning a 1.2 x
..9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?

Thing is - many builders don't care 'cos they pass the cost on to the client.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

On Sun, 7 May 2006 18:28:07 +0100, Guy King wrote:

The message
from Stuart contains these words:

The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my
reckoning a 1.2 x
..9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?

Thing is - many builders don't care 'cos they pass the cost on to the client.

Indeed..Who probably doesn't know any better than to pay up

Stuart

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

"Stuart" wrote in message
...
I bought some Aquapanel sheets the other night at B+Q and also a pack of
100
screws ..The 1200 x 900 sheets were under £15 each and the screws about £5
something .
I couldnt get the tape so as Travis Perkins are near me I went to check
their
product list at their website.

The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my reckoning a
1.2 x
.9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?


and the screws are £10.19 plus VAT so that is double the B+Q price ...

Guess where I'm not going for the tape .?

Stuart


....but TP will almost certainly give a discount to trade/consumer if asked,
whereas B&Q will not......


SalesGuy

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

In message , salesguy
writes

"Stuart" wrote in message
.. .
I bought some Aquapanel sheets the other night at B+Q and also a pack of
100
screws ..The 1200 x 900 sheets were under £15 each and the screws about £5
something .
I couldnt get the tape so as Travis Perkins are near me I went to check
their
product list at their website.

The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my reckoning a
1.2 x
.9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?


and the screws are £10.19 plus VAT so that is double the B+Q price ...

Guess where I'm not going for the tape .?

Stuart


...but TP will almost certainly give a discount to trade/consumer if asked,
whereas B&Q will not......

Yeah, but since the TP prices are so much higher, even 50% discount -
which they probably won't give to any old Joe of the street it'll still
be cheaper in B&Q.



--
Chris French

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On Sun, 07 May 2006 19:36:21 +0100, Owain
wrote:

Stuart wrote:
I bought some Aquapanel sheets the other night at B+Q and also a pack of 100
screws ..The 1200 x 900 sheets were under £15 each and the screws about £5
something .
I couldnt get the tape so as Travis Perkins are near me I went to check their
product list at their website.
The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my reckoning a 1.2 x
..9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?

So with a 50% discount you get down from "list" to "normal retail" price
of £17. B&Q can undercut that to £15 because they bulk buy.

Owain





B+Q's price is actually £13 ..I made a mistake .

Stuart

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

The message
from Owain contains these words:

Thing is - many builders don't care 'cos they pass the cost on to
the client.
Indeed..Who probably doesn't know any better than to pay up

Well, if they check the TP website they can see the builder is selling
the stuff "at cost" so they know they're not being ripped off.

Though I'm sure TP give discounts.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

Stuart wrote:
Guy King wrote:
The message from Stuart contains these words:
The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my
reckoning a 1.2 x .9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over
£34...Am I right .?

Thing is - many builders don't care 'cos they pass the cost on to the client.

Indeed..Who probably doesn't know any better than to pay up

I don't know what TP will do on Aquapanel, 40% at a guess, but they
are generally known as being somewhat expensive. I try to avoid them.
Notice how nice I'm being about them!

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

"Stuart" wrote in message
...
I bought some Aquapanel sheets the other night at B+Q and also a pack of
100
screws ..The 1200 x 900 sheets were under £15 each and the screws about £5
something .
I couldnt get the tape so as Travis Perkins are near me I went to check
their
product list at their website.

The Aquapanel sheets are £27 plus VAT a square metre so by my reckoning a
1.2 x
.9m sheet is 1.08 sq m and that comes to over £34...Am I right .?

As TP have signed a distribution agreement for Hardibacker, it is not
surprising that they charge a lot more for a competing product. Hardibacker
500, which is cement based rather than gypsum based, is listed by most
suppliers at under £15 a sheet.

Colin Bignell

B+Q Prices V Travis Perkins
 

Guy King wrote:
The message
from Owain contains these words:

Thing is - many builders don't care 'cos they pass the cost on to
the client.
Indeed..Who probably doesn't know any better than to pay up

Well, if they check the TP website they can see the builder is selling
the stuff "at cost" so they know they're not being ripped off.

Though I'm sure TP give discounts.

TP are very pricey Curiously they own Wickes. Their Class 1 MOT
crushed limestone was the most expensive I could find when i needed 10
tons for my drive.
It is potty that a trade place is more expensive than their retail
equivalent.
The best value BMs seem to be Selco and Platform

HTH PHil


--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

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Stuart,

Near where I live there's a privately owned DIY shop doing very nicely
sited right next door to TP.

As it was in my case, they apparently get people walking in all the
time saying "I saw your shop after turning in to TP and I'd rather not
pay their prices"

Jeff