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Warning: Focus copper fittings
At both my local stores fittings in bags don't match the description on
the card. 22mm x ¾" solder ring connector on the card: 22mm x 22mm solder ring connector in the bag. 22mm x ¾" solder ring connector on the card: 15mm x 10mm street fitting in the bag. 22mm x 22mm solder ring fitting on the card: 22mm x ¾" solder ring connector in the bag. 22mm x ¾" solder ring connector on the card: 22mm x ¾" solder ring connector in the bag - bingo! These were not isolated instances. Check to see that what you have got is what you thought you were getting. And to anyone who's going to query the sense in going to Focus - the 22mm x ¾ is £3.70 at my local 'proper' plumbers' merchants and £1.99 at Focus... -- Frank (Beware of spam trap - remove the negative) |
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And to anyone who's going to query the sense in going to Focus - the 22mm x ¾ is £3.70 at my local 'proper' plumbers' merchants and £1.99 at Focus... Personally I'd rather pay the extra few quid to get the right fitting first time rather than wasting the day to-ing + fro-ing from DoItAll Most plumbers merchants will give a good level of discount if you just ask. -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://Water-Rower.co.uk - Worlds best prices on the Worlds best Rower. |
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On 01/09/2006 13:09 Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk ;¬) wrote:
Personally I'd rather pay the extra few quid to get the right fitting first time rather than wasting the day to-ing + fro-ing from DoItAll This is the first time I've had to go back. Packaging has been correct on all other visits. Most plumbers merchants will give a good level of discount if you just ask. The price I quoted was the discounted trade price. -- Frank (Beware of spam trap - remove the negative) |
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F wrote: On 01/09/2006 13:09 Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk ;¬) wrote: Personally I'd rather pay the extra few quid to get the right fitting first time rather than wasting the day to-ing + fro-ing from DoItAll This is the first time I've had to go back. Packaging has been correct on all other visits. Most plumbers merchants will give a good level of discount if you just ask. The price I quoted was the discounted trade price. The way I see it is that trade places don't want the hassle of dealign with Jo Public. If they price things at twice the price but then give traders an account discount, the non-discounted price can be be charged to the end customer. So if a trademan charges £100 for parts and a reasonable amount for labour the customer thinks they've got a good deal despite being stiffed £50 for the parts. I've sometimes bought things like boiler spares from the USA and even with shipping they work out 1/4 of the price of anything over here. The USA is a bit more open market than rip-off britain. |
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And to anyone who's going to query the sense in going to Focus - the 22mm x ¾ is £3.70 at my local 'proper' plumbers' merchants and £1.99 at Focus... £1.29 if you buy a bag... http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plum...ing/d20/sd2699 -- Grunff |
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On 01/09/2006 13:51 Grunff wrote:
£1.29 if you buy a bag... http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plum...ing/d20/sd2699 Plus £5 delivery. I only needed two. -- Frank (Beware of spam trap - remove the negative) |
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£1.29 if you buy a bag... http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plum...ing/d20/sd2699 Plus £5 delivery. I only needed two. Fair enough. I just thought I'd mention it - I'm a big fan of 10 and 25 bags of fittings. -- Grunff |
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On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:06:06 +0100, F wrote:
On 01/09/2006 13:51 Grunff wrote: £1.29 if you buy a bag... http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plum...ing/d20/sd2699 Plus £5 delivery. I only needed two. 1.12p + VAT from BES in singles: http://www.bes.ltd.uk/nav_graf/frames_cat.htm?url=http://www.bes.ltd.uk/products/150a.asp How much time did you spend going round PM and Focus? You'd probably be much better off ordering any obscure fitting you'll be likely to need from the above. Though for urgent stuff it's best to order by phone to check it's in stock. cheers, Pete. |
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On 01/09/2006 14:16 Grunff wrote:
I just thought I'd mention it Thanks - appreciated. I'm a big fan of 10 and 25 bags of fittings. Me too, but it usually runs to elbows and straightforward couplings. -- Frank (Beware of spam trap - remove the negative) |
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On 01/09/2006 14:24 Pete C wrote:
http://www.bes.ltd.uk/nav_graf/frames_cat.htm?url=http://www.bes.ltd.uk/products/150a.asp B*gger! Forgot all about them (and also didn't think mail order would do singles on an item like that). How much time did you spend going round PM and Focus? Focus was 5 minutes: it's just round the corner. Plumbers' merchants is another 5 minutes away. So no big problem really as I needed them there and then. I *thought* I'd got rid of all the imperial stuff years ago... You'd probably be much better off ordering any obscure fitting you'll be likely to need from the above. I'll remember that - thanks. -- Frank (Beware of spam trap - remove the negative) |
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Grunff wrote: F wrote: And to anyone who's going to query the sense in going to Focus - the 22mm x ¾ is £3.70 at my local 'proper' plumbers' merchants and £1..99 at Focus... £1.29 if you buy a bag... http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plum...ing/d20/sd2699 -- Grunff Weirdness ensues at my local plumbing merchant. 12" flexihose, they charge 2.99 each and I wanted 5. Bloke winks at me (I'd previously asked for a trade account form - which I've still not filled in). He said, we'd tell you this in the trade magazine, but we do a bag of 10 for 9.99. So you get them for a quid each. I guess they give you a bag as received from suppliers without breaking it open, but still. My 5 hoses would have cost nearly 15 quid ! Simon. |
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