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I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get
some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? |
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I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else |
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Ian Stirling wrote:
I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? no As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? use TP for what you can't get in the car ? |
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Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. |
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Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. If you genuinely use 5 different BM's, you *must* know that TP's ar the dearest out of them all? - if not, you are frequenting the wrong places. |
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. wrote: Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. so, you've figured that out ? If you genuinely use 5 different BM's, you *must* know that TP's ar the dearest out of them all? - if not, you are frequenting the wrong places. for some things, not for others. then there's the convenience and the fact that I know the bloke on the sales counter, the bloke that chops the wood up and the manager. I frequent all the right places. |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:31:14 GMT, "Phil L" wrote:
. wrote: Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. If you genuinely use 5 different BM's, you *must* know that TP's ar the dearest out of them all? - if not, you are frequenting the wrong places. And check the price of Aquapanle at both TP and B+Q .You'll be shocked at the difference . Stuart |
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Phil L wrote: . wrote: Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. so, you've figured that out ? Not just that, their plastic underground drains are well over double the price of the next dearest and almost triple the cheapest, their bricks, plaster, plasterboard and timber don't fare too well neither, other than that it's cheap as chips. If you genuinely use 5 different BM's, you *must* know that TP's ar the dearest out of them all? - if not, you are frequenting the wrong places. for some things, not for others. then there's the convenience and the fact that I know the bloke on the sales counter, the bloke that chops the wood up and the manager. I frequent all the right places. So your reply to the OP should have been 'Travis Perkins are alright, provided you are bezzy mates with all those who work there'? |
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from "." contains these words: ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. That's true of most shopping, innit. I do get fed up with people tarring whole stores with one brush. Shop around, get the deals where you can and don't write any particular supplier off. Except British Gas and Netto, of course (insert smiley here). -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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"Phil L" wrote in message .uk... . wrote: Phil L wrote: . wrote: Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. so, you've figured that out ? Not just that, their plastic underground drains are well over double the price of the next dearest and almost triple the cheapest, their bricks, plaster, plasterboard and timber don't fare too well neither, other than that it's cheap as chips. If you genuinely use 5 different BM's, you *must* know that TP's ar the dearest out of them all? - if not, you are frequenting the wrong places. for some things, not for others. then there's the convenience and the fact that I know the bloke on the sales counter, the bloke that chops the wood up and the manager. I frequent all the right places. So your reply to the OP should have been 'Travis Perkins are alright, provided you are bezzy mates with all those who work there'? I got some 8x4 plasterboards from them for about 3 quid each, I thought that was cheap. And they are the only place near me who will do 4x3 in 20 foot lengths. |
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writes On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:31:14 GMT, "Phil L" wrote: . wrote: Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. If you genuinely use 5 different BM's, you *must* know that TP's ar the dearest out of them all? - if not, you are frequenting the wrong places. And check the price of Aquapanle at both TP and B+Q .You'll be shocked at the difference . Go on tell us then, save us a trip... Stuart -- Tony Sayer |
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R D S wrote: "Phil L" wrote in message .uk... . wrote: Phil L wrote: . wrote: Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. so, you've figured that out ? Not just that, their plastic underground drains are well over double the price of the next dearest and almost triple the cheapest, their bricks, plaster, plasterboard and timber don't fare too well neither, other than that it's cheap as chips. If you genuinely use 5 different BM's, you *must* know that TP's ar the dearest out of them all? - if not, you are frequenting the wrong places. for some things, not for others. then there's the convenience and the fact that I know the bloke on the sales counter, the bloke that chops the wood up and the manager. I frequent all the right places. So your reply to the OP should have been 'Travis Perkins are alright, provided you are bezzy mates with all those who work there'? I got some 8x4 plasterboards from them for about 3 quid each, I thought that was cheap. And they are the only place near me who will do 4x3 in 20 foot lengths. Travis Perkins can be the cheapest or close to for lots of things, but you do have to either haggle for every purchase, or speak in advance to the area rep and get decent prices on the things you buy regularly. Never take the initial price you are offered - it's definitely going to be too high. They will nearly always do me a better price on an order than any of the other merchants, but only if I ask for it! A |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:56:49 +0100, tony sayer wrote:
In article , Stuart writes On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:31:14 GMT, "Phil L" wrote: . wrote: Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. If you genuinely use 5 different BM's, you *must* know that TP's ar the dearest out of them all? - if not, you are frequenting the wrong places. And check the price of Aquapanle at both TP and B+Q .You'll be shocked at the difference . Go on tell us then, save us a trip... Stuart From memory it's about £34 versus about £14 . |
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for some things, not for others. then there's the convenience and the fact So what are they competitive on then? -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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. wrote: for some things, not for others. then there's the convenience and the fact So what are they competitive on then? your mum |
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Phil L wrote: . wrote: Phil L wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? As I'd like some full sheets of stuff, this would be handy, as I only have a Nissan Micra. Any thoughts? Yes, don't use Travis Perkins for anything, all builders merchants will deliver and all are cheaper than TP's....they lull you into having an account by special offers on your first order, after that they are often double the price of everywhre else ********. I use 5 merchants regularly, TP are what they are, use them for what you want and use the others for what they do best/cheapest. TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's. We pay under £3 inc vat at TP for cement - their pricing structure is designed to be discounted, B+Q's isn't. A |
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"Phil L" wrote in message .uk... .... TP's cement is a fiver a bag plus vat - this is almost double what it costs at B&Q. Their bagged aggregates are 3 quid plus VAT, again double B&Q's... That sounds like list prices. I didn't think anyone paid list at TP. Colin Bignell |
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"Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? It is available to all customers. Colin Bignell |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:45:16 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote: "Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? It is available to all customers. Colin Bignell Have just started to use TP and with discount were cheaper tham the alternatives, free next day delivery . As had been said it depends ( everywhere) on the discount level you can negotiate and this gets recorded with your account details. EG PVA was listed as £40 - I got 75% discount . Robert Robert |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:45:16 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my surname here.uk.com wrote: "Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? It is available to all customers. Colin Bignell Have just started to use TP and with discount were cheaper tham the alternatives, free next day delivery . As had been said it depends ( everywhere) on the discount level you can negotiate and this gets recorded with your account details. EG PVA was listed as £40 - I got 75% discount . So you paid a tenner for something that is £7 elsewhere. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...79239&ts=50405 Bargain? FWIW, it's the oldest trick in the book, advertise something for an extrortionate amount, as TP's do with everything, then discount a huge amount off, selling it for only a few quid dearer than everywhere else, it makes the customer feel he's got a bargain, and those who don't get the discount are ripped off unmmercilessly. |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:10:43 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote: wrote: On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:45:16 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my surname here.uk.com wrote: "Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... I signed up for a cash card, 'trade cash' from Travis Perkins, to get some basic costings for stuff (for example, is 1m^2 of concrete blocks cheaper or more expensive than 1m^2 of bricks)... I note that on one part of the help, it mentions delivery. Is this only for credit account holders? It is available to all customers. Colin Bignell Have just started to use TP and with discount were cheaper tham the alternatives, free next day delivery . As had been said it depends ( everywhere) on the discount level you can negotiate and this gets recorded with your account details. EG PVA was listed as £40 - I got 75% discount . So you paid a tenner for something that is £7 elsewhere. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...79239&ts=50405 Bargain? Not bad with FREE delivery within 12 hours. FWIW, it's the oldest trick in the book, advertise something for an extrortionate amount, as TP's do with everything, then discount a huge amount off, selling it for only a few quid dearer than everywhere else, it makes the customer feel he's got a bargain, and those who don't get the discount are ripped off unmmercilessly. I agree but you have to factor in the time locating the cheapest in stock sources and the cost of delivery. Also on an ongoing renovation job being able to get timber and supplies as you require them saves alot of personal time , cost of labour and no need for storage facilities. Moral is to check prices from a range of suppliers and decide on the value of convenience and quick delivery for each order. Robert Robert |
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John Rumm wrote: for some things, not for others. then there's the convenience and the fact So what are they competitive on then? your mum Yours too cheap for them then? -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 2006-10-21 23:49:44 +0100, Owain said:
wrote: We pay under £3 inc vat at TP for cement - their pricing structure is designed to be discounted, B+Q's isn't. On the contrary, B&Q managers can authorise at least a 20% discount "just like that". The trick is to get them to do so. Owain You can easily spot them - they walk around the store wearing a fez. |
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