Plumb Center
I've only ever used Plumb Center twice.
First time I wanted something around £6. Wouldn't take plastic under £10. Cash not a problem, but the accounts are much easier using plastic - and everybody else e.g. Wickes. B&Q, Homebase will take plastic for any amount. Second visit for a bog standard (no pun intended) cistern siphon. £14 + !!! B& Q rip off price £9:50, Wickes reasonable price £8:99, Screwfix bargain price £4. Last time I use Plumb Center. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
Plumb Center
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:56:39 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:
Last time I use Plumb Center. I use them for Fernox bag-in-tank scale inhibitor which I haven't found elsewhere and not much else. -- John Stumbles Pessimists are never disappointed |
Plumb Center
The Medway Handyman wrote:
I've only ever used Plumb Center twice. QED - it's the usual trade mafia thing isn't it? B& Q rip off price £9:50, Wickes reasonable price £8:99, Screwfix bargain price £4. No doubt the plumbers who visit daily will pay a fiver for the same item. Last time I use Plumb Center. You and me both - it's my very last port of call in town if I need something really urgently David |
Plumb Center
The Medway Handyman wrote:
I've only ever used Plumb Center twice. First time I wanted something around £6. Wouldn't take plastic under £10. Cash not a problem, but the accounts are much easier using plastic - and everybody else e.g. Wickes. B&Q, Homebase will take plastic for any amount. Second visit for a bog standard (no pun intended) cistern siphon. £14 + !!! B& Q rip off price £9:50, Wickes reasonable price £8:99, Screwfix bargain price £4. Last time I use Plumb Center. The branches seem to vary. A few years ago I was doing a lot of (DIY) plumbing work so asked about an account at the local branch, they guys said not to bother and that they would give me trade discounts - and they did. I once got something priced by them but they didn't have it in stock, a branch a few miles away wouldn't budge from the standard price. When I went back recently to the original branch the staff had changed and they were much less interested in dropping the price - so Screwfix won! Dave |
Plumb Center
The Medway Handyman wrote:
I've only ever used Plumb Center twice. First time I wanted something around £6. Wouldn't take plastic under £10. Cash not a problem, but the accounts are much easier using plastic - and everybody else e.g. Wickes. B&Q, Homebase will take plastic for any amount. Second visit for a bog standard (no pun intended) cistern siphon. £14 + !!! B& Q rip off price £9:50, Wickes reasonable price £8:99, Screwfix bargain price £4. Last time I use Plumb Center. Bit of a game of Russian Roulette, in my experience. A lot of their stuff is good, and well priced, but when I threw in a couple of flexible tap connectors (which I had just refused to pay £10 for at B&Q) I only noticed later on the receipt that they'd ripped me for £28 (I was ordering quite a few things and didn't think too much of the bill until I noticed the tap connectors). Good place, good gear, but you have to watch some of their pricings very carefully. |
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