http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

George wrote:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm


Oat cookies an' all:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7132.htm

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:49:36 GMT, "George"
wrote:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Beware of those, they are usually junk. I binned the last lot from
them.

EricP wrote:
On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:49:36 GMT, "George"
wrote:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Beware of those, they are usually junk. I binned the last lot from
them.

Not my experience, best buy I've had for ages, I was hoping they would come
back soon as I've nearly run out.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

George wrote:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Thanks George I've been waiting for those to come back in. Bloody good
value.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
om...
George wrote:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Thanks George I've been waiting for those to come back in. Bloody good
value.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



I know but I've no need to buy more,bought 2 boxes last year.

Cant for the life of me see what can go wrong MrP? unless you have hands
like a hammer? these are no different than those sold individually at a high
price.

Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
"George" wrote:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

They changed the name? I've always known
these as jubilee clips.

'Jubilee' is a trade name for a hose clip, owned by a company in Gillingham,
Kent - about 3 miles from me.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"Anne Welsh Jackson" wrote in message
...
They changed the name? I've always known
these as jubilee clips.

Jubilee was/is a brand name similar to how we all use Sellotape and Hoover
when referring to sticky tape and vacuum cleaners.

HTH

John

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:04:29 GMT, "George"
wrote:


"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
. com...
George wrote:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Thanks George I've been waiting for those to come back in. Bloody good
value.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



I know but I've no need to buy more,bought 2 boxes last year.

Cant for the life of me see what can go wrong MrP? unless you have hands
like a hammer? these are no different than those sold individually at a high
price.

None of them would tighten George. I looked a right idiot when I
dished them out one weekend to two neighbours doing car work. One
found they slipped immediately and the other tightened them but it
failed on his way home from work the next day. Trying to tighten them
just caused them to slip the thread and open one notch.

"EricP" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:04:29 GMT, "George"
wrote:


"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
.com...
George wrote:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Thanks George I've been waiting for those to come back in. Bloody good
value.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



I know but I've no need to buy more,bought 2 boxes last year.

Cant for the life of me see what can go wrong MrP? unless you have hands
like a hammer? these are no different than those sold individually at a
high
price.

None of them would tighten George. I looked a right idiot when I
dished them out one weekend to two neighbours doing car work. One
found they slipped immediately and the other tightened them but it
failed on his way home from work the next day. Trying to tighten them
just caused them to slip the thread and open one notch.


Bad batch? I've just tightned 4 different sizes around a brush pole and hand
rail and tapped them hard with a hammer, won't budge. :-)

On 7 Sep, 23:42, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
EricP wrote:
On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:49:36 GMT, "George"
wrote:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Beware of those, they are usually junk. I binned the last lot from
them.

Not my experience, best buy I've had for ages, I was hoping they would come
back soon as I've nearly run out.

--
Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

I had some too. You could only tighten them so far before they
deformed/fell apart. The cut outs in them are too great leaving a very
weak structure.

"EricP" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:04:29 GMT, "George"
wrote:


"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
.com...
George wrote:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Thanks George I've been waiting for those to come back in. Bloody good
value.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



I know but I've no need to buy more,bought 2 boxes last year.

Cant for the life of me see what can go wrong MrP? unless you have hands
like a hammer? these are no different than those sold individually at a
high
price.

None of them would tighten George. I looked a right idiot when I
dished them out one weekend to two neighbours doing car work. One
found they slipped immediately and the other tightened them but it
failed on his way home from work the next day. Trying to tighten them
just caused them to slip the thread and open one notch.

These replies are interesting. I don't know if we need any but I'll tell
Spouse of others' experiences, he's very enthusiastic about Aldi/Lidl
products because the ones we've had have been excellent.

Mary

Mary Fisher wrote:
"EricP" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:04:29 GMT, "George"
wrote:


"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message om...
George wrote:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

Thanks George I've been waiting for those to come back in. Bloody
good value.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



I know but I've no need to buy more,bought 2 boxes last year.

Cant for the life of me see what can go wrong MrP? unless you have
hands like a hammer? these are no different than those sold
individually at a high
price.

None of them would tighten George. I looked a right idiot when I
dished them out one weekend to two neighbours doing car work. One
found they slipped immediately and the other tightened them but it
failed on his way home from work the next day. Trying to tighten them
just caused them to slip the thread and open one notch.

These replies are interesting. I don't know if we need any but I'll
tell Spouse of others' experiences, he's very enthusiastic about
Aldi/Lidl products because the ones we've had have been excellent.

Like George, I bought some last time they were on offer & found them
excellent.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:12:43 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

These replies are interesting. I don't know if we need any but I'll tell
Spouse of others' experiences, he's very enthusiastic about Aldi/Lidl
products because the ones we've had have been excellent.

Mary


Should not worry Mary. It sounds like a bad batch if the ugly mob in
here are happy with them. Beside your husband probably has the
experience to spot duff ones.

On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:28:50 GMT, EricP
wrote:


None of them would tighten George. I looked a right idiot when I
dished them out one weekend to two neighbours doing car work. One
found they slipped immediately and the other tightened them but it
failed on his way home from work the next day. Trying to tighten them
just caused them to slip the thread and open one notch.

I bought a kit of extra cheap tie-wraps, 1,000 for a quid from Maplin
I think, and not one of them would latch up and stay gripped. 8-((

Basil Fawlty mode = ON

I mean *what is the point* ? It's so basic !

Basil Fawlty mode = OFF

Derek

EricP wrote:
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:12:43 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

These replies are interesting. I don't know if we need any but I'll
tell Spouse of others' experiences, he's very enthusiastic about
Aldi/Lidl products because the ones we've had have been excellent.

Mary


Should not worry Mary. It sounds like a bad batch if the ugly mob in
here are happy with them. Beside your husband probably has the
experience to spot duff ones.

I can only speak as I find matey, mine were OK.

If I buy two more packs & they are crap I'll let you know :-)


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:41:48 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
"George" wrote:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

They changed the name? I've always known
these as jubilee clips.

'Jubilee' is a trade name for a hose clip, owned by a company in Gillingham,
Kent - about 3 miles from me.

FWIR the metal band on the original jubilee clips was not perforated
by the "threads".

Derek

"EricP" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:12:43 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

These replies are interesting. I don't know if we need any but I'll tell
Spouse of others' experiences, he's very enthusiastic about Aldi/Lidl
products because the ones we've had have been excellent.

Mary


Should not worry Mary. It sounds like a bad batch if the ugly mob in
here are happy with them. Beside your husband probably has the
experience to spot duff ones.

I realise that what I said might have been ambiguous. He's never had hose
clips from the brothers' stores but he's had a lot of other hardware and is
enthusiastic about it.

We were introduced to Lidl two years go when someone on the caravan ng
posted that portaloo look-alikes were being sold at a very good price. Both
stores have had a lot of our money since then :-)

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote:

We were introduced to Lidl two years go when someone on the caravan ng
posted that portaloo look-alikes were being sold at a very good price.


I think you probably meant "Portapotti".

I have never seen Portaloos in Lidl. Nor Aldi for that matter. ;-)

On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:56:15 +0100, Bruce wrote:

"Mary Fisher" wrote:

We were introduced to Lidl two years go when someone on the caravan ng
posted that portaloo look-alikes were being sold at a very good price.


I think you probably meant "Portapotti".

I have never seen Portaloos in Lidl. Nor Aldi for that matter. ;-)

ISTR seeing a Lidl in a Portaloo though :-0

Derek

"Bruce" wrote in message
...
"Mary Fisher" wrote:

We were introduced to Lidl two years go when someone on the caravan ng
posted that portaloo look-alikes were being sold at a very good price.


I think you probably meant "Portapotti".Probably. It was a BiPot if I
remember correctly - which of course I don't always.*

I have never seen Portaloos in Lidl. Nor Aldi for that matter. ;-)

You are right and I was wrong, as you so often are :-)))

I can never resist using that!

Mary
*nor does anyone :-(

"Mary Fisher" wrote:


"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .
"Mary Fisher" wrote:

We were introduced to Lidl two years go when someone on the caravan ng
posted that portaloo look-alikes were being sold at a very good price.


I think you probably meant "Portapotti".Probably. It was a BiPot if I
remember correctly - which of course I don't always.*

I have never seen Portaloos in Lidl. Nor Aldi for that matter. ;-)

You are right and I was wrong, as you so often are :-)))

I can never resist using that!


I'm not a fan of Portaloos, nor Portapottis, except when desperate and
there isn't a better alternative. When on a construction site, I'd
rather hold on until I can get to a proper toilet. When away in the
caravan I would rather walk to a toilet block, even in the middle of
the night. But the Portapotti was handy for my young son to use, as I
could hardly send him to the toilet block alone. ;-)

I'm glad you replied - it gives me a third opportunity to ask how the
Arctic cruise went ... ?

"Bruce" wrote in message
...

I'm not a fan of Portaloos, nor Portapottis, except when desperate and
there isn't a better alternative. When on a construction site, I'd
rather hold on until I can get to a proper toilet. When away in the
caravan I would rather walk to a toilet block, even in the middle of
the night. But the Portapotti was handy for my young son to use, as I
could hardly send him to the toilet block alone. ;-)

When we use the 'van there's never a toilet block. We have dug long drops
which are fine but sometimes it's not appropriate. We just had a bucket
before Lidl had their offer, we're very happy with it.

I'm glad you replied - it gives me a third opportunity to ask how the
Arctic cruise went ... ?

I'm not wasting bandwidth here telling you all about it - mail me :-)

Mary

Derek wrote:
On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:41:48 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
"George" wrote:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7115.htm

They changed the name? I've always known
these as jubilee clips.

'Jubilee' is a trade name for a hose clip, owned by a company in
Gillingham, Kent - about 3 miles from me.

FWIR the metal band on the original jubilee clips was not perforated
by the "threads".

True, they were lips rather than slots - I reckon the slots are better.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk