Halfords crap sale

[tigersaw]

I was interested in the halfords 6 drawer pro cabinet a few weeks ago, its normally £178.I checked the price yesterday, still £178Today its on special offer - £299 !!! (but you do get a free ratchet set - whoopee do )

[Wideboy]

thats the filthy hedge end one though :smt078


im going to go to Eastleigh one and see if they've knocked any bike gear down, i doubt it though

[tigersaw]

thats the filthy hedge end one though :smt078


im going to go to Eastleigh one and see if they've knocked any bike gear down, i doubt it though

check out the price of the 5 drawer black industrial cabinet on wheels for me while you there, see if its £178 or the new £299 sale price...

[Wideboy]

off memory i don't thing the Eastleigh one does stuff like that, compressors and attachments bla bla but they might have some

[tigersaw]

And another one,
dropped into B+Q on way home from work just now,
I bought a chop saw there a month ago at £79, its now in their sale, reduced from £129 to £99..
cheeky b*stards

[Wideboy]

b&q have a sale on!!!!!!!!, wow i never new that ;)

[kwak zzr]

i gonna get me a cheap mountain bike from halfrauds advertised at £80 prob £180 when i get there lol.

[Wideboy]

when does this sale end?, i couldn't get out as the cage is playing up

want to pick up a r's end and some indicators

[pmapp]

Their 150 squid pro socket set is down to 99 squidlies - i know, 'cause I got one from Santa :-)

[tigersaw]

Their 150 squid pro socket set is down to 99 squidlies - i know, 'cause I got one from Santa :-)

And very nice it is too - I saw it this afternoon. In fact its the one thats free with the tool chest, the tool chest that went up by £110 overnight :p

[thedonal]

I got a lovely Laser torque wrench for Xmas. Just got to get a 22mm socket for it and I'll be sorted for rear wheel shennanigens!

Decent quality tools are a must at some point, though- stop me rounding the already less than sharp Suzuki bolts on me lovely bike...

[yorkie_chris]

I tend to use torque wrenches more on engines, don't tend to bother on corroded, greasy fasteners on the outside of the bike

[hovis]

ARGOS SALE SUCKS TOO


just been on there wabsite, found a few things in the sale, but nowt is in stock in any of the 8 local-ish stores

& they dont offer home delivery

[Viney]

I need to get a set of bike lights for the human powered 2 wheeler so i can finaly get out in the evening to get fit this year.

[fizzwheel]

I need to get a set of bike lights for the human powered 2 wheeler so i can finaly get out in the evening to get fit this year.

I got a set from there, they Hella ones badged as Halfords, they're really bright I think they were around the £22 mark though, good for being seen but no so good for seeing by so you might want think about another front light.

[Viney]

Mines only for being seen Fizz me old mucker. Not going to be doing any off road shinanigans. I did find some HID stuff for that but at £300 ish, i'll pass.

[embee]

I need to get a set of bike lights for the human powered 2 wheeler so i can finaly get out in the evening to get fit this year.

Ribble (http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/index.asp) have a bit of a sale on, great supplier.

[Ed]

so i can finaly get out in the evening to get fit this year.

http://www.triumph675.net/forum/images/smilies/hcm_add_on/beatdeadhorse5.gif

[kwak zzr]

i gonna get me a cheap mountain bike from halfrauds advertised at £80 prob £180 when i get there lol.

arr all of the £80 ones have been sold sir but we do have this one for £140 so i had that one, bargain eh? :(

[phil24_7]

PC Wolds sale is 5hit too. Bought a laptop for a present before Christmas. It cost £90 then and now it's gone up to £150!!!!

Well pi55ed off as I was gonna get myself one. :-(

EDIT: Meant to say printer not laptop!

[Wideboy]

changing the subject to just how crap halfords is full stop.

went to 3 different halfords today for some bits for my bike

1st one - had oil filter but no plugs (not any) or oil

2nd one - had oil filter, 1 plug:rolleyes: and no oil

3rd one - had no oil filter, had plugs but no oil

all they seem to be interested in is how many lights, stickers, speakers, shiney fragile wheels etc etc they can put on there little tiny clapped out ford fiestas.

and winner of the worst automotive shop goes to:winner:

[yorkie_chris]

Go to a proper motor factors, it'll be about half the price and they might even know what they're on about.

[Well Oiled]

I need to get a set of bike lights for the human powered 2 wheeler so i can finaly get out in the evening to get fit this year.

I got these recently:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CatEye-HL-EL530-TL-LD1000-Bike-Velo-Light-Set-Cat-Eye_W0QQitemZ270198708174QQihZ017QQcategoryZ22689Q QtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

Excellent lights if you don't want to go to the real big ones with the seperate battery pack. Much brighter than my old ones and they are all you need for road use. Batteries last for ages. Arrived in about a week from the US.

Cheers Keith

[kwak zzr]

he he did 10 miles on the new mountain bike yesterday lol, what a hoot :) i do hope i stick it, it will do Mr Lazy the world of good lol.

[Wideboy]

Go to a proper motor factors, it'll be about half the price and they might even know what they're on about.

i would have but none where open

[northwind]

Hmm... I was in my own Halfords yesterday, the sale was £230 but that wasn't for a 6-drawer chest, it was for the 5-drawer base unit with a 6-drawer chest free.

Try Machine Mart for toolchests, they seem to be about as good and they're cheaper and have a better range.

[Wideboy]

Try Machine Mart for toolchests, they seem to be about as good and they're cheaper and have a better range.
yeah i was in there the other day, Clark is there tool chest manufacturer, they had a nice numatic bike lift aswell:)

[tigersaw]

Hmm... I was in my own Halfords yesterday, the sale was £230 but that wasn't for a 6-drawer chest, it was for the 5-drawer base unit with a 6-drawer chest free.

Try Machine Mart for toolchests, they seem to be about as good and they're cheaper and have a better range.

Yep I saw that, - they were £149 and £99 respectivly before the sale, so once again another Halfords con. In fact they were still priced as such in Eastleigh today. When I asked if I could have the 5 drawer base and the free 6 drawer chest, (then I was about to try and get the pair for £149), they checked and they had none in stock. I took the assistant to the display, showed him the item(s) in stock, but he still could not sell me any because 'computer says no'.

[Wideboy]

yeah, they could be putting in phony offers just to lure people into the shop

[northwind]

yeah i was in there the other day, Clark is there tool chest manufacturer, they had a nice numatic bike lift aswell:)

Ooh, only thing I should have added is that they have various tool chest ranges, not all of them have the ball bearing drawers- as with most shops that have a standard and Professional range, the standard range is largely tat.

I think this is the one I have:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ctc109-9-drawer-chest/path/clarke-professional-tool-chest-range

It's very nice, rock solid... The drawers are a bit shallow though.

[Keith1983]

If you are after good quality tools at reasonable prices then it might be worth checking out machine mart.