Halfords crap sale

[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 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

[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.

Originally Posted by 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.

I got these recently:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CatEye-HL-EL53...QQcmdZViewItem

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

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by northwind

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by Wideboy

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/pr...ol-chest-range

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