16-07-2013, 10:56 AM
I agree, buying locally does not always mean it's the genuine article, a local well known store is generally not in the criminal business but I'm guessing some folks on Ebay might be, Ebay can ban them but they can reappear with ease using false ID etc etc.
Our nearest Wickes is in Truro I think, never been there, a trip to Truro is classed as a major expedition down here, traveling into our nearest town for stuff is basically hassle free only three sets of speed cameras in a notorious black spot.
Stuff I order online is normally special stuff that might not be stocked down here.
It pays to shop around, a while back B & Q were selling cement cheaper than any of the merchants, a loss leader no doubt.
I have some sympathy for some local traders, I am a consumer but have also been in business so I know how difficult it can be sometimes, VAT, tax, rates, rent, wages, insurance for this that and everything else, employers liabilty, trying to find a reliable employee, trying to source sawlogs etc, working all hours, when I had a rush on sometimes I would be up 'till 3 am, knocking out picnic tables, fence and shed panels, it doesn't stop when you get home either, ask anyone who has worked for themselves, yer brains always ticking business....Happy days...
I would never suggest a Yorkshireman is a cheapskate...............
Lawrence.
Our nearest Wickes is in Truro I think, never been there, a trip to Truro is classed as a major expedition down here, traveling into our nearest town for stuff is basically hassle free only three sets of speed cameras in a notorious black spot.
Stuff I order online is normally special stuff that might not be stocked down here.
It pays to shop around, a while back B & Q were selling cement cheaper than any of the merchants, a loss leader no doubt.
I have some sympathy for some local traders, I am a consumer but have also been in business so I know how difficult it can be sometimes, VAT, tax, rates, rent, wages, insurance for this that and everything else, employers liabilty, trying to find a reliable employee, trying to source sawlogs etc, working all hours, when I had a rush on sometimes I would be up 'till 3 am, knocking out picnic tables, fence and shed panels, it doesn't stop when you get home either, ask anyone who has worked for themselves, yer brains always ticking business....Happy days...
I would never suggest a Yorkshireman is a cheapskate...............
Lawrence.
