26-10-2017, 06:22 PM
(26-10-2017, 04:22 PM)ppppenguin Wrote: Toolstation was started by some people who left Screwfix. In quite a few locations they are on the same trading estate.
In Ilford they are both on the same trading estate at South Woodford but it is on a dual carriageway with busy roundabouts at each end so you have to go the long way round in one direction or the other!
More recently, Screwfix have opened a new outlet very close to B & Q and Toolstation have set up shop at the back of Wickes, both of which were much easier to get to. When using Toolstation I always made a point of browsing Wickes shelves on the way through, then buying the same items from Toolstation at much lower prices!
In Lincoln, Wickes is on an out of town estate and I doubt I'll go near it much whereas the stand alone stores are on small industrial estates on opposite sides of the same road and much more convenient for me.
On the subject of discounting, I buy all the electrical stuff from the Lincoln branch of the wholesaler that my electrician has a cash account with. As he points out, it is better for me to pay for his time working rather than queuing at a Trade Counter so I buy all the stuff in advance and get his discount which is usually around 70% ...
I have a namesake who has an account with Holdens and uses the same email address as me with a '1' on the end. Sometimes the '1' gets left off and I get his quotations for someone's fitted kitchen with a similar (I think, actually, as much as 78%) discount ...
