In defence of Halfords...

One such opened in Tunbridge Wells a few years ago. Well, actually it
opened as Bean, a specialist chocolate shop in Calverley Road, and then
the owners had the bright idea of adding good old jumbo glass jars of
sweeties, weighed out the traditional way, and damn me, the place is
doing a roaring trade, eight years later.

What's nice is that they also recognise the existence of old gimmers
like me, and understand when you ask for "a quarter of bulls' eyes".

It also sells things like sherbet fountains, licorice bootlaces, flying
saucers, four-a-penny (or whatever the going rate is these days) chews
and milk gums.

Mid-afternoon, after school chucking-out time, the local kids are
queueing out the door, and the shop doesn't bat an eyelid when some
urchin counts out his coppers and asks for forty-three pence worth of
whatever. They just do the maths, and weigh out the goods. Superb, it
is.

 

I know a chap that owns a small chain of sweet shops in Cornwall. I
could always ask him if they are still available if you wish

 

cheers - I'll bear it in mind.

 

I did ask him why - he just said they weren't compatible.

I just said he was a retard.

 

Clearly

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I suspect he was muddled about negative and positive earth cars. Still
doesn't make him any less of a retard.

 

I used to refer to that sort of stuff as "The Chore Invisible".

 

And it would have done him good to be so told.

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Why? He wouldn't have listened it would just have been a waste of breath
and to be honest rather insulting (I think working in Halfords is
punishment enough).

 

There's always a chance. Everyone dies eventually. Should doctors give
up and go home? I think sweller should be lauded.

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Lauded for what? Insulting someone with a crap job?

Here's a clue- if he knew what he was talking about he wouldn't be
working as a manager in halfords.

 

darsy took a blunt brush and painted...

Wiper blades are just about the only thing I'll buy from dealers. (where I
have alternative option)

I've tried every single pattern part from Halfords and they all last about 2
days [1] and then start smearing/sqweaking/being a pain in the fucking arse.

Get OEM blades, fit, smear free, noise free, work at any speed. Bliss.



[1] Ok, ok, maybe a month or two tops.

 

Is the right answer.

Well I get Bosch of Champion from Halfrauds. By christ they can get
expensive in a hurry, though.

Dunno. 2 days sometimes seems about right.

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Get a fucking sense of humour ffs.

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Just to put the whole matter into context and add a bit of accuracy
(crikey!), this wasn't a massively pointless row or a 'I'd like to
publically demonstrate I'm considerably cleverer than you' stand off,
which is not my style.

I just said he was an idiot, tutted and then wandered off - without
buying the Sat Nav.

I still maintain Halfords are the automotive equivalent of Dixons.

 

I get them from the Motor Factors at the end of my road or`the other
motor factors a bit further away if I need them on a Sunday.

They'll always be cheaper than Halfords.

 

Closest thing we have to a factors is an A1 store just round the corner.
They only sell own brand POS blades which make the Halfords ones seem a
sensible, long term investment.

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Traditional shop-keeping skillset, dealing with snot-nosed
penny-spenders. It all adds up though.
Funny how they usually set up next to the schools - the bastards.

 

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Don't they do those in boxes as well as loose?