I Was In Homebase Yesterday

[Gazzer]

tile trim...nothing to do with fitting in the car.
they sell it at 6ft lengths because the most common size window is 4ft square. So If you had 8ft lengths that would mean 2 lengths.....so by selling it at 6ft you have to buy 4 lengths unless you want to join it.
How do i know ??? Homelux was started by a local company and i used to know someone who worked there....this was years ago and somethings never change.

 

[Matt]

tile trim...nothing to do with fitting in the car.
they sell it at 6ft lengths because the most common size window is 4ft square. So If you had 8ft lengths that would mean 2 lengths.....so by selling it at 6ft you have to buy 4 lengths unless you want to join it.
How do i know ??? Homelux was started by a local company and i used to know someone who worked there....this was years ago and somethings never change.

Sneaky b@stards :lol:

 

[Gazzer]

Sneaky b@stards :lol:

Just business Matt ....but very sneaky.

 

[Matt]

Just business Matt ....but very sneaky.

I suppose. I just don't like what I would call underhand tactics :lol:

Don't think I would ever make a good business man :lol:

 

[Gazzer]

Oh the people who created the 1st Homelux trims were clever. On trims there are holes along the back edge to allow the adhesive to grab the trim arent there...well the 1st trims had square holes and the plastic that was pushed out was sold as spacers/pegs. No waste and no need to remelt the plastic down again.

 

[diamondtiling]

no one who had any idea would use homebase to buy any materials they only survive because their are quite a few who haven't any idea lol imo

Only reason I used them was because there are no other suppliers in Sandbach and I did not fancy a 10 mile round trip to my supplier.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

The only thing Homebase was good for was my artificial Christmas tree. 6 foot tall, as wide as old Father Christmas himself, £80 all the way up to the day before Christmas Eve. Hubby and I went in late on Christmas Eve, got the tree and decoration all for £28 :hurray: thems were the days of being hard up :lol:

no point me going to Homebase anymore anyway, as there's a Focus right across the road from where I live!

 

[faithhealer]

Is that why they sell 6ft ones? I know it is funny when a customer says "the metal trim is £1 cheaper in (Insert Shed here)". That's because it's 2ft shorter :lol:

Homebase were the only people to sell copper tube in 2 mtr lengths (instead of 3) at one time!

 

[Prem Tiler]

I think the reason they sell so much tubbed gear is supply on demand. Homebase is a D.I.Y supplier and most d.i.y enthusiasts want the easy route. I imagine they dont sell much powdered addie so why pack the shelves with it?