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Title: Bloody Halfords
Post by: Chopsdad on 06 June 2007, 23:15:03
Went tonight to buy the 150 piece socket set after sending off for some Halfords vouchers from work to pay for it.

I was in last week and priced it up £100 or £95 Trade Club.

Went to pay today and it's £150 :o  £120 TC

Price changed 4th June  >:(  

So i'll have to wait 6m for it to be reduced again and keep the vouchers until then.  :'(
Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: Bo Bo on 06 June 2007, 23:23:47
Bummer  :(
Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: Danny on 06 June 2007, 23:31:05
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Went tonight to buy the 150 piece socket set after sending off for some Halfords vouchers from work to pay for it.

I was in last week and priced it up £100 or £95 Trade Club.

Went to pay today and it's £150 :o  £120 TC

Price changed 4th June  >:(  

So i'll have to wait 6m for it to be reduced again and keep the vouchers until then.  :'(

have you checked whether the vouchers have an expiry?
Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: Markjay on 07 June 2007, 09:36:02
Ouch... I know the feeling.

The problem is that the tool set may very well be worth £120, but after you missed it for £95 you just can't buy it anymore, can you...? :(

Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 07 June 2007, 09:39:21
At £95 its a reasonable price, its not worth more though as the spanners are awful.....
Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: TheBoy on 07 June 2007, 10:20:08
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At £95 its a reasonable price, its not worth more though as the spanners are awful.....
I have to agree with that - the spanners do dig in hand a bit.

My other gripes are:
The normal sockets could be a tad deeper
Needs some 1/2" to 3/8" to 1/4" adapters (about £3 from Halfords).
Needs some screwdriver bits, as the supplied ones don't fit the screwdriver handle, on the 3/8" wrench.

Oh, and the rachet spanners tend to get lost on cars, don't they Laidback66 ;)
Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: x25xe on 07 June 2007, 10:56:02
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My other gripes are:
The normal sockets could be a tad deeper
Needs some 1/2" to 3/8" to 1/4" adapters (about £3 from Halfords).

I have to agree with both of the above.  Sockets are not deep at all - my old Stanley set is far better in this regard.

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Needs some screwdriver bits, as the supplied ones don't fit the screwdriver handle, on the 3/8" wrench.
Can't comment on this as I have not used them, but it sounds pretty poor to me!
Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: TheBoy on 07 June 2007, 11:10:33
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My other gripes are:
The normal sockets could be a tad deeper
Needs some 1/2" to 3/8" to 1/4" adapters (about £3 from Halfords).

I have to agree with both of the above.  Sockets are not deep at all - my old Stanley set is far better in this regard.

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Needs some screwdriver bits, as the supplied ones don't fit the screwdriver handle, on the 3/8" wrench.
Can't comment on this as I have not used them, but it sounds pretty poor to me!
I just lobbed in a couple of adapters, and a few extra screwdriver bits.  Its a handy kit in that you can just pick up, throw in car, and be able to deal with most things...
Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: Admin on 07 June 2007, 18:27:19
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At £95 its a reasonable price, its not worth more though as the spanners are awful.....
I have to agree with that - the spanners do dig in hand a bit.

My other gripes are:
The normal sockets could be a tad deeper
Needs some 1/2" to 3/8" to 1/4" adapters (about £3 from Halfords).
Needs some screwdriver bits, as the supplied ones don't fit the screwdriver handle, on the 3/8" wrench.

Oh, and the rachet spanners tend to get lost on cars, don't they Laidback66 ;)

Not lost at all mate, I know exactly where it is...!  ;D
Title: Re: Bloody Halfords
Post by: TheBoy on 07 June 2007, 18:41:47
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At £95 its a reasonable price, its not worth more though as the spanners are awful.....
I have to agree with that - the spanners do dig in hand a bit.

My other gripes are:
The normal sockets could be a tad deeper
Needs some 1/2" to 3/8" to 1/4" adapters (about £3 from Halfords).
Needs some screwdriver bits, as the supplied ones don't fit the screwdriver handle, on the 3/8" wrench.

Oh, and the rachet spanners tend to get lost on cars, don't they Laidback66 ;)

Not lost at all mate, I know exactly where it is...!  ;D
Somewhere between Brackley and Oxford, as it appears to no longer be attached to the handbrake.  My guess would be the A34.... ;D