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Title: Halfords....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 17 December 2009, 22:03:11

I needed a new headlight bulb tonight as mine popped on the way in..so i went over to halfords during my rounds and i have to ask why are single bulbs priced at £16.79 but i can buy the spare bulb kit for £15.99 with a headlight bulb in it!!! All i`ve gotta do now is brave the arctic conditions and replace it in the dark!!! ::) ::) :o ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: tunnie on 17 December 2009, 22:05:40

i paid a tenner for a pair of H1 Night breakers from eGay  8-)

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 17 December 2009, 22:17:20

Ill get me self some of those when i get paid newyears but for now this gets me outa the crap and gives me sum spares...I had loads of bulbs at mum and dads but after moving out big brother has nicked the tools and spares me and dad accumalated so i`m in the proccess of rebuilding now i`m somewhere permanant...Gotta get myself a shed next.... :-[

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: steverubberduck on 18 December 2009, 20:22:01

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I needed a new headlight bulb tonight as mine popped on the way in..so i went over to halfords during my rounds and i have to ask why are single bulbs priced at £16.79 but i can buy the spare bulb kit for £15.99 with a headlight bulb in it!!! All i`ve gotta do now is brave the arctic conditions and replace it in the dark!!! ::) ::) :o ;D ;D ;D

you could have paid halfrauds to change it for you while you watched him get cold  ;D

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 18 December 2009, 21:58:02

Now now steve thats naughty and if i`m naughty Santa wont bring me that ps3 that i want ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: TheBoy on 19 December 2009, 10:58:33

Get a Halford Trade card, bulbs dirt cheap then.

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: Squealey on 19 December 2009, 11:22:37

How on earth can Halfords justify charging so much for their bulbs????

Are just taking advantage of the fact theres a lot of people out there with no idea about car related stuff so that when they need wipers, oil, fuses, bulbs etc on their car they choose Halfords by default?

My wife brought me a sat nav last xmas. I hate getting my pants pulled down on price so searched around the net, brought a Tomtom Go 520 with rds traffic for £119. Halfords wanted £279 without the traffic. Now I know you will always find things cheaper on the net but COME ON, thats exortianate!!!!!

I WILL buy Halfords Professional tools but not much else. It just seems to be twice the price of anywhere else. Started using Wilko's now for a lot of mundane stuff, Think i paid something like £7 for 5 litres of diesel engine oil and now my eldest works in there i can save even more!!!!!

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 December 2009, 11:50:19

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Get a Halford Trade card, bulbs dirt cheap then.

i'll agree with that  :y

got 2 indicator bulbs for the last mot
ticket price 5 pound something
cost to me .................. 62 pence  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 19 December 2009, 20:23:00

Hmmm how do us mere mortals and numptys go about getting the trade card????  ;D

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: Jimbob on 19 December 2009, 20:27:03

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Hmmm how do us mere mortals and numptys go about getting the trade card????  ;D

lie.

trade letterhead etc.
trade invoices

obviously not condoning faking such items

Title: Re: Halfords....
Post by: tunnie on 19 December 2009, 23:37:47

trade club invoice from a Vx dealer did it for me  :y