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Title: Halfords sale
Post by: Agemo on 02 October 2010, 11:15:47
Halfrauds are having a sale this weekend, 15% off, including tools, good time to buy.   :y
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2010, 11:19:15
Unless you have a trade card ;)
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Cliffo B on 02 October 2010, 18:48:17
Think I did very well at Halfords on Wed here goes-Called in to my local cut throat shop and priced the only brand of oil I put in Miggies sump. £35 for 5 ltrs very cheap I thought.As I didn't feel happy at spending my cash with this supplier,for several reasons I'd rather not talk about I decided to make the 3ml journey to Halfords and check out their price it was £47.99.So I had a word with the shop assistant who I believe must have gone to the manager he came back and asked me to get him the phone No and he would see what he could do.So I returned home (2mls) and brought him back my laptop with the shops website showing the product @ £35.Result was a price match so it cost me £70 for 2 5Lt bottles,(needed 6Lt) I'll save the balance for next time. I must confess I felt well satisfied. After all I've used Halfords since my early motoring days,I know lots will think loyalty is a misplaced factor I thought I'd have a go and they responded in a proper commercial manner   
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: davethediver on 02 October 2010, 19:06:26
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Think I did very well at Halfords on Wed here goes-Called in to my local cut throat shop and priced the only brand of oil I put in Miggies sump. £35 for 5 ltrs very cheap I thought.As I didn't feel happy at spending my cash with this supplier,for several reasons I'd rather not talk about I decided to make the 3ml journey to Halfords and check out their price it was £47.99.So I had a word with the shop assistant who I believe must have gone to the manager he came back and asked me to get him the phone No and he would see what he could do.So I returned home (2mls) and brought him back my laptop with the shops website showing the product @ £35.Result was a price match so it cost me £70 for 2 5Lt bottles,(needed 6Lt) I'll save the balance for next time. I must confess I felt well satisfied. After all I've used Halfords since my early motoring days,I know lots will think loyalty is a misplaced factor I thought I'd have a go and they responded in a proper commercial manner   

No offence but what are you putting in it, even super synth vauxhall stuff is no were near that with a trade card infact more like £60 for 20 ltr :o
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Shackeng on 02 October 2010, 19:30:43
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Think I did very well at Halfords on Wed here goes-Called in to my local cut throat shop and priced the only brand of oil I put in Miggies sump. £35 for 5 ltrs very cheap I thought.As I didn't feel happy at spending my cash with this supplier,for several reasons I'd rather not talk about I decided to make the 3ml journey to Halfords and check out their price it was £47.99.So I had a word with the shop assistant who I believe must have gone to the manager he came back and asked me to get him the phone No and he would see what he could do.So I returned home (2mls) and brought him back my laptop with the shops website showing the product @ £35.Result was a price match so it cost me £70 for 2 5Lt bottles,(needed 6Lt) I'll save the balance for next time. I must confess I felt well satisfied. After all I've used Halfords since my early motoring days,I know lots will think loyalty is a misplaced factor I thought I'd have a go and they responded in a proper commercial manner   

Ouch!!! Think I'll stick to GM, just paid that for 4 gallons on the trade card. :o :o :y
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Osprey on 02 October 2010, 21:03:47
Agreed - the Vauxhall oil is hard to beat.  Join AutoBahn Stormers for twenty quid and you get a trade club card which gives you the semi synthetic at £32.79 for 20 litres (or £10.89 for 5 litres) and the full synthetic at £45.99 for 20L, all exclusive of VAT.   :)

And the oil filter for mine is under four squid.   :y

Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Osprey on 02 October 2010, 21:06:38
Oh, and a little tip re the Halfords sale – I had one of their £10 vouchers to use up and decided to buy their professional E-Torx ratchet set, already reduced from £39.99 to £15:00.  This is then reduced to £12.75 for this discount weekend. 

But it turns out that they won’t let you use the £10 voucher on top of this unless you have reserved the product on line (don’t ask me why).  By chance I had done this so I got my £39.99 spanners for a grand total of £2.75, which suits my Scottish genes very well.   ;)

Search for 537167 on their site if you’re interested.

Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: feeutfo on 02 October 2010, 22:13:51
Trade club info hear...http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1282863491
Trade club oil prices below, tc price in column on the right


       Part No.      Retail Price      Normal Trade      Trade Club
 Oil - Longlife Super synthetic 5W30 SM/CF A3/B4/C3 dexos2
 Designed for both petrol and diesel Vauxhall engines that meet the new Euro 5 standard, dexos2 is recommended for servicing model year 2010 vehicles. Ideal for the latest engine technologies, and compatible with alternative fuels (LPG, CNG, BioDiesel), this is the next generation in engine oil.
 
1 litre      93165554      £12.85      £10.92      £6.55      
 
5 litres      93165557      £40.80      £34.68      £16.70      
 
20 litres      93165611      £177.33      £86.70      £49.99      
 
205 litres      93165612      £1914.30      £753.95      £459.99      
 
 
 

       Part No.      Retail Price      Normal Trade      Trade Club
 Oil - Semi synthetic 10W40 SL/CF A3/B4*
 A high-performance, super-multigrade oil, particularly suitable for newer vehicles and those with multivalve engines and catalytic converters, where Longlife Super synthetic is not mandated or the preferred choice.
 
1 litre      93165213      £5.95      £4.43      £3.29      
 
5 litres      93165216      £26.40      £20.20      £10.89      
 
20 litres      93165615      £95.50      £52.70      £32.79      
 
205 litres      93165616      £1014.00      £425.00      £245.00      
 
 *Note: specification for 20L and 205L containers is SL/CF A3/B3.
 

 
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: feeutfo on 02 October 2010, 22:19:50
Just to add, the retail 20 litre dexos 2, I'm told BMW charge that for 5 litres... ;D
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Cliffo B on 03 October 2010, 01:25:35
The oil I use is the one I've always used for the last 20Yrs and it has proved itself to me to be a true long life product, even before I started to reduce the service periods by more than half.  I have posted up before about it and I soon realised oil is a bit like tyres a personal choice.I did get a case of the GM oil with the intention of haveing  reduced service mls as is recommended and quiet early on bottled out and returned back to my old ways, this has left me with about 13 ltrs on the garage shelf surplus to requirement.No disrespect to the GM product no doubt its a good oil I just didn't want to risk changeing from a course proven to myself over the years
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Malcolm_D on 03 October 2010, 10:01:58
You stick with it Cliff, for the sake of a few quid you know that your engine is being treated right.
But what are you doing on the forum in the wee hours? Get some sleep man!  ;)
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: scimmy_man on 03 October 2010, 11:26:05
but what is this oil?

it must have unicorn sperm in it at that price.
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Shackeng on 03 October 2010, 12:17:12
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Trade club info hear...http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1282863491
Trade club oil prices below, tc price in column on the right


       Part No.      Retail Price      Normal Trade      Trade Club
 Oil - Longlife Super synthetic 5W30 SM/CF A3/B4/C3 dexos2
 Designed for both petrol and diesel Vauxhall engines that meet the new Euro 5 standard, dexos2 is recommended for servicing model year 2010 vehicles. Ideal for the latest engine technologies, and compatible with alternative fuels (LPG, CNG, BioDiesel), this is the next generation in engine oil.
 
1 litre      93165554      £12.85      £10.92      £6.55      
 
5 litres      93165557      £40.80      £34.68      £16.70      
 
20 litres      93165611      £177.33      £86.70      £49.99      
 
205 litres      93165612      £1914.30      £753.95      £459.99      
 
 
 

       Part No.      Retail Price      Normal Trade      Trade Club
 Oil - Semi synthetic 10W40 SL/CF A3/B4*
 A high-performance, super-multigrade oil, particularly suitable for newer vehicles and those with multivalve engines and catalytic converters, where Longlife Super synthetic is not mandated or the preferred choice.
 
1 litre      93165213      £5.95      £4.43      £3.29      
 
5 litres      93165216      £26.40      £20.20      £10.89      
 
20 litres      93165615      £95.50      £52.70      £32.79      
 
205 litres      93165616      £1014.00      £425.00      £245.00      
 
 *Note: specification for 20L and 205L containers is SL/CF A3/B3.
 

 


£29.97 +VAT at my stealers. ::)
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: TheBoy on 03 October 2010, 12:48:11
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Oh, and a little tip re the Halfords sale – I had one of their £10 vouchers to use up and decided to buy their professional E-Torx ratchet set, already reduced from £39.99 to £15:00.  This is then reduced to £12.75 for this discount weekend. 

But it turns out that they won’t let you use the £10 voucher on top of this unless you have reserved the product on line (don’t ask me why).  By chance I had done this so I got my £39.99 spanners for a grand total of £2.75, which suits my Scottish genes very well.   ;)

Search for 537167 on their site if you’re interested.

Hmmm, could prove useful, so ordered a set that I will arrange to get picked up tomorrow. Went through Topcashback (http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/theboy) so get another 3% back :y
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: lee4206 on 03 October 2010, 13:47:52
If your collecting in store you can use your trade card and get more discount on top of the 15% off.

Lee
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Cliffo B on 03 October 2010, 15:09:55
Well never mind Malcolm, think it's the best time for slow thinker's/typers,when working was always happier on ghosters, anyway leaves all you quickies the chance to get on with it,and ok Malcolm can tell you the oil in question is Mobil1 0W-40  :y
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Kneepad on 03 October 2010, 16:23:29
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If your collecting in store you can use your trade card and get more discount on top of the 15% off.

Lee

Carry on like this and they will owe you money when you go to collect.   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: TheBoy on 04 October 2010, 09:13:45
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If your collecting in store you can use your trade card and get more discount on top of the 15% off.

Lee
No. Trade will have a set price, which may be higher than the current £15 anyway, seeing as that is a promotional offer.

It varies, but trade normally gives approx 10% off tools at Halfords, but based on the 'normal' price.  There are some notable differences, torque wrenches are a lot more, as is the 150pc socket set.
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: TheBoy on 04 October 2010, 18:37:56
What a useless bunch of useless retards Hellfrauds staff are.  I accpet that Milton Keynes has an unfair share of stupid people, and Bletchley is the stupid end of Milton Keynes, and that Hellfrauds employ only the most stupid retards available (plenty of choice in Bletchley), but FFS.

 >:(
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Kneepad on 04 October 2010, 18:41:32
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I take it you didn't get your spanners then.
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: lee4206 on 04 October 2010, 19:15:07
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What a useless bunch of useless retards Hellfrauds staff are.  I accpet that Milton Keynes has an unfair share of stupid people, and Bletchley is the stupid end of Milton Keynes, and that Hellfrauds employ only the most stupid retards available (plenty of choice in Bletchley), but FFS.

 >:(

Let me guess they only had the non ratchet spanners in stock or one of the spanners were missing(like my two local stores)...

And as for the discount I got a through socket set normal price £35 offer price £29.75 and I paid £26  so unless the trade card gave me 25% off I guess I  was lucky. :)
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: brian36 on 04 October 2010, 19:34:51
thanks for info on the spanners i reserved online last night at local store hellfrauds and picked them up today although there was a wee problem ,they lost my set and had to wait for them to bring one from next town but that was in my favour, as previous post stated they were £39.99 then went on sale and over weekend they came down by 15% to £12.75 i reserved via quidco cashback site so saved another 38p now down to £12.37 but as i complained to manager that they had lost mine and i was in hurry they took off a further 20% so i finally paid  £9.90  so many thanks for the info  :y
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: TheBoy on 04 October 2010, 19:59:54
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I take it you didn't get your spanners then.
If they had any, I would have rammed them right up their rather jacksie.  Mind you, thats probably there pastime, and would explain why their stock levels never match.
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Osprey on 04 October 2010, 20:01:07
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What a useless bunch of useless retards Hellfrauds staff are.  I accpet that Milton Keynes has an unfair share of stupid people, and Bletchley is the stupid end of Milton Keynes, and that Hellfrauds employ only the most stupid retards available (plenty of choice in Bletchley), but FFS.

 >:(

Cheer up - it could have been Hellfrauds Crawley  ;D

Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: omegaman2 on 04 October 2010, 21:25:39
it could have been cumbernauld where one of the managers twiddles his thumbs and toes when he is not basket weaving or talking pash :-X
Title: Re: Halfords sale
Post by: Phil on 05 October 2010, 08:02:13
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...... the oil in question is Mobil1 0W-40  :y

Which is what i use and have used in my cars for a number of years, HOWEVER i get mine form Costco £19something plus VAT for 4 ltrs less than half what it is in Halfords.   :)