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[Jay w]

went to halfords yesterday as I needed some solder and heat shrink for the lpg conversion.

after spending 15 mins wandering around I decided to ask someone....the response was unreal..
'you want a builders merchants for that mate'
eh???
'you mean solder for heating piping, yeah?'
no I mean solder for wiring looms
'Ahh right....nah mate we sell bullet or spade connectors and insulation tape, don't bother with solder, too risky, the heat could blow the car up'

okaaaaaaaaaay

where do they get these people from?

[Paul M]

LMAO genius.... shoulda said "yeah I'm going to re-solder the fuel pump in-situ, oh you got a blow-torch too in case the bolts are seized?"

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

LMAO genius.... shoulda said "yeah I'm going to re-solder the fuel pump in-situ, oh you got a blow-torch too in case the bolts are seized?"

 

 But seriously... you weren't asking him to actually do it... that's like saying "we don't sell nails in case you spill them and stand on them"...

[Danny]

went to halfords yesterday as I needed some solder and heat shrink for the lpg conversion.

after spending 15 mins wandering around I decided to ask someone....the response was unreal..
'you want a builders merchants for that mate'
eh???
'you mean solder for heating piping, yeah?'
no I mean solder for wiring looms
'Ahh right....nah mate we sell bullet or spade connectors and insulation tape, don't bother with solder, too risky, the heat could blow the car up'

okaaaaaaaaaay

where do they get these people from?

JJB

[Jimbob]

trip to maplin on the cards then?

[Golfbuddy]

They sell it in St Austell, and soldering irons.  :-?

[platty]

Halfords sell Draper soldering irons and solder, there should be a complete Draper section within the tools area.

I worked there for a few years on and off whilst at Uni and experienced their selection process first hand... not good.

My cat could get a job there.

[Danny]

its the same anywhere you go really, you always get some staff that think they know, but just dont!

by the way Jay did you know you posted this topic twice?

[Jay w]

its the same anywhere you go really, you always get some staff that think they know, but just dont!

by the way Jay did you know you posted this topic twice?

yeah I got a bit post crazy......

secretly I was trying to get my post count....gotta make it to the next stage soon

[x25xe]

This reminds me of the time I went to purchase an alternator for my Diesel Transit.  The chap behind the counter asked "is it an injection mate?".  I replied, "it is a diesel and all diesels are injection".  "Oh, I didn't know that" he said.

"Way too risky, the heat could blow the car up?"  Made me laugh.  If you used the solder that they were suggesting then yes, I suppose a blow lamp would put the car in danger!

[Paulus]

I hope you took him round the back and give him a good kickin'  

[Dave-C]

trip to maplin on the cards then?

Maplins' I'd rather drink raw sewage that use that place...   From my experience, our local staff at Maplins in Stoke are not with it at all, I'm getting an account with RS... Maplins will end up like Tandy..

Try RS online...

Dave C

[bertiecbx550]

I went to halfords the other day just to get some oil and a filter i ended up walking  out after being pestered by some idiot trying to sell me a credit card....ah well halfords loss midwest factors gain...

[Darth Loo-knee]

went to halfords yesterday as I needed some solder and heat shrink for the lpg conversion.

after spending 15 mins wandering around I decided to ask someone....the response was unreal..
'you want a builders merchants for that mate'
eh???
'you mean solder for heating piping, yeah?'
no I mean solder for wiring looms
'Ahh right....nah mate we sell bullet or spade connectors and insulation tape, don't bother with solder, too risky, the heat could blow the car up'

okaaaaaaaaaay

where do they get these people from?

I got my soldering iron from here

http://www.maplin.co.uk/  also do shrink wrap  

[Not A Salmon]

I also live on BikeMagic.com (http://www.bikemagic.com/forum/latestdiscussions.asp?dt=1&SP=&V=6) and Halfrauds are popular on there too!
I actually have a mate who wokrs in Halfrauds, but he does know his stuff when it comes to bikes. Come to think of it I'm not sure how he managed to get the job, they normally only take rejects from village idiot competitions.