Buying from CEF...

[DNS1]

Anyone use these guys? If so, where on earth do I get a price list from?!

No prices on their website and they don't do a physical catalogue! Even the stuff they have instore doesn't have price labels!

 

[cdavies33]

It a total farce in there mate, leave them to it. The price list changes depending how far your nose is up their ---.

 

[Gaj1]

You have to ask them there and then, they will give you a printed quote. It is most annoying, I have an account and wish the website would tell me the prices once I've logged in...

 

[DNS1]

Thanks guys, just getting myself set up so been looking at alternative specialist wholesalers (only been using Screwfix, Tradepoint etc up to now)

I'll go elsewhere. Anyone know of a good place in the Chelmsford area?

 

[mickys86]

My boss was saying today that If they was more consistent with their price then we would use them a lot more

 

[ample current]

you have to have an account and login and add select the items you are interested in and then u get the prices, it is a pain though.

 

[StuSpiers]

nothing wrong with screwfix for certain stuff.

There are other online wholesalers that deliver.

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probably lots more too.

I have always used newey & eyre as a physical wholesaler.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I think that after a short time of using CEF, you'll decide to use someone else.
There are quite a few wholesalers out there, Neweys, Edmundsons, WF.
Some are better than others, all are better than CEF.
That's my opinion anyway.

 

[YoungBart]

We buy from City quite alot, There prices are quite steep, But theyr'e just down the road from us and it's sometimes the only option We mainly use Electric Center or ERD though.

 

[ackbarthestar]

CEF used to be the cheapest on the block, back in the 80's. I now only use them occasionally.

There are better suppliers around.....

 

[Richard]

It seems to depend on who serves me as to what the price is and on the bill I always seem to have 95% discount (and even after that it's still expensive!!). To be honest we don't really use them unless we need something urgently.

 

[richy3333]

Didn't someone once suggest that CEF stood for cheating electrical duckers? Dunno if there's any truth in that :confused5: :confused5:

 

[topquark]

Closest wholesaler to me and I don't use them if I can help it. TLC or Wilts are much better on prices (and service!). Did pop in a couple of weeks ago for some new insulated gloves (Class 00) and was offered some dewalt fingerless gloves as an alternative ??

 

[Darkwood]

They are ok if you are familiar to staff but they do product ranges that are cheap and tacky, Avoid tamlite fittings like the plague, the endcaps can fail after a few years on the flourescents and the other tamlite gear is poorly designed to say the least.

 

[Richard Burns]

Used CEF for three purchases and that was enough and now promise myself I will never go back to them, not worth the hassles.

There is a Denmans and a Neweys in Braintree that would be worth a go.