Cable prices

[highspark]

What are you guys paying on your 1.5mm & 2.5mm t&e at present. I find screwfix are cheaper than my wholesaler? Time to move Wholesalers? Also that really plastic looking stuff is going round and its crap to use. I like the lighter grey stuff thats more flexible. I asked wholsaler why he doesn't stock that and he said its whatever comes in - all wholesalers have the same stuff at the same time.

 

[Knobhead]

i get a nice 5 finger discount from the site stores !

One thing I liked about being seconded to the companies engineering planning office was the phoning for cable prices.

“Price for 400M 185 3½ core high conductivity SWA please”.
“£XXXX”.
“By the way I could do with 200M of 2.5 & 1.5 T+E”.
“No problem, usual home address?”

 

[Strima]

My local wholesaler will do cuts of any CSA. ****ed off yesterday when I was twenty miles down the road and had to buy 50m of 4mm T+E for a 20m run...

It'll stay on the van and be used for a next job but guarantee some little scrote will nick it and I'll be out of pocket just because some fat lazy sod couldn't be bothered to split a roll.

Screwifx is cheaper than my wholesaler on a lot of stuff however I will gladly pay a little extra to keep the little places going than give it to a big faceless corporation.

 

[Top Cat]

Just looked up last price for 1.5 tw&e £52.00 +VAT!!

Robing ba***rds i will have words Monday.

That was Edmundsons.

 

[D80]

Just looked up last price for 1.5 tw&e £52.00 +VAT!!

Robing ba***rds i will have words Monday.

That was Edmundsons.

Do they install it for you at that price?

 

[ample current]

I had a good deal at trade point last week, they pricmatched CEF and got themselves confused with the +vat and forgot to add on the VAT. so paid £36 and £46 including VAT

2.5 is usually 52+VAT round here. 1.5 is £36.50+vat

 

[dingledong]

is all the cable basec ? i believe you can get non basec cheaper .

 

[DurhamSparky]

would never use NON BASEC....!!

 

[highspark]

I've literally just paid 49.95 plus VAT at the wholesalers for 100m 2.5mm. Thats about 8 quid more than it would have cost in screwfix. Don't know whether to complain or just move on?

 

[Crackedwolf]

Denmans & Wf seem cheapest at the moment!

*On another note* have a look at your xlpeswa cable date stamp next time you buy some!

you may be surprised!

 

[mogga]

i stick to my local wholesaler for various reasons!!

1 get preferential treatment
2 get custom quotes no matter how big/small
3 get barrage of abuse from the manager
4 give barrage of abuse to the manager
5 get to pick my stock 9/10 from warehouse when they busy
6 free deliver on any thing
7 free coffee/treats/cake/dinner (if i catch manager going out to get dinner)
8 get work from them
9 the will bend over backwards to help every time
10 nice and friendly and normally go eat lunch in there office if i am in area

try getting that in screwfix!

no mention of a blonde with big Boobies ????? are they employing one of them soon

 

[mogga]

BTW anyone in scotland/north reigon the Halers rep is a bit of allright (so Im told)

 

[Des 56]

BTW anyone in scotland/north reigon the Halers rep is a bit of allright (so Im told)

He'll be coming after you mogga,talking about him like that

 

[mogga]

heres a female as well Des last time I was talkin about them she use to work at Devon Place

 

[Octopus]

try getting that in screwfix!

I've just seen a pig flying past the window.

 

[Top Cat]

Do they install it for you at that price?

Just found out it was a one off mistake. Normally £32.00.

Credit note on it's way!