How much ?!!!!!!!!!

[brs73]

hello there. whats the biggest surprise anybody has had when they've got an invoice through the post from a wholesaler?
i just paid £80 for five packs of 20s SWA glands on account.
they also charged me £60 for a box of long earth clamps before.
they're normally ok but they slip these little surprises in.
you dont wanna be standing in a busy wholesalers and have to ask the price of every item,
has anybody had a similar experience??

 

[jparker3007]

i got 2 20a rcbo's the old square d type QOE range, c.e.f charged £136.00ea after 20% discount. robbing *******s lol

 

[TPES]

i got 2 20a rcbo's the old square d type QOE range, c.e.f charged £136.00ea after 20% discount. robbing *******s lol

I can back you up on that, I went in CEF for the exact same thing, and was the same price as you stated. Only go in if desperate, I wish they weren't the wholesaler closest to my home

 

[f1ngerz]

Cef are complete opportunists ! I use them (not much) but kick um in the nutts every time , always quote an imaginary price from the nearest competitor ( denmans for me) and they will always match it or you will find out there true best price! ALWAYS get a quote from cef NEVER just nip in and get something, they have no shame and will get you for what they can, must say I do get good service from them , they will bring stuff out if I'm stuck.

 

[Bigboy247]

If everyone complains ,they will pull there finger out. Its fine on small jobs to pay on collection but sometimes it just has togo on account. I know the CEF founder and have done work for the family and am sure they would not be pleased as its all about the service we get in a busy market place. We all make mistakes and if we point it out they are sure tobe helpful as they require are business.

 

[rocker]

18.50 for five poxy six inch strips of hellerman heat shrink.

Guess where.

 

[Andyfm]

CEFs have been doing this for years, I remember an article condemning their sharp practices being framed and put on the wall of another wholesaler in about 1983!!!! - Have never used them

 

[steamboatwilly]

18.50 for five poxy six inch strips of hellerman heat shrink.

Guess where.

Er.....CE......er....nope, you've got me there rocker. Can't imagine anyone staying in business charging like that so it must be someone who isn't trading any more?

 

[caterhamboy]

I'm not allowed to use them after they charged £29 for an adaptable box, shame as i have to travel 5 miles to our wholesalers and there's one just down the road.

 

[steamboatwilly]

CEFs have been doing this for years, I remember an article condemning their sharp practices being framed and put on the wall of another wholesaler in about 1983!!!! - Have never used them

Bl@@dy hell, that long? Still, as caterhamboy says here it's mostly about geography and who is closest as that translates into quickest?

 

[rocker]

Bl@@dy hell, that long? Still, as caterhamboy says here it's mostly about geography and who is closest as that translates into quickest?

Ain't for me, I have a neweys, an eddies (which isn't that bad) and a rexel literally down the road, but I still prefer to go across the river to my lads at Total.

 

[Paul.M]

A golf buddy of mine is the manager of a shop and asked me to come around to change 2 light bulbs on a display. European shop fitters just refitted the entire shop but used European fittings. Never seen this type of bulb before. Manager says they have an account with cef, off I went. "Never seen these before" he checked on the computer. "Yes we can get them by Friday, £289 each inc vat". I almost fell thru the floor. "they have a silver eliment". Well for £578 I wont to go to Spain and pick them up myself! I just changed the two fittings for 500w halogen that way the light bulbs will be a bit cheaper in the future.

 

[pennywise]

Just Heard another story about CEF. I was in the wholesalers on saturday picking up some stuff, got talking to the guy behind the counter about how appalling CEF are and how they have such a bad name on here and within the industry. He said he had worked for one of the london branches for around 6 months just as a stop gap job, anyway he told me that that whilst he was there the place got turned over, lots of stock etc went missing. It turns out that it was the manager and the assistant manager who broke in stole all the stuff put it in a lock up, they then made an insurance claim for the stuff when that paid out they put all the stock back and made 100% profit on it!!!!.

 

[Festerfly]

On the flip side, I use CEF as one of my main suppliers along with Electrifix. I can't fault them tbh. The service is brilliant and yes one or two prices aren't competitive, but they can't win at everything. I have heard stories about my branch and the previous management and staff etc but the current guys are top dollar. Would thoroughly recommend them to all locally.

 

[chiplard]

I have just opened an account with them ( before reading this section i hasten to add ) and was starting to wish i hadn't. I went in to and spoke to the bloke behind the counter about how i would be able to keep track of what was going on my account and how much i would be charged. He basically knew where i was coming from with regards to the overpricing that occurs and basically said the best way to do it was to get a quote every time with a printout. Even if I intended to take the stuff there and then, it was a record for myself plus if it was a ridiculous price I had the choice. Cant say fairer than that really!!

 

[rizla1990]

i just had a bill of £84 for 300m of 2.5mm single!!!!!
NEVER using them again now!! last straw! , wholesaler over the road... £20 cheaper!!!
takes the ****