so who got what at the elex show....

[GLENNSPARK]

well..i was one of the first in this years elex show at harrogate....got me the superrods for a quid.....and a breakout box....or three.......lightmates 40 quid....and an earth leakage clamp....again 40 quid...plus the usual tee shirt and bacon roll.....but how about you guys......what goodies did you get?......

 

[J&M Electrical]

We got a holesaw set for 30 quid and set of bacho drivers for 30quid instead of....... £88!!! And the tshirt and bacon roll

 

[mackers]

nowt! to busy to go !was it same old or anything new?sound like you did ok for bargins

 

[mackers]

funny enough the irwin grips i bought last year snapped yesterday!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well the earth leakage clamp was a good buy.......light mates....that was denmans.....they wanted 50 quid plus vatgot em down to 40.....but i didn`t want to pay the vat......so told em i was off for a look round.....in the end it was the cheapest offer....so i went back....tried to get em for 40 inc vat....but he wouldn`t have it.....so bought em anyway......no more struggling to get a Zs at lighting points...lol....the breakout boxes that i got were a giveaway......i kept going back....got three of em in the end....and boy oh boy was i in there quick for the rods n all........was a bit of a stampede by all acounts last year.......turned into a bit of a fight...over some rods last year..lolffs..........

 

[brucelee]

Hi mate you had some great bargains there mate superods for a quid lol

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Hi mate you had some great bargains there mate superods for a quid lol

yep....but it was only the first 25 customers that get em....same every year by all accounts......i think there was a fight broke out last year amongst folk tryin to grab em...lol......maybe the reason why there was a bouncer on the door this time round......

 

[brucelee]

hehe did he have t shirt with superod on it lol

wow mate what time did ya get there to be 1 of the 25 and the earth leakage clamp meter also a bargain what make is it

good on ya mate

 

[GLENNSPARK]

leigh and i started queing up at about 8:30....opened at 10:00.....
the current clamp is unbranded....but is the same instrument that i saw on the metrel stand......exactly the same.....just dont say metrel on it.....
the lightmates are kewtechs.....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

the clamp came off the amecal stand.....with a 3 year guarentee

 

[ringer]

.....and a breakout box....or three.....

What sort of breakout box was this? And who was offering them?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

same lot that were selling the leakage current clamp that i got....amecal....and its BS 1363 for your R1 R2 Rn.....

 

[ringer]

You mean one (or three - lol) of these...?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well..what it was ....was that as soon as i had darted straight round to the superrod stand for the free rods...i then quickly went over to this amecal stand for the free breakout box.......then later on i went back and got another........later on i went back and got the clamp of em.....and asked em to throw in a breakout box and a free zip up carrycase for the clamp.....quite good really.....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i should have signed up with denmans.....would have got a free PPE kit in a holdall......