My local B&Q has just been tarted up in even more orangey orange than before, and has been provided with a new selection of information boards above the product shelves.
My eye was caught by "How to make an extension lead" in the electrical aisle, which showed a 13A plug wired to a 2-pin "lawnmower" plug, and the matching lawnmower socket wired to a bit of flex.
There was a similar example with a 3-pin "lawnmower" connector similarly wired, with the plug half of the connector to the mains supply and the socket half to the appliance.
I had to think long and hard about it, because I couldn't believe someone would have done such a simple thing wrong on a "how to" display.
The duty manager thanked me for bringing this to her attention and granted me 20% off everything I was buying as a gesture of goodwill. As this was one switch and a back box I didn't get the saving I could have made had I gone wild in Power Tools, but nonetheless £1.60 saved is starvation postponed for about four meals. I shall look and see if the display has been corrected next time I'm in. Especially if I'm buying something where 20% discount would be well worthwhile getting. And who knows, it might save a toddler's life by stopping Numpty Daddy following B&Q's example. (Like I care about toddlers anyway.)
Also was interested to see that B&Q are selling, I think MK brand, round-pin plugs that aren't sleeved. One of the packages said "suitable for table lamps" so I think it's clear these are intended for domestic use rather than stage. I thought that unsleeved pins even on round pin plugs was illegal now, but wasn't so sure of my grounds so didn't raise that this time.
Owain