I had an email invite from Screwfix to do a product into category sorting exercise online, with the lure of being entered into a draw for some free vouchers. So, with nothing better to do for 20 mins I did it.
Stuff like deciding if Hammerrite should be in the Automotive, Decorating or Ironmongery section, and if a kitchen tap should be with Plumbing or Kitchens & Bathrooms.
Anyone else done it?
On Tue, 19 May 2009 22:34:33 +0100, "AlanD" had this to say:
Could an item be in more than one section? A lot of catalogues do this.
I'd never class Hammerite as 'decorating' material, or even Automotive.
I would assume that a kitchen tap should come under K&B, whereas the pipes that feed it would be plumbing things. Possibly it could come under Automotive, since you _could_ connect a hosepipe to it to wash the car.
Now, replacement washers/ceramic bits for said tap should come under Plumbing...
Yours confusingly -
Automotive can work, but be aware that cellulose paint (normal car paint) won't stick to it for long - so don't use it to cover up some rust before a quick spray over.
Cellulose paint hasn't been used on a production car for a very long time
- it was banned for this sort of use years ago on pollution grounds. You can still get it for repair purposes or DIY use - but very few places stock it.
Recently had cause to make a week-long, work visit to a significant bodyshop - and not a whiff of solvent. All the paint they use is water-based.
Fair enough, but I can still tick that bit of trivia off my list now I've used it ;-)
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