Ideal Home Exhibition, Earls Court

Hmm. I'm not sure - it's been long time - but you may be right.

Apparently

Surprised they're not pushing "Last ever chance to see ..."

It was pretty crap as I remember.

Sorry, that was a Wodney type response. ;)

My mind's eye showed an embossed version as soon as this Hovis sub-thread started. But it could be wrong!

As I posted earlier, you can get them...at a price. Probably cheaper if you shop around.

According to the pictures of the replica tins, you are correct. And that's what I remember, too.

I think I'll stick with my plain tins (of which I probably have far too many).

Quite. Cheaper on ebay.

ARgh. I went once and only once. Full of people selling kitchens and other expensive stuff. Incidentally if they had one in Switzerland would it be the Ideal Gnome Exhibition?

Brian

Make a lamp from a bottle kits. There were also wonderfully horrible things like flat speakers that sounded like flat speakers..

I think the Japanese should start selling their toilets over here. brian

I've been a couple of times and quite like it. Everything seems to be better quality (and probably higher priced) than the Ideal Home Show but at least they are selling things that might stand a chance of lasting.

I have also been to the 100% Design Show which seems to be smaller producers but also has a whole section of innovative building methods so not just fancy cushions and recycled furniture and the like.

Andrew

Do you have any links. I need new ones after breaking a blade on my S&J pair.

On Thursday 07 March 2013 09:02 Andrew May wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Grand Designs show Excel, London - I think this could be worth a visit.

Looking at the exhibitor list, that looks a *lot more like* the IHE used to be. Until it went crap as everyone seems to be in agreement about...

The other one,

Thanks for the tips :)

Thanks to Andrew and Tim for the replies. I'll give the Grand Designs show a go if I can get to it.

Bert

Sorry, checking, it was about 3 years ago, so I can't really help. There seem to be plenty available though.

Chris

Went to one .. at one stand a guy was selling Paint cleaning system that fitted in an electric drill ... spun off the paint.

The descendants of some visitors are still waiting for something they ordered at a stand to be delivered by Carter Paterson.

G.Harman