Jubilee clips

[xenelk]

Where can I buy jubilee clips? Searching on screwfix or b&q's sites reveals no matches for the word jubilee. :(

[Neil Jones]

[Dave Plowman (News)]

'Jubilee' is a trade name. Try worm drive clips.

If you want them 'now', Halfords sell them in most of the common sizes. Their boxes of 10 or so are reasonable value.

Or any decent car accessory shop.

[xenelk]

Yep I do, if possible.

Thanks.

[Richard Sterry]

The B&Q website search is utter utter utter crap, so I'm not surprised you can't find Jubilee clips, though that is a brand name rather than a generic one.

B&Q certainly do stock them, as do motor spares outlets such as big H and many many more.

Rick

[Dave Stanton]

But, becareful you don't get the chinese ones which are b***dy awful.

Dave

[raden]

In message , xenelk writes

Don't you have a car accessory or hardware shop near you?

[IMM]

You tell 'em Maxie!

[Angus Marshall]

Try looking for "hose clips" instead.

[Pet]

I believe they got their name after being used for temporary repair on Her majesty the Queen's Bentley's exhaust pipe during a very tight appearance schedule in 1977!

[Set Square]

Nah! They were called Jubilee Clips when I was a lad - which was *long* before 1977!

[PJ]

Yes, Queens Bentley my arse.

Hey, it needs a real wanker to believe that one!

[PJ]

They're more commonly known as Hose Clips.

[:::Jerry::::]

If it was, I suspect it would have been more likely the Kings jubilee of

1937 !...

[Dave Liquorice]

Aye, youth of today, guess they think 1977 is ancient history. We had colour telly, video games, calculators and mobile phones then all the trappings of "modern" youth.

[PJ]

They were actually named after those triangular orange drinks which you could freeze. The same company made both the drinks and the hose clips. In fact they came off the same machine. They even had the same ingredients but were processed differently to make either product. Quite amazing really to think that hose clips are actually manufactured from orange squash.

(((Just thought I'd post a really pathetic explanation because there seems to be a competition in this group to see who can come up with the most crap idea's.)))

[usenet]

... but they're Jubbly Clips aren't they?

:-)

[Owain]

"Pet" wrote | I believe they got their name after being used for temporary repair | on Her majesty the Queen's Bentley's exhaust pipe during a very | tight appearance schedule in 1977!

So who was Terry and for what original purpose did he invent his clip?

Owain

[Bob Eager]

Keeping chocolate oranges together, prior to consumption...

[Pet]

Nope, can't evr recall seeing "Tip-Top" clips!