I ordered four items yesterday including a 1200mm radiator totalling over the £45 so there was no handling charge .Items were sent as 2 boxes in the one consignment by Lynx. This morning Lynx arrived with one box containing the three small items and in the box was an invoice for another customer .So far the radiator han't been traced by Lynx so hopefully it will be found by tomorrow and I'll get it then ....
Stuart
Can anyone order from screwfix or is it just trade?
Anyone - very cheap for most things compared to the likes of b&q etc - just phone up for a catalogue
Positively anybody who's anybody, darling.....
(seriously, it's open to public and very good)
And yet is a subsidiary of the cursed red shed....
==================== Yes, anybody can buy, but don't get caught out by the 'Packing & handling charge' if you're buying small quantities.
Cic.
Don't forget Toolstation who are (allegedly) and offshoot of Screwfix and even cheaper on some stuff (and different range - more in some areas, less in others)
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Which consieringi it's owned by B&Q is clever!
.=2E..no doubt the rad will be bent when you get it. About two thirds of the ones I have bought from SF have been. They swap them no problem but when you're in a hurry its a PITA!
Jon.
I found toolstation to be almost cheaper on 9 out of any 10 items I ordered last year, and the service is just as good (it is owned by the people that started Screwfix before they sold it to Kingfisher, B&Q's owner). Just a shame that they don't hold half the stock the SF do...
Thats why theyre cheaper. As screwfix seeks to grow ther business, theyre doing it by adding mroe lines, which means the cost of catalogues goes up and up, ditto goods storage, tied up capital costs, and all this has to be passed on to the buyer. This is why toolstation can undercut sf, because theyre only offering a slimmed range of high sales volume goods.
TS is under half SF's price on many items. The quality is much lower, but adequate in nearly all cases.
NT
Owned by. As far as being a "subsidiary" goes, then there seems to be almost no influence on Screwfix as yet, and long may it continue so.
I'm lucky, I have one of their expanding network of trade counters nearby.
Well, to be precise it's not owned by B&Q but both Screwfix and B&Q have the same parent company.
I've checked out Toolstation out as well. Very good prices but haven't made an order so far, mainly because I now get the stuff from the Screwfix trade counter in North London rather than mail order.
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Cor - I didn't know about them.
I've realised that screwfix although convenient is not always that cheap although their screw ranges are very good, Ive bought loads over the years.
Matthew
B&Q does not own Screwfix. Screwfix and B&Q are both owned by Kingfisher.
MBQ
Why? They're totally different business models. Screwfix don't have a large portfolio of prime retail sites to maintain.
MBQ
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