Screwfix, not so good on screws anymore

Sep 18, 2021 Last reply: 4 years ago 3 Replies

Screwfix when it first started was the the go to place for screws but these days the range has diminished. Your OK on the larger sizes and lengths but getting hold of smaller screws below 25mm in length is hard with very little choice. Round here we do have alternative suppliers but not as convenient as popping down to SF.



Another gripe is the accompanying pictures often bear no resemblance to the actual product ie back to screws often it is just a generic picture. As for their sizing well it can mean anything. I bought a Y shaped hook, in the catalogue it?s size was stated as 25mm., turns out that the only thing 25mm was the length of the screw not the important measures like the length or distance apart of the prongs.



Richard


The catalogues and website are, I'm sure, written by people who have no idea what the products are and probably have never even handled them.

Owain

Owain Lastname snipped-for-privacy@gowanhill.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:

And not infrequently the buyers. An example being when Toolstation buyers substituted copper coated steel (CCS) telephone cable for pure copper as it was cheaper and then attempted to sell it at the same price as the original.

I once worked for a structural steel frame manufacturer. I was astonished to find the majority of the office staff had no idea what we did

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