.. is there always a storeman who knows better than anyone else?
I went to the local lawnmower/garden tools shop and asked for a new chain for my Partner chain saw.
Storeman: Have you got a chain already? Me: Err yes, you see I own a chainsaw, the one I'm buying the chain for. SM: You won't need a new one then, bring the old one if for sharpening. Me: I'd still like to buy a new chain. SM: I've told you you don't need one, bring the old one in. Me: Do you have any of the chains in stock. SM: Yes. Me: Good, I'll take one. SM: You don't need it. Everyone thinks the chain is worn out when it goes blunt but you can resharpen it. You amateurs, you know you have a lot to learn about tools. Me: I need a new chain, if I buy a new one I can keep using the saw while the chain is being resharpened. I tell you what, I'll buy one somewhere else.
So I did, at SCATS.
Sod it, for a moment there I thought I had met IMM in real life. Pigheaded, stupid and unwilling to listen to anyone else.