Looking at wilko dotcom for gifts I saw they did diy stuff. It looks aimed at people that dont know much about diy, with unpredictable prices, but I s ee shed felts for £20 up, a good range of curtain rail bits and IIRC good prices on paints too. Anyone use them as a diy supplier?
NT
Frequently.
Their paint is excellent, the One Coat gloss & emulsion in particular. Even the el cheapo magnolia emulsion is pretty good. Rollers, brushes, dust sheets, masking tape etc all good value.
Also useful for basic plumbing & electrical bits, hardware, cheap 'rarely used' tools etc.
Own label grab adhesive, tile adhesive/grout, filler is good - also available in giant 'toothpaste' type tubes which I find handy.
Only because they were [1] the only hardware store that I could walk to
but their range is limited and more than once the item that I required was out of stock
tim
[1] in the past tense as I have now moved
They're decent value for the things that they do stock, and they tend to have things in smaller quantities than Screwstation. They're quite good for kitcheny/bathroomy things that's more Homebase than builder's merchant.
They do 'click and collect' (requires advance planning, but we don't have a local one so I know in advance when I'm likely to be passing). However the implementation leaves something to be desired: it comes as a special order from a warehouse. I ordered some motor oil to be sure there was some in stock when I was passing. There was some on the shelf, but I had to wait 15 mins for them to find the bottle with my name on it out of the back room.
Theo
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