B & Q prices

[peterb16]

Hi,

Ont eh 22 July I purchased a pack of (4) plastic feet for chairs at £3.28, this week I wanted some more the cost now being £3.88, a 60p increase . I have sent an email to B & Q but have not had a response . I was also looking for some small drawer plastic buffers, the price for a pack of 16 was £4.28. The following day I went Wicks and got a pack of 50 for £2.89 for a similar product .

Whats going on B & Q you don.t have the market!

Anyone else noticed outrageous prices?

Peter

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

B&Q is for the masses, same reason the Sun's a popular 'newspaper' for example, most people in the UK are quite thick.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I have also noticed that wickes have been increasing there prices too.

 

[joinerjohn]

I bought the Wickes professional cordless 18v jigsaw the other week (as I already had one which broke after 4 yrs ) The website said the price was £42.
When I got there the price on the display said £25. When the assistant took it to the till it came up as £42 so she called the manager and he let me have it at the price on the display.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I went to wickes for a length of 22mm copper pipe, they tried to charge £70
Idiot scanned it as a pack, instead of one length

 

[roughcaster]

I went to wickes for a length of 22mm copper pipe, they tried to charge £70
Idiot scanned it as a pack, instead of one length

The lengths some shops will go too PBD.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

The lengths some shops will go too PBD.

I wouldn't mind, I was as much of an idiot, I paid for it, then it struck me something wasn't right, whilst leaving the store

 

[HERTS P&D]

Wickes prices went up when they were bought out by Travis Prekins.

Andy

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

That explains it then, I bought a cracking cordless driver from wickes about ten years ago, it's done some right work. Cost me less than 30 quid.
Now their cordless drivers are well expensive.

 

[ToolbeltDandy]

I've noticed for quite some time that B&Q is generally (although not absolutely always) more expensive than other options. I always use Google Shopping to compare prices across multiple shops. Wilkinsons sell tools and hardware which is perfectly good for many DIY purposes but Screwfix, Toolstation, Wickes and eBay also weigh-in somewhere.

 

[masona]

Whats going on B & Q you don.t have the market!

As long as they are making money they don't care, if they're not then prices will drop. As quoted from freddiemercurystwin most people in the UK are quite thick, if everyone was careful about spending they will have no choice but to lower it. There's no real price value on anything, it's all about how much they can get away with it

 

[maltaron]

For tools it is worth watching LIDL. They have some great offers, one which comes fairly often is an SDS hammer drill which can be used as a light demolition hammer. @ £19.99 you cant go wrong. I have had one for over 6 years and its brilliant - and still at the same price. The offers change every week so its worth checking their website. Screwfix often have good offers too.