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How can you say prices are irrelevant? Cost engineering is a vital part of any engineering profession. Yes I do baulk at the idea of a professional thinking and indeed advising lay men to shop mostly at dIy shops, which is what the original post implied. Again I remind readers I did not say...

OI r896neo ! I don't understand what "wind your neck in means" but you need to read things more thoroughly and learn what succinctly means, especially when you going to try and sound assertive. Just looked at engineering brick prices at B&Q online £0.94 wow that's a bargain must be huge...

I didn't say never shop at B&Q or wickes, we all have occasion to. I was reaction to the notion that they were the best places to shop and the cheapest, which is generally speaking not true. I also implied that the majority of builders don't shop there much, which is also true, although they...

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I don't think the age of a thread is relevant, and its always possible that pricing structures change and retailers reposition themselves within the market, but pointless comments should always be avoided.

Woody your comment doesn't actually say anything, can't you see that? It just the sort of vague response that posters use if they want to appear smart but not upset anyone by saying anything concrete. Do you really think people need to be told that if they find an item they wanted and its at the...

Wow now that's a really wise and kinda cool comment, I just wish I could come up with stuff like that, I mean just a few words but very deep. I had to ask the wife to put it in simple words for me because I'm kind slow at times, she said " we'll it means don't go shopping in places you don't...

I just read a comment with a "professional" tradesman saying how they would always use the likes of B&Q or Wickes rather than a builders merchant. I don't often feel the need to write on forums but this comment staggered me. If this is true then the huge numbers of builders in this...