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Author Topic: halfords rip off  (Read 2402 times)

terry

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halfords rip off
« on: September 15, 2010, 08:53:31 PM »

Wife been away for a couple of days, headland bulb blew so popped to halfords in newbury for some help, got charged 9.99 for the bulb and 6.00 to fit the bloody thing. Piss taking or what. [naughty]
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2010, 10:07:02 PM »

well you payed it .......why dident you d.i.y  :dontknow:
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2010, 10:36:56 PM »

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terry

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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2010, 07:12:29 AM »

We buy that type of bulb for 1.67 each at work, it's fitted in just a couple of minutes and couldn't DIY it as I'm 150 miles away.
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2010, 12:49:35 PM »

lamps glow,  bulbs grow ;)
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2010, 02:51:18 PM »

Eh! :icon_scratch:
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2010, 06:24:54 PM »

it's subtle way of saying there not "officially" called bulbs,they are called lamps. ;-)





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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2010, 07:08:15 PM »

its not a headlamp lamp tho is it  :pottytrain2:  [rofl]

as said, she didnt have to go to halfords, plenty of places charge less

infact I work at a Volkswagen dealership, we fit bulbs for free as long as you buy the bulb from us (and no they are not overly priced either)

plenty of other dealerships do this too
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2010, 07:24:37 PM »

We fit for free too, happy customers come back and spend more money.  :-S
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2010, 07:36:52 PM »

We fit for free too, happy customers come back and spend more money.  :-S

they do when you offer a fair more wider range of services, halfords dont and as stated can you imagine how many bulbs in a year halfords must fit, yes its not cheap, but it is also a business that doesn't make money as easily as automotive dealerships
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2010, 10:17:15 PM »

its not a headlamp lamp tho is it  :pottytrain2:  [rofl]





your right it isn't,it's a headlight lamp  :lol:
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2010, 09:12:30 AM »

its not a headlamp lamp tho is it  :pottytrain2:  [rofl]

infact I work at a garden centre, we fit bulbs for free as long as you buy the bulb from us (and no they are not overly priced either)



What price for a bag of compost ?
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2010, 09:23:17 AM »

Can someone fit a Renault Megane 2005 head light bulb for free.

Took me over a hour last time

got to be the worst car ever to fit a bulb to.
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2010, 10:31:59 AM »

Should have taken it to halfords they'd only charge you 6.00 to do it.  [whistle] [rofl]
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Re: halfords rip off
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2010, 10:40:16 AM »

it's a pedantic way of saying there not "officially" called bulbs,they are called lamps. ;-)







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