I know large stores like Halfords have huge overheads ect and have to make a profit but I've just fitted a Sony radio to my daughters Ford KA. I needed an adapter kit consisting of a plastic fascia, an adapter lead and an aerial adapter.
Cost of an adapter kit in Halfords £41.(components had to bought separately)
Cost of an identical kit (in the same packaging) off the Internet, including p&p, £13.50
they can be expensive - BUT - if you need/want something now/immediately or if you actually want to see/touch/feel what you are buying in the knowledge that if its **** you can take it back - thats what they do - like any retail outlet.
Convenience and trust - sure you can probably buy ANYTHING cheaper on the net (and I do ALL my shopping on the net) but sometimes time is the enemy.
To say or intimate that they are "frauds" is a little unfair - its your money and you can obviously spend it wherever you want!
But I bet you will end up buying "something" from them in the next few months - we all do!
PS - I was just quoted £24 each for a 26" tyre (from Halfords) for an urgent bicycle service I am doing - needless to say that I ended up buying the exact same ones on eBay for £15 (A PAIR) DELIVERED - but I can wait and for that saving, so can my customer!
Mood: Bike or Yacht..... tough choice on sunny day ;-)
On the other hand....
Yesterday they exchanged a Halfords Professional ratchet that had gone rusty. I bought it in 2006 and had accidentally left it in the bilge of my boat for a month !
Yesterday they exchanged a Halfords Professional ratchet that had gone rusty. I bought it in 2006 and had accidentally left it in the bilge of my boat for a month !
No-Quibble over the lifetime warranty
I agree...I got a replacement torx drive for one which I had hammered into a rounded off hexagonal cap bolt to try and get it out - a brutal trick but it worked. So did getting a no quibble replacement.
I cant really knock Halfords either. Yeah,some stuff is on the pricey side,like the car radio kits,(as Col found out)and if you want a number plate making. But I can toddle down there on sunday morning and buy most of the tools,oils and filters I need. Saying that,we have recently had a Wilco motor factors open not far from me,.......and I think they are open on a sunday.