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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: shyboy on 08 November 2010, 18:24:27
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I recently blagged a trade card from the local store manager and bought a couple of items with a 25% discount which was nice.
Today I bought Halfords own Twin front wiper blade sets for the Omega estate and for the Combo van.
Set 28 £18.49 retail. Discounted to £7.90.
Set 51 £15.49 retail. Discounted to £4.24.
Saving £21.84. 35%.
Not bad.
Don't yet know if they're any good, nor did I compare trade club prices, but I'm quite pleased with that saving.
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Tends to work out similar.
Bulbs, in particular, get good discounts from Halfords Trade.
GM Tradeclub is better for oil, and I would always use GM filters due to better quality.
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I recently blagged a trade card from the local store manager and bought a couple of items with a 25% discount which was nice.
Today I bought Halfords own Twin front wiper blade sets for the Omega estate and for the Combo van.
Set 28 £18.49 retail. Discounted to £7.90.
Set 51 £15.49 retail. Discounted to £4.24.
Saving £21.84. 35%.
Not bad.
Don't yet know if they're any good, nor did I compare trade club prices, but I'm quite pleased with that saving.
Any specific technique used to blag, tried it on in my local one and got nowhere
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I recently blagged a trade card from the local store manager and bought a couple of items with a 25% discount which was nice.
Today I bought Halfords own Twin front wiper blade sets for the Omega estate and for the Combo van.
Set 28 £18.49 retail. Discounted to £7.90.
Set 51 £15.49 retail. Discounted to £4.24.
Saving £21.84. 35%.
Not bad.
Don't yet know if they're any good, nor did I compare trade club prices, but I'm quite pleased with that saving.
Any specific technique used to blag, tried it on in my local one and got nowhere
Just get your wife or partner to go in, full of smiles, low cut top, and fluttering her lashes at the (male) Halfords manager! ;) ;) ;)
I did all that, and just mentioned I already had one trade card, but I really wanted a Halfords one! He didn't even hestitate to give me one........a TC!!! ::) ::) :D :D :D :D ;)
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He didn't even hestitate to give me one........a TC!!! ::) ::) :D :D :D :D ;)
So, this woman goes into Halfords and asks for a double entendre. :-?
So he gave her one! ::) ::) ::)
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He didn't even hestitate to give me one........a TC!!! ::) ::) :D :D :D :D ;)
So, this woman goes into Halfords and asks for a double entendre. :-?
So he gave her one! ::) ::) ::)
You're just jealous Andy that you cannot do that! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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;D they wouldn't give me one either...maybe next time I'll have to take Lizzie with me ::)
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My Halfords wanted to see something official for the business... So I took in a bank statement for my arts and craft 'business', with a suitably adjusted letterhead... I don't have any issues getting somethings like that... I do need to join Autobahnstormers to get a TC card still, as some stuff is still loopy priced...
On the Halfords card, I bought 1l of Clutch fluid for about £3 as opposed to £12, so definate savings from it... You even get reasonable savings on fuel additive too...
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;D they wouldn't give me one either...maybe next time I'll have to take Lizzie with me ::)
You should have no trouble - get in there before you wind business yup. That some bank statements and letterhead
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I believe the professional range of tools are well discounted on the Trade Card....
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I believe the professional range of tools are well discounted on the Trade Card....
I saved the grand total of about 7p the other week on a halfords pro multi gizmo tool set, proclaiming 150 pieces content....
Reduced in the sale to £99.99 or thereby.
Tried the halfords trade club thaaang and, yup, could do - on the original price.
So, saved 7p. ;D
Every little helps - sorry, wrong store.... :-[ ;D
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Technique? I did have an advantage, as I spun a yarn about adding car valeting etc. to my carpet cleaning business, accompanied by big smiles and cooing noises, and that I'd be buying lots of materials from him.
But he didn't ask me for any proof that I was in business, and wouldn't even look at my business card. It seems it's the luck of the draw from branch to branch. In fact, now that I've checked, the card isn't even made out in the business name; just mine.
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I just showed them my Vx TC, no problems.
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I believe the professional range of tools are well discounted on the Trade Card....
I saved the grand total of about 7p the other week on a halfords pro multi gizmo tool set, proclaiming 150 pieces content....
Reduced in the sale to £99.99 or thereby.
Tried the halfords trade club thaaang and, yup, could do - on the original price.
So, saved 7p. ;D
Every little helps - sorry, wrong store.... :-[ ;D
Its a great saving when its at its normal price, but nobody in their right mind would buy it at that price ;D
Be aware, some items are more expensive on trade than they are if they are on sale :o
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Also, with Hellfrauds, if its a sale item, I've found it cheaper to go via a cashback site - http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/TheBoy - reserve it online, they pick in up from store. Double whammy of web price (often cheaper) and cashback :y
I guess thats why topcashback have given me £171 in the last 6 months ;)
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if you want one go in on a saturday morning in your overalls speak to the spotty 17 year old and jobs a good un.if you fail at the first store go down the road to the next one and try again.
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I keep meaning to
chance my arm apply for one, just havent got round to doing it. I now have a Eurocraparts local which is nearer, so I tend to use that more these days anyway.
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So, this woman goes into Halfords and asks for a double entendre. :-?
So he gave her one! ::) ::) ::)
::) No one`s even offered to give me one! :P
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a halfraud trade card that is??..i hope lol :y
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So, this woman goes into Halfords and asks for a double entendre. :-?
So he gave her one! ::) ::) ::)
::) No one`s even offered to give me one! :P
How many PM's you had now Debs ? :D :D
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How many PM's you had now Debs ? :D :D
Obviously too busy to get to the PC. :D
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09.37 Thursday and still no sign of her!! :o
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09.37 Thursday and still no sign of her!! :o
:o :o
Can you say 'bow legged'? ;D
*runs off*
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Blagged mine today using my new ABS card, speaking of which GM oil has been reduced again! :y
First halfords I went into got the form out for me to fill in, mid way through she (mid 30's) asked me for further id in the form of a letterhead. I said I'd return at a later date with one and left the form with them.
Then tried my local halfords which had a girl a couple of years younger than me (19/20) at the counter. Just asked for the trade card whilst producing the ABS one and she said "yeah no problem", used my drivers license as id (lol). She then used that to fill out all the details on the PC, only thing I had to was sign off the printed paper work. ;D
Perhaps a bit of flirting does work ;)
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You smoothy. ::) ::) :P
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Blagged mine today using my new ABS card, speaking of which GM oil has been reduced again! :y
First halfords I went into got the form out for me to fill in, mid way through she (mid 30's) asked me for further id in the form of a letterhead. I said I'd return at a later date with one and left the form with them.
Then tried my local halfords which had a girl a couple of years younger than me (19/20) at the counter. Just asked for the trade card whilst producing the ABS one and she said "yeah no problem", used my drivers license as id (lol). She then used that to fill out all the details on the PC, only thing I had to was sign off the printed paper work. ;D
Perhaps a bit of flirting does work ;)
Bugger, I'm doomed!
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Blagged mine today using my new ABS card, speaking of which GM oil has been reduced again! :y
First halfords I went into got the form out for me to fill in, mid way through she (mid 30's) asked me for further id in the form of a letterhead. I said I'd return at a later date with one and left the form with them.
Then tried my local halfords which had a girl a couple of years younger than me (19/20) at the counter. Just asked for the trade card whilst producing the ABS one and she said "yeah no problem", used my drivers license as id (lol). She then used that to fill out all the details on the PC, only thing I had to was sign off the printed paper work. ;D
Perhaps a bit of flirting does work ;)
Not according to the Trade Club web site, it's gone up.
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I paid £40.89 for 4 cans last week.
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Bugger, I'm doomed!
I'm no expert either! Just gave her a few smiles and said thanks. :)
Not according to the Trade Club web site, it's gone up.
Not sure what it was before, man at the parts desk had told me it had gone down again. 4 x 5L cost me £29.97 + VAT.