halfrauds

[baker123]

i de-wipered my saxo and then go into halfrauds looking for some grommits, they didnt have any on the shelf so i asked the guy,
"nah mate we dont even sell them",
*shows him the lable sayin grommit 3 pack*
"oh right we havnt got any"
"do you know anywhere i can get them from, like the next closest halfords store"
"nah mate i dont even know what they are, im busy atm with another car, could you wait 10 mins"

soooo annoying!!!

[kc-saxo]

fukin disgusting mate
take the guy to court and get those damn grommets you so really need

[baker123]

fukin disgusting mate
take the guy to court and get those damn grommets you so really need

hahaha just annoying that he works in the shop to sell you things, but doesnt make the 1 min effort required

[Mochachino]

dosent even know what a grommit is, did the owner of the car that he was working on hear him say that?! :S

[D--R--E--W]

dosent even know what a grommit is, did the owner of the car that he was working on hear him say that?! :S

Lets hope not lol

[Peter_D]

hahaha just annoying that he works in the shop to sell you things, but doesnt make the 1 min effort required

If i was you i would of went and asked someone else to speak to the manager or supervisor, and told them that the guy didn't even know of a product that they actually sold, and didn't help you whatsoever, just basically told you to fuck off

He would of probably got the sack

[haz_pro]

If i was you i would of went and asked someone else to speak to the manager or supervisor, and told them that the guy didn't even know of a product that they actually sold, and didn't help you whatsoever, just basically told you to fuck off

He would of probably got the sack

Having worked in halfords, he wouldnt get the sack. Nothing would happen aha.

[Mochachino]

Manager probably dosent know what a grimmit is either tbh

[piranhamatt]

"Do you mean that dog made of clay? No I don't think we sell that here"

http://www.stopmotioncentral.com/images/Wallace_and_gromit.jpg

[smiith]

this one time, in halfords, i put a spanner up my bum.

[Mochachino]

lmfao wtf haha

[chinkostu]

The manager at ours didnt even know what a lambda sensor was. I walked out bewildered

[saxokid100]

Thats halfords for you............lol...

[smiith]

i heard if you go to halfords on the 13th of the month, and the manager is female, all customers are allowed to cum inside her.

[kc-saxo]

i heard if you go to halfords on the 13th of the month, and the manager is female, all customers are allowed to cum inside her.

thankfuck i thought it was just me.
dont think she was impressed when i put turtle wax on her tits and claybarred her arsehole

[smiith]

thankfuck i thought it was just me.
dont think she was impressed when i put turtle wax on her tits and claybarred her arsehole

i just punched her in the face and told her i had her daughter...

[Barber90]

claybarred her arsehole

Knowing what clay bars do, that idea is genuinely gash. I hope she was a 'clean' woman :panic:

[Manu]

he wouldnt get the sack. Nothing would happen aha.

this. Never seen such a bunch of clueless twats. Some of them will indeed lie to you.

[Yellow_Saxo_Paul]

hardly go halfords anymore, they don't know what they're talking about 9 times out of 10 they are more interested in trying sell me turtle wax wash everytime!!

[Pixie]

this one time, in halfords, i put a spanner up my bum.

ROFL :p

Some people just don't wanna help - i'm sure his job description is something Sales related so he should want to make a sale - It is what he gets paid for - or am i wrong ?? :ponder:

[jaytay]

exactly why i never go halfords,unless i want some furry dice lol.

[baker123]

worst thing is i go home and go on their website to look for them and find the ones i need, i thought i might aswell reserve a pack, and the halfords store i just went to have them in stock, probly payin more on fuel gettin there than i will be for the grommits

[haz_pro]

ROFL :p

Some people just don't wanna help - i'm sure his job description is something Sales related so he should want to make a sale - It is what he gets paid for - or am i wrong ?? :ponder:

When i was working at halfords i would avoid serving customers at all costs. Most of them were twats, although i had the odd one who wasnt a complete retard to serve.

[jaytay]

i find small motor factor shops better for things like that.you pay more for the packaging in halfords.above all halfords is shite mate.

[baker123]

i find small motor factor shops better for things like that.you pay more for the packaging in halfords.above all halfords is shite mate.

yeh true but theres not many round where i live, halfords is a 5 min drive and the closest motor shop is about 15 mins away

[Yates]

so basically he was busy with another persons car, didnt know the product at the time, didnt have time to look at it as he was busy, but said he would help you when hes done?

[craig180]

General rule of thumb in Halfords is, if you can't see it on the shop floor, turn around and walk out

[23carragold]

I never go into Halfords..simply because it is full of thick cunts like the one you stated. They have fuck all knowledge and the ones who "think" they do, talk out of their arses. I had to step in and interrupt a member of staff as he was practically forcing an old guy to buy the completely wrong engine oil for his car. The Halfords guy just walked off embarrassed tbh.

Plus everthing in there is overpriced to fuck. Even if it's a little bulb I need, I always go to Euro Car Parts.

[Reechard]

HA the joys of trade pices. Bulbs for me are 49p.

Seems like you got one of the many they employ who havent been given the correct training.
If you had come into the store I used to work in then you'd of had about 6 people who know a lot about cars.
All of us were petrol heads.

It does seem like most of the people they employ are not suited to the job, but are cheap to pay.

[LSOfreak]

halfords staff are terrible. theres about 2 members of staff to the whole shop. I never ask them for advice on products as there just a bunch of monkeys who start chatting shite and i end up having to correct them and think to myself 'i dont no why i even asked you in the first place when i know more than you!'

[Andy_K]

so basically he was busy with another persons car, didnt know the product at the time, didnt have time to look at it as he was busy, but said he would help you when hes done?

That was my impression. I mean what an absolute tool, stopping what he was doing with another customer to go ringing round to see if another store has an item with a retail price of under £2 :P

General rule of thumb in Halfords is, if you can't see it on the shop floor, turn around and walk out

Or rifle through the storage lockers under the shelving as thats where they keep all the spare stock ;)

I never go into Halfords..simply because it is full of thick cunts like the one you stated.

Plus everthing in there is overpriced to fuck. Even if it's a little bulb I need, I always go to Euro Car Parts.

TBF you pay the premium because Halfrauds are open longer hours and at weekends, which most other factors arent. Plus they carry a lot of stock (usually, although in this instance they fail). So basically its for the convenience.

HA the joys of trade pices. Bulbs for me are 49p.

Seems like you got one of the many they employ who havent been given the correct training.
If you had come into the store I used to work in then you'd of had about 6 people who know a lot about cars.
All of us were petrol heads.

It does seem like most of the people they employ are not suited to the job, but are cheap to pay.

Shop floor assistants - generally young people on basic wage with little or no motoring experience so are not experts. Same as any other shop really. Go into Sainsburys and ask most members of staff for detailed recipies for all the products they sell - most wont have a clue. Its mainly their job to serve customers, not to advise on specific requirements - thats what the technitians and more senior staff who are better trained are for.

But long and short of it is - yes Halfords is expensive and the staff can be crap, but its there and it sells stuf fpeople need, so its generlly ok :p

[stupotvtr]

all guys that work in my local halfords are about 15! they are helpful but don't have a great knowledge.

my sister went to get number plates made up and they didn't have any S's you think they would order shit loads of them since every car registered in scotland since 2001 starts with S

[Brendan]

hardly go halfords anymore, they don't know what they're talking about 9 times out of 10 they are more interested in trying sell me turtle wax wash everytime!!

Sorry if I ever try and sell you some in our store :oops: Manager cries if he sees me not offering.

In most cases all our stock is either on the shelves or in the undertrays below if not then it's out of stock ;)

[Yates]

Andy - glad its not just me that opens all them draws and looks for stuff lol

[Andy_K]

Well thats al the staff do (once you find one) if the items not on the shelf. Saves wasting 10 minutes of my life!!!

[Yates]

yeah, been there and mates are like what are you doing, seen other customers just lookin at me lol

[Manu]

yeh true but theres not many round where i live, halfords is a 5 min drive and the closest motor shop is about 15 mins away

Same here... Hellfrauds ? hell no, never again. It's now me going the extra mile.

I never go into Halfords..simply because it is full of thick cunts like the one you stated. They have fuck all knowledge and the ones who "think" they do, talk out of their arses. I had to step in and interrupt a member of staff as he was practically forcing an old guy to buy the completely wrong engine oil for his car. The Halfords guy just walked off embarrassed tbh.

Plus everthing in there is overpriced to fuck. Even if it's a little bulb I need, I always go to Euro Car Parts.

Very accurate. The lightbulbs are 5 times more expensive than anywhere else. And then you have a look at the wipers, £20 for a set of hellfrauds that are no better than the £3 tesco ones. And then everything else, overpriced shit.

[lt-saxslo]

i asked the same question here and got the following reply
**looks confused**"erm what?...you want a rear wiper blade?"
"no i want a rubbber gromit to put in the hole left from dewipering"
"dunno what you mean mate"
"i want to take the rear wiper off"
"yep"
"then remove the motor"
"yep"
"which leaves a hole"
"yep"
"i want a gromit to put in said hole"
"nope youve lost me"
"kthxbai"

its like pulling teeth in that place

[jake181]

my mate went in their the other day to get a bulb which they offerd to fit, the "mechanic" took one look at the car which is a 06 fiesta and says "sorry mate its to complicated to fit a new bulb to that car" LOL! me and my mate easily did it in 5 mins later that day

[Stissy]

speak to luke-saxo
he sells gromits, they're spot on.

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/member.php?u=31231

he's a sound lad too :y:

[manta]

my mate went in their the other day to get a bulb which they offerd to fit, the "mechanic" took one look at the car which is a 06 fiesta and says "sorry mate its to complicated to fit a new bulb to that car" LOL! me and my mate easily did it in 5 mins later that day

Problem is mate we aren't allowed to touch certain cars, it may well be a simple fit which I believe a mk6 fiesta is but I had the same problem.

i asked the same question here and got the following reply
**looks confused**"erm what?...you want a rear wiper blade?"
"no i want a rubbber gromit to put in the hole left from dewipering"
"dunno what you mean mate"
"i want to take the rear wiper off"
"yep"
"then remove the motor"
"yep"
"which leaves a hole"
"yep"
"i want a gromit to put in said hole"
"nope youve lost me"
"kthxbai"

its like pulling teeth in that place

Such a shame tbh, it gives us a bad name this sort of stuff.