Halfords...

[VTHall]

Anyone else agree that this store has gone down hill lately... (it has at my local one) I went in last week asked if they had any tool sets and autoglym products, the ones i wanted for both were out of stock (he told me to call back in a week.

A week on i rang them and they said they had some in, new stock arrived today.....
I go in there the same day to find there still both out of stock?!
Useless pricks.

I think halfords has now turned into more of a general store, with bikes, etc, it has certainly gone downhill!

P.S - i did also go in there to get a fire gasket aswell but was abit surprised when the guy said we dont do them here.

[Lewis]

Its a store that sells a bit of everything and specialises in fuck all. I normally go in if i'm desperate

[Pieface]

I only buy stuff off them if it's on sale really.

[VTHall]

Its a store that sells a bit of everything and specialises in fuck all. I normally go in if i'm desperate

It specialises in having out of stock things!

[swampy]

halfords have always sold bikes!!!!

as for the autoglym stuff, muc better stuff on sale in the shop like the meguirs range and most of the cleaning stuff you can get else where cheaper.

as for fire rings, they dont stock every part for eveyr car, you would of being better off going to van beeks donnington wood the fire ring they would of had one, they also sell autoglym

[VTHall]

halfords have always sold bikes!!!!

as for the autoglym stuff, muc better stuff on sale in the shop like the meguirs range and most of the cleaning stuff you can get else where cheaper.

as for fire rings, they dont stock every part for eveyr car, you would of being better off going to van beeks donnington wood the fire ring they would of had one, they also sell autoglym

I went to kwik fit on stafford park who had some....
it wasnt that they didnt have any in, it just fucked me off that they said they had some and then they hadn't.

[swampy]

you would expect kwik fit to have them as with out them they cant function.
how much did they spank you for it?

[Rudpud]

Lol my local halfords hasnt had the venetian paint in since i bought the last 2 cans 2/3 months ago.

[VTHall]

you would expect kwik fit to have them as with out them they cant function.
how much did they spank you for it?

Nothing ;D
I got it for free, he said dont worry about it, just drop us a pack of biscuits next time your up :D

[Manu]

has gone down hill lately

took you a while to notice.... Their staff ain't got a fucking clue to start with, their customer service does not exist, their products are overpriced shit.

[VTHall]

took you a while to notice.... Their staff ain't got a fucking clue to start with, their customer service does not exist, their products are overpriced shit.

haha, too right. I rang several times for them to pick up.

[Alex]

Took a battery back on guarantee the other day, said i had to pay £15 as the prices had gone up.
I just said i thought the guarantee meant it was like for like replacement, the guy pondered for a minute before voiding the difference :)

[Reechard]

Its because they dont really give staff the training, and also because they often hire idiots who dont know what half the car parts are. This leads to them saying they dont have it.

[Petee]

Halfords has always been shit. I preordered some 30mm spacer drove bout 30miles to fo pick them up, and they had sold them to someone else. I went mental and they refunded me petrol in gift vouchers lol.

[Sexoo]

I went in my halfords... asked

'you got any tigerseal'

whats that mate?

'glue to stick car pannels on ect'

let me go ask my someone.....

same again what is tigerseal??

useless pricks.

[Manu]

haha, too right. I rang several times for them to pick up.

They lost me as a customer many moons ago (I don't to know how they justify selling a lightbulb for £15 compared to any other shop), bought their 2 for 1 windscreen wash liquid, absolutely feckin' useless, cleans sod all.. Bought a faulty satnav, they wouldn't exchange it or give my money back. They eventually did refund me when I told them I was going to court.

My brother gave it a go, bought a battery. Dead, brought back in the shop, exchanged for another dead one, went back, exchanged for another dead one, went back...(pause) Had them to test the next one, was dead too. Got a refund, and that's how they lost another customer.

Everyone i know of agree they are clueless beyond belief.

[VTHall]

Oh yeah, i went in there again a few weeks back asking what sub and amp will go well with kicker 6x9...
They told me that they dont sell kicker 6x9 :wall:
I said i didnt ask that, i want to know what sub would work well with them, he said he would BRB. Waited there 5 mins and never showed up again, so just walked out.

[Pieface]

They lost me as a customer many moons ago (I don't to know how they justify selling a lightbulb for £15 compared to any other shop), bought their 2 for 1 windscreen wash liquid, absolutely feckin' useless, cleans sod all.. Bought a faulty satnav, they wouldn't exchange it or give my money back. They eventually did refund me when I told them I was going to court.

My brother gave it a go, bought a battery. Dead, brought back in the shop, exchanged for another dead one, went back, exchanged for another dead one, went back...(pause) Had them to test the next one, was dead too. Got a refund, and that's how they lost another customer.

Everyone i know of agree they are clueless beyond belief.

You can probably bet those batteries went back on sale.

[Rotrex_Rallye]

Halfords has always been shit to be fair. Overpriced and a lot of tack. Pretty much everything for sale in halfords can be found cheaper elsewhere.

[SteveH]

Its a store that sells a bit of everything and specialises in fuck all. I normally go in if i'm desperate

So true lol, and way over priced.

[VTHall]

So true lol, and way over priced.

5.00 something for a set of washers....

[Tringaling]

Dont get me started, what are Halfords good for in the automotive industry..FUCK ALL

I hate their service, it is shocking and they are all spastics..the only thing i use in there is my mates trade card if i need a battery or a nice air freshener.

Rant Over

[Si-Gore]

Never used them, never will. My nan knows more about cars and she's dead.
"down hill lately"? they were never up the hill to begin with.

[VTHall]

Never used them, never will. My nan knows more about cars and she's dead.
"down hill lately"? they were never up the hill to begin with.

They were better whewn they first started up though...

[Goose]

The one near me (Silverlink) sells mobility scooters now, theres a big row of them..

[girlracer1597]

I worked for halfords for about 3 weeks I couldn't stand the place or the people I worked with so I went back to my old job which paid nearly £2 less an hour!
Only go in now if I'm desperate or have the 3 for 2 on cleaning stuff.

[-shuggles-]

i asked the one in ayr if they had any gromits (de-wiper) and the spotty spakka said they dont sell dvd's :S think he had fucking down syndrome

[tom130691]

they have different types of store some full of shit
some have everthing i have been to 6 localish ones and only has pretty much everything i want
exept a oil filter for a fiestab :wall:

[Meto]

Makes me laugh that they offer a fitting service. They ask £5 to fit batteries, wheel trims and stuff that could be done by retards. Went in there for the first time in years a few weeks back, and everything was eye-wateringly overpriced.

[Ryyy]

I can't believe you can only reserve & collect online!

Not even get anything delivered!

[Brendan]

I try my best when I'm working there but we're always short staffed so it makes things so difficult to learn about some things and I've near no experience with fitting even though I've been there since May.

We get sooo many complaints and a lot about the manager who isn't even helpful to most people. Sets a good example :P

[SaxSpeed]

perth halfords hasent had martisuas ( probs spelt wrong ) blue in in 6 months haha there only haft decent for paint, and thats if they even have it

[Goose]

Just go to motorworld, its the lesser of the 2 evils.

[Rudpud]

Makes me laugh that they offer a fitting service. They ask £5 to fit batteries, wheel trims and stuff that could be done by retards. Went in there for the first time in years a few weeks back, and everything was eye-wateringly overpriced.

I went in their a few weeks back for a new bulb for the rear. £2.49 for 2 didnt think it was that bad compared to most of their stuff.. The bloke did offer to fit it too, he didnt say for how much tho. I said nah im okay, i can manage.

We also have a MOT and Servicing garage run by halfords... I havent heard of news of the quality yet.

[Meto]

I went in their a few weeks back for a new bulb for the rear. £2.49 for 2 didnt think it was that bad compared to most of their stuff.. The bloke did offer to fit it too, he didnt say for how much tho. I said nah im okay, i can manage.

We also have a MOT and Servicing garage run by halfords... I havent heard of news of the quality yet.

Maybe I was a little harsh. Fair enough to fit a battery, because if you do it wrong it's dangerous. But £5 to fit wheel trims is laughable. Still, if they are offering these services, people must be taking them up on that offer.

It says next to some items' price "Fitting: £4.99" or something like that. Not on everything though of course.

[wesley-saxo]

I hate halfrauds

[W103_A5H]

Halfords are expensive. went in to get a new battery for my car, low end quality battery was like £65 and the decent one was like £80... went to motor parts direct picked up a top brand one costing me only £45! and brake pads are like £26 in halfords, picked up some for £17.99 in motorist dicount. Also when i go in the staff always seem to be misirble :S then again i cant blame them working at that place.

[Fulch]

Well talking about Halfords. I'll let you in to a little secret. Anyone know of a company called Nationwide Crash Repair or Nationwide Auto Centre. Major company up and down the country used by many insurance and leasing companys. Well now they have been brought out by Halfords and call Halford Repair Centres. So think they are trying to move into the actually fitting and fixing market. I can see it now, all the local chavs at the local shop, ordering parts and then going to the centre to have them fitted :y: lol

[MiniGibbo]

They were better whewn they first started up though...

How fucking old are you to remember when halfords first opend there doors???

[MiniGibbo]

Well talking about Halfords. I'll let you in to a little secret. Anyone know of a company called Nationwide Crash Repair or Nationwide Auto Centre. Major company up and down the country used by many insurance and leasing companys. Well now they have been brought out by Halfords and call Halford Repair Centres. So think they are trying to move into the actually fitting and fixing market. I can see it now, all the local chavs at the local shop, ordering parts and then going to the centre to have them fitted :y: lol

That fact or saxp fact?

[Fulch]

Fact.

Proof here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8521404.stm)

:y:

[tom130691]

you all need halfords trade card makes things massively cheap i had £4-5 of bulbs on trade 93p

and halfords pro tools are good tbh

[daz_zz_er]

Yes! My Local ones are shit :(

[Heftydanielson]

How fucking old are you to remember when halfords first opend there doors???

Halfords first opened in 1890 damn.. at least he get cheaper insurance being that old. :P

[Heftydanielson]

Makes me laugh that they offer a fitting service. They ask £5 to fit batteries, wheel trims and stuff that could be done by retards. Went in there for the first time in years a few weeks back, and everything was eye-wateringly overpriced.

It's £2.99 for a pair of blades, £4.99 for batteries and £1.99 for bulbs. people pay it tho..

I have been working for them for a few months now and where I am (South Devon) they have stepped up their game and if it's not in store we'll get it in that day or next.

[swampy]

How fucking old are you to remember when halfords first opend there doors???

not old enough i expect!

I can remember when most towns high streets had a branch on, these were small shops doing oil, number plates and mainline spares along with alot of pedal bike items.

Does the op remember where the orginal halfords in telford was?

As for nation wide fitting centres, many years ago halfords an the AA linkd up to do repairs.

[MiniGibbo]

I knew halfords had been going donkeys but Christ lol!

[manta]

Old news mate happened months ago....

Fact.

Proof here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8521404.stm)

:y:

[Fulch]

Not many know about it tho and its only just actually starting to happen cos 2/3 months ago they were all still called Nationwide where as now some answer the phone as Halfords Auto Centre

[Meto]

It's £2.99 for a pair of blades, £4.99 for batteries and £1.99 for bulbs. people pay it tho..

I have been working for them for a few months now and where I am (South Devon) they have stepped up their game and if it's not in store we'll get it in that day or next.

Does your branch do fitting on wheel trims as well? Fitting was £4.99 for wheel trims at my local one.

[dave_1]

i went to buy release keys for my cd player they didnt have any in stock but the bloke offered me his spare set to borrow cheers mate ill just pull out my cd player till i fit all the wires in. Also my local one has loads of England flag tax disc holders but never orders in the welsh ones.

[jeffo10]

halfords is a shite shop and expensive and useless there like that down here...

[VTHall]

How fucking old are you to remember when halfords first opend there doors???

Okay, sorry you didnt understand, ill re phrase it for you.
Halfords were much better a while ago in my younger days.

[Moke]

If your store has gone downhill, I'd get them to check the foundations :S

[Meto]

If your store has gone downhill, I'd get them to check the foundations :S

Ba Dum Tish! :clapping:

[VTHall]

If your store has gone downhill, I'd get them to check the foundations :S

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[Moke]

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[VTHall]

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[Moke]

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[Heftydanielson]

Does your branch do fitting on wheel trims as well? Fitting was £4.99 for wheel trims at my local one.

We do and it's about that price. Don't know why people need to get it fitted it's the easiest thing to fit..

[Carlvtr88]

Its a store that sells a bit of everything and specialises in fuck all. I normally go in if i'm desperate

I wouldnt go in if you payed me.

[VTHall]

I wouldnt go in if you payed me.

You think its pretty shit then? ;)

[Carlvtr88]

You think its pretty shit then? ;)

i just think everything in there is expensive and 99.9% of the people working in there ( in my area stores ) Dont know what the hell they're talking about.

One guy at halfords Wired a mate of mines car stereo up before and fucked it up bad !

[Lewis1600]

Went there yesterday.... 3 little strips of number plate stickes.... £3.45 or £3.55 cant remember....

Went across the road to Partco. £0.12 each :D

[VTHall]

Haha quality.

[saxo-parts]

the fitters (i'd never call them mechanics) in their service and repair bays are just as bad, its like watching a bunch of un-trained, 2 fingered chimps wrestling jelly whilst coated in vaseline watching them try and do anything other then change a brake disc

[VTHall]

the fitters (i'd never call them mechanics) in their service and repair bays are just as bad, its like watching a bunch of un-trained, 2 fingered chimps wrestling jelly whilst coated in vaseline watching them try and do anything other then change a brake disc

lmao...

[saxokid100]

Halfords is like going to motor world,just seem to sell cheap crap these days............:n::n:

[VTHall]

Halfords is like going to motor world,just seem to sell cheap crap these days............:n::n:

its not particually cheap though is it...

[Pieface]

The thing I lol at most is chavs with a Ripspeed vinyl on their car.

[char69lie]

yeah the guy in halfords 'fitted' my friends cd player, and speakers.. he then went on to explain to us if we connect these to this and this one to that one runn that one under there and finally join this wire to the yellow one it would work.. the minute he touch this wire the the yellow one.. he f****d up pretty much every fuse going he had no interior lights rev counter speedo central locking, the halfords guy then came out with... 'oh' well we sell fuses if you wanted to com ein ill show oyu which ones you will need..

[M1VT]

im going there alter to get numberplate screws as my paltes fallen off.clungefuckbollocks

[Bound]

yeah the guy in halfords 'fitted' my friends cd player, and speakers.. he then went on to explain to us if we connect these to this and this one to that one runn that one under there and finally join this wire to the yellow one it would work.. the minute he touch this wire the the yellow one.. he f****d up pretty much every fuse going he had no interior lights rev counter speedo central locking, the halfords guy then came out with... 'oh' well we sell fuses if you wanted to com ein ill show oyu which ones you will need..

Did your mate pay for the fuses?

[Pieface]

Just threaten to call Trading standards and they would soon give you fuses for free.

[Heftydanielson]

i just think everything in there is expensive and 99.9% of the people working in there ( in my area stores ) Dont know what the hell they're talking about.

One guy at halfords Wired a mate of mines car stereo up before and fucked it up bad !

I will admit it's expensive but with the car stereo, the guy sounds like a tard. I am being trained for fitting them now and I don't know how you would mess up things like that, it's not hard...

they have also let a load of people*retards* go where I work because they where useless and couldn't fit wiper blades. :homme:

[04gallsopp]

telford halfords even sell a mobility range, wheelchairs right through to mobility scooter. TRUE

[sssaaaxxxooo]

Appalling in every way. Understaffed, spotty, teenage workforce of mcdonalds quaffing masturbators that live with their mummys and got picked last for football at school. All of whom seem to have a uniformed response to every question you ask them: 'Err, I don't know.'

[Bound]

Appalling in every way. Understaffed, spotty, teenage workforce of mcdonalds quaffing masturbators that live with their mummys and got picked last for football at school. All of whom seem to have a uniformed response to every question you ask them: 'Err, I don't know.'

I like you.

You're right.

I bet your username is a bitch to type in though, remembering the number off letters, tried remembering it whilst intoxicated on something?

[kc-saxo]

I like you.

You're right.

I bet your username is a bitch to type in though, remembering the number off letters, tried remembering it whilst intoxicated on something?

3 x S
3 x A
3 x X
3 x O

seems easy to me

[Eskimo]

3 S 3 A 3 X 3 O

Aint hard?

[Bound]

3 x S
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seems easy to me

3 S 3 A 3 X 3 O

Aint hard?

...Okay well I didn't bother fucking counting it, I see a few long, more complicated usernames and wanted to know a bit more about the physcos behind the tags.

:(. Now I know how women feel - Stupid.

[char69lie]

Did your mate pay for the fuses?

nah he said his car wwas wired up wrong and he would 'do him a favour' and give them to him

[saxo-parts]

working for halfords gives you zits

[DannyVTS]

Halfrauds has always been one of them places i hate to be

For fucks sake

they suck

end of thread.


p.s they have had the same too set, priced from rrp 199.99 to 99.99, on display for about 2 years now.
Every time there is a sale, they put the other tools back to RRP to sell this 150 professional kit

I've heard it's well worth 100 mind, probably will invest at one point

[Si-Gore]

If we didn't have halfords then where would all the chavs buy their s**t for their corsa's
;-)
Just take pride in the fact you don't shop there.

[char69lie]

p.s they have had the same too set, priced from rrp 199.99 to 99.99, on display for about 2 years now.
Every time there is a sale, they put the other tools back to RRP to sell this 150 professional kit

I've heard it's well worth 100 mind, probably will invest at one point


yeah i wanted one of those.. i didnt know when the sale would end.. now you have said this.. im in no hurry lol :)

[beckha]

I used to work for Halfords... it was an awesome place to work.

Would never ever let them do anything to my car though... Haha.

x

[vtr02]

halfords is shit but they are easy to barter down on things, cdplayers sat nav easy 50 quid off, but stuff like cleaning and magic trees... 1.99 pffft asda 2 for 99p ;)

[DannyVTS]

If we didn't have halfords then where would all the chavs buy their s**t for their corsa's
;-)
Just take pride in the fact you don't shop there.

I'm sorry to take the bait but i've owned Corsa's and theres no need to make that association.

Chav's but cheap superminis and wreck them.. end of story

[Si-Gore]

I'm sorry to take the bait but i've owned Corsa's and theres no need to make that association.

Chav's but cheap superminis and wreck them.. end of story

Chill dude a winky face implies it's a joke ;)
I know Corsa's are not always a chavs car, my ex has one and she's far from chav lol
Don't get so worked up over little things :y:

[VTR-GAZzA]

yh halfords have gone shit,
i went online and check if they had any screw extractor sets and it said they had some in stock at my local store, i got there and there was nothin and asked someone and he didn't have a clue where he was looking for them lol
and another time i went there must have been like 4 workers go into the back together and then when i was looking i heard them all shouting and stuff obv messing about,
its just let itself go down hill by hiring useless teens with knowone to keep them in check so they just piss about!

[VTR-GAZzA]

also i went in there asking for a fuel filter the woman clearly had no clue what one was she started looking a air filters and oil filters opening the boxes saying "hmmm i don't think its that" in the end i just pointed out that she wasn't looking a fuel filters and just just said " i don't think we have any" so i just gave up and left lol they are useless

[adamskiTNR]

The good thing is that It keeps trade prices at motor factors down as the general population who know nothing about cars or their maintenance just go down to halfords. Keeping them away from the good motor places.

[adamm]

the only good thing about halford is that the staff are so busy pondering about all gormless its easy to take things (not that i do it) but so many people do and walk out so easily even with bikes!!

[Heftydanielson]

the only good thing about halford is that the staff are so busy pondering about all gormless its easy to take things (not that i do it) but so many people do and walk out so easily even with bikes!!

I feel loved now...... I am not that bad... I'm super cereal...

[VTHall]

I feel loved now...... I am not that bad... I'm super cereal...

Halfords staff in general are shocking.

[Road-Runner]

I work for halfords!!! and tbf we have got some 16 years olds that work in our store that are complete retards and just fuck everything they touch up! and when you talk about fitting prices, go to your dealers and ask them how much they would want for a fits, halfords just beat the price of main dealers but halfords is an awesome place to work depending on what the other staff are like!

[Heftydanielson]

I work for halfords!!! and tbf we have got some 16 years olds that work in our store that are complete retards and just fuck everything they touch up! and when you talk about fitting prices, go to your dealers and ask them how much they would want for a fits, halfords just beat the price of main dealers but halfords is an awesome place to work depending on what the other staff are like!

:hug: I know what you mean..

[VTHall]

I work for halfords!!! and tbf we have got some 16 years olds that work in our store that are complete retards and just fuck everything they touch up! and when you talk about fitting prices, go to your dealers and ask them how much they would want for a fits, halfords just beat the price of main dealers but halfords is an awesome place to work depending on what the other staff are like!

they beat the price but they dont know how to fit it properly! :wall:

[Road-Runner]

yeah thats very true most people are hardly trained at all!

[VTHall]

yeah thats very true most people are hardly trained at all!

they not trained to answer a query let alone something in the shop.

[Heftydanielson]

they beat the price but they dont know how to fit it properly! :wall:

Noop... Me and 3 others are the only people who have actually have some training in fitting. Most of the others can't fit a fecking wiper blade.

[Dale_]

Ive worked for halfords for 18months now and it makes me laugh how everyone who said they bought something bumped the price up them selves in here lol!

Although when im not working i try to avoid it like the plague! Haha