hampsterkahn Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 15 hours ago, ecobob said: I'm in desperate need of half a bag of cement. Or even a third of a bag. Still can't leave the house tho. Do any of you chaps know somewhere that might deliver me enough to get my back passage finished? I have sand, I have Manx stone, I just need something to stick it together a bit. Northern Fuels facebook page mentioned they had some.Don’t know about delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GillR Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Feel I have been waiting a lifetime for B&Q! A LOT of other stores in UK are open according to website!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squelch Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 4/26/2020 at 4:35 PM, GillR said: Feel I have been waiting a lifetime for B&Q! A LOT of other stores in UK are open according to website!! We are not in the UK. The UK decides what is best for itself, as does the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man decides when the opening of B&Q is in the needs of the island. Your personal needs are not a priority for Island life. The Island existed quite sucessfully before B&Q arrived and will also do so if it decides to leave. Find an alternative source for your purchases or move to area in the UK which is has an open B&Q store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I wonder if Cornwall has an open B&Q - just who would know that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecobob Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 It's opening tomorrow. I predict pandemonium on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 29 minutes ago, squelch said: The Island existed quite sucessfully before B&Q arrived and will also do so if it decides to leave It didn’t really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, ecobob said: It's opening tomorrow. I predict pandemonium on the roads. If it is, it's sad. Overpriced, low grade tat. You get better quality materials online or from your local builder's merchant, timber in particular, for less wonga, because B&Q aren't cheap by any measure. Sorry, not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 It's somewhere to go on a "Manx" day out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 minute ago, finlo said: It's somewhere to go on a "Manx" day out! If it's got to that stage then it's sadder than I'd even imagined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: If it's got to that stage then it's sadder than I'd even imagined Sadly it has for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 52 minutes ago, squelch said: We are not in the UK. The UK decides what is best for itself, as does the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man decides when the opening of B&Q is in the needs of the island. As I have been wearily pointing out on here for weeks, B&Q could have opened on the Island at any time because Builders Merchants and hardware stores were always allowed to open. If it has been shut, then that is because B&Q management in the UK decided that it should. It has nothing to do with the Isle of Man government. If it is opening tomorrow that is because the UK has restarted its building trade and this means that it is worthwhile for the company to rev up its supply chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 7 hours ago, Non-Believer said: If it is, it's sad. Overpriced, low grade tat. You get better quality materials online or from your local builder's merchant, timber in particular, for less wonga, because B&Q aren't cheap by any measure. Sorry, not a fan. I agree; but the one thing that they do a million times better than builders merchants is customer service. I'm a fairly handy DIY'er and will tackle most jobs but a few times in various builders merchants I've been made to feel like an idiot because I need a bit of help identifying exactly what it is that I want; there's one place that I now boycott (and encourage others to do so) due to the way they treated my wife a few years ago. I want to be able to have a good browse and know how much something is going to cost me before I'm presented with the bill. The exception (in my experience) being Haldanes who've always been very helpful with the lads on the desk happy to spend time going through my requirements; I still wish they'd put bloody price tags on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GillR Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 23 minutes ago, The Lurker said: I agree; but the one thing that they do a million times better than builders merchants is customer service. I'm a fairly handy DIY'er and will tackle most jobs but a few times in various builders merchants I've been made to feel like an idiot because I need a bit of help identifying exactly what it is that I want; there's one place that I now boycott (and encourage others to do so) due to the way they treated my wife a few years ago. I want to be able to have a good browse and know how much something is going to cost me before I'm presented with the bill. The exception (in my experience) being Haldanes who've always been very helpful with the lads on the desk happy to spend time going through my requirements; I still wish they'd put bloody price tags on though. Agreed, their customer service is brilliant, hence why I’m waiting to use them - big chain or not. Hard to support local when some merchants are such tossers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 8 hours ago, ecobob said: It's opening tomorrow. I predict pandemonium on the roads. That'll be nothing, wait till the Peel road burger bar opens again for drive thru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, x-in-man said: That'll be nothing, wait till the Peel road burger bar opens again for drive thru. There are rumours that it might happen soon ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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