Halfords shite sale

[jakebullet]

Went and looked in the clearance corner. Amongst the plastic tat was 4 cavalier rear wing mounted aerials for the sum of 40p each. And a sparkrite central locking module for £1.50 which I bought 'cos that's what's on the capri that's been dead at the bottom of the garden for 6 years. Never know if I'll need a spare one.

 

Any interesting crap in your halfords?

[Bobthebeard]

Went and looked in the clearance corner. Amongst the plastic tat was 4 cavalier rear wing mounted aerials for the sum of 40p each. And a sparkrite central locking module for £1.50 which I bought 'cos that's what's on the capri that's been dead at the bottom of the garden for 6 years. Never know if I'll need a spare one.

 

Any interesting crap in your halfords?

 

Got six bulbs that fitted my wall lights at home for 10 pence. They were in a basket just in at the door. No idea why Halfords were selling domestic bulbs, but for 10 pence for six who cares!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

No idea why Halfords were selling domestic bulbs, but for 10 pence for six who cares!

A few years ago I found a box of red lightbulbs in Halfords marked down to a giveaway price. Too much of a bargain to pass up! Except I'd forgotten that I don't operate a brothel and have no need for red lightbulbs, so I put them on a shelf and that's where they have remained, next to all the old style incandescents I've long since stopped using. As usual, Halfords had the last laugh.

[cobblers]

The quality of tat depends on:

• 
  [*:2lq6p7hs]Length of time the store has been open
  [*:2lq6p7hs]If a local store has closed down, all the 15 year out of date shit gets sent to that store to "lose it" and improve the overall sales figure for the area by having less dead stock
  [*:2lq6p7hs]If someone got hold of the MEGA DISCOUNT OBSOLETE STOCK LIST and bought absolutely anything remotely worth having before it was even put out on the shop floor.

Incidentally my friend* made about £600 on ebay in January 2008, selling mostly NOS 'frauds merchandise.

[ProgRocker]

Makes me wonder if Halfrauds are going to go the same way as Jessops and Comet?

 

Perhaps Area Managers asked Store Managers to thoroughly comb the stockrooms for obsolete/old stock to sell just to get some money into the tills?

 

Starter motor for an Earnshaw Diamond, anyone?

[Negative Creep]

No idea why Halfords were selling domestic bulbs, but for 10 pence for six who cares!

A few years ago I found a box of red lightbulbs in Halfords marked down to a giveaway price. Too much of a bargain to pass up! Except I'd forgotten that I don't operate a brothel and have no need for red lightbulbs, so I put them on a shelf and that's where they have remained, next to all the old style incandescents I've long since stopped using. As usual, Halfords had the last laugh.

 

 

Surely you could use the red lightbulbs to pretend you're a submarine captain?

[cort16]

I see they're doing their pro tool kits for half price just now.

 

This 150 piece job for £99 looks particularly tempting.

 

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_862421_categoryId_255215_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz1

[Lord Sterling]

Rather uninterestingly, I popped in a Halfords store near Kingstanding a couple of years back. They had some 'clearance' sale items of which included a rear lense cover for new style Focus or something similar for about £2.50 or something stupid, I nearly bought the items but as money was seriously tight then and having my sensible thinking cap on, I didn't buy them. I kind if wish I did, I wouldn't think twice about it now though. Most of the items were special orders that customers failed to pick up or that Halfords couldn't send back to suppliers.

 

I don't think my local Halfords have anything interesting, usually thier 'clearence' items consist of crappy unintersting things that no one wants, even then they are only a little less pricewise than they normally would be.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Surely you could use the red lightbulbs to pretend you're a submarine captain?

 

It has just occurred to me that I did use one of them - it's inside my car in the May 2011 calendar photo.

[Mash]

I thought maybe they'd found a couple of Nexias stashed away and were flogging them off cheap when I read the thread title...

[Richard]

I see they're doing their pro tool kits for half price just now.

 

This 150 piece job for £99 looks particularly tempting.

 

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_862421_categoryId_255215_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz1

 

I have this set and I can't recommend it highly enough. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_255215

 

The ratchets are really nicely weighted and have 72 teeth. Super strong too. My colleague broke mine when I was stupid enough to leave the set in my van when I was away, but he was using a 1m pipe and putting all his strength into it before it gave up on the last bolt. He paid £25 for a replacement, although it only really needed a £5 kit to repair it.

[RoadworkUK]

A few years ago I found a box of red lightbulbs in Halfords marked down to a giveaway price. Too much of a bargain to pass up! Except I'd forgotten that I don't operate a brothel and have no need for red lightbulbs, so I put them on a shelf and that's where they have remained, next to all the old style incandescents I've long since stopped using. As usual, Halfords had the last laugh.

 

You are the Letterbocks section from Viz and I claim my £5.

[ruffgeezer]

I'd use my local Halfords more, if it wasn't entirely staffed by spotty, indifferent, twats who insist on blaring out Radio 1 in store, whilst doing fuck all but stand around.

[jonny69]

Not this year, but about 5 years ago I spotted a couple of crusty old-looking yellow boxes in the reduced bin - you know the type of box, the type that you know is classic parts. Well they were aftermarket recoiling seatbelts... for a Ford Anglia... plus mine had just failed its MOT because the fixed belts were fraying slightly. Excellent! £5 each I think they were.

[fordnut]

Picked up a Lucas - S2 Ford Escort RS Turbo Ignition Coil Pack for £3.00 the other day!