chandelry heaven

[tcm]

My nice swmbo has orgainsed an account at the local swindelry near Cannes. Hurrah. For some reason, you get 10% discount for paying 30 days later. This mean that I can buy 10% MORE chandelry than the massive amount I was going to buy anyway, at the very same price. I can now add to my burgeoning collection of interesting shackles, the 500m of rope, four hacksaws, drills, special heating things, copper hammers, plastic hammers, leather hammers, stainless steel screws and so on. Being in france they also have interesting chemicals such as the sulphuric acid I whammed down the bogs in order to clear a blockage which did nothing except give quite dramtic clouds of smoke, excellent value. Best of all I just sign for it with a secret code so there's no nasty shock of paying for it.

Only slight fly in the ointment is that they insist on asking me what I am looking for, when of course the answer is I haven't a clue, mate, I just gave myself the excuse of looking for another screwdriver but ooh look this folding bike thing is quite good, and so are these monster massive power horns, but then they say ah but sir, they aren't screwdrivers.

 

[oldgit]

Re: chandlery heaven

Down here on the "Med we just pick up anything that is not bolted down fenders/ropes/sunseekers etc. On the look out for a nice plotter if your likely to be mooring round here preferably when its dark.

lets go over there I am sure I saw a blue bit of sky

 

[sailbadthesinner]

A mate of mine has just done some work to his house relocating his office to a roof extension to make way for impending child and all the noise and smell and giving up current office as play room.

Posed as builder doing a self build and few other jobs as part of his business. Set up a trade account with credit and gets about a 50% -75 % discount on what you or i would pay at the non trade counter. He has done the job for fraction of the cost he was quoted just for materials by one builder.

I wonder if anyone else has tried this with chandlers??

Beer! Now there's a temporary solution.

 

[tcm]

Good idea, but I think that they would see thru me if i buy twenty s/s screws, 2 screwdrivers, a chart and played with some the shackles for ten minutes before paying....

 

[ccscott49]

I did it in UK, called the company "Englander marine" I used to get 30% discount on some things. When I used to rebuild sports cars, I just used to go into the parts places with my overalls on, as long as you know what you are talking about, they assume you are in the trade, then you just say "I'll pay cash", no probs, done it all my life, it's just knowing where and when to go and what to ask for.

 

[Guest]

The Marine Superstore in Port Solent also offers a 10% discount for account customers. This just about brings the prices in line with those elsewhere!

 

[Gerry]

for real fun the Chandlery Barge Burlesdon Southampton is not to be missed!!!!
A real experience in every way!!!