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Do you consider Travis Pekins expensive?

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Went to my local Travis branch this morning, where I have an account. I purchased the following:

1. 22mm tank connector
2. Two 22mm 90 elbows
3. Two 22mm stop ends (compression)
4. Three 15mm service valves
5. 3m length of 22mm copper

The ridiculous grand total of £47.00 (with the vat)

In my defence it was early this morning, check sales note and everything was listed correctly, the pipe was nearly £20! Are they having a laugh?
 
22mm is around £3.70 plus VAT a metre at the moment from my local.
 
Where they charging retail or trade? And yes, I never use Travis Perkins because I think they're too expensive.
 
Were supposedly charging 'trade' I'm really angry because I was listening to a painter and decorator saying he can get paint at half the price of Travis, this was whilst I was in the shop. I'm sure they are out to get the small business, they've just lost me as a customer.
 
Last time I used them was for 3 lengths of corner bead I'd overlooked on a job and they had a store close by, can't remember the price but it was extortionate and from that I made my mind up never to deal with them again. Never heard anyone say a good word about them.
 
Whl4852 said:
Went to my local Travis branch this morning, where I have an account. I purchased the following:

1. 22mm tank connector
2. Two 22mm 90 elbows
3. Two 22mm stop ends (compression)
4. Three 15mm service valves
5. 3m length of 22mm copper

The ridiculous grand total of £47.00 (with the vat)

In my defence it was early this morning, check sales note and everything was listed correctly, the pipe was nearly £20! Are they having a laugh?
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About £19 inc vat with my terms at plumb.....they are having your pants down.........
 
Not been in there for years even though they are the closest by far to me, after they tried to charge me £25 for a pack of 22mm elbows.
 
Thanks lads, you've all confirmed my suspicions. Gonna pop down tomorrow morning and give the manager a head lock.
 
Whl4852 said:
Thanks lads, you've all confirmed my suspicions. Gonna pop down tomorrow morning and give the manager a head lock.
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You have to pay £125 +VAT to see the manager.
 
I've got an account card still for travis perkins for a social housing contractor give me a jelly baby you can have it.
 
Travis Perkins owns PTS, i always seem to get great price and service from my local pts. What other merchents are near you?
 
Travis, plumbfix and that's it, mainly just stick to plumbfix, hardly use Travis, although used to used them a lot in the past
 
I mainly use Plumbfix now as none of the merchants can compete up here. PTS is second but even with my bulk discount they are still expensive.
 
No proper plumbers merchants then, bummer

Plumb-centre, plumbase, city plumbing, PTS, Williams & Co all within 10 mins or less of each other plus all the usual diy sheds and builders merchants, all in sunny basingstoke
 
system3 said:
I mainly use Plumbfix now as none of the merchants can compete up here. PTS is second but even with my bulk discount they are still expensive.
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Completley agree, screwfix is now a major player, 99% of the time it'll be cheaper and the delivery times are rapid
 
GasmanxxxR1 said:
Plumb-centre, plumbase, city plumbing, PTS, Williams & Co all within 10 mins or less of each other plus all the usual diy sheds and builders merchants, all in sunny basingstoke
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Freshfields business park in Brighton has to have the record.

Apart from us, there is Plumbcentre, PTS, Grahams, Plumbbase, Screwfix and Jewson all on one tiny estate. Also a CEF and a Brewers.

Great Friday call for the manufacturers reps, park the car, tick off 8 calls by mid-morning, and down the pub for lunch.
 
Travis Perkins are far too expensive. Never use them. I have Jewsons and an independant around the corner, 20 mins there's toolstation, screwfix, plumb centre, pts, plumb base, crosslings and heating world of spares.
 
Ray Stafford said:
Freshfields business park in Brighton has to have the record.

Apart from us, there is Plumbcentre, PTS, Grahams, Plumbbase, Screwfix and Jewson all on one tiny estate. Also a CEF and a Brewers.

Great Friday call for the manufacturers reps, park the car, tick off 8 calls by mid-morning, and down the pub for lunch.
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Sounds good to me, let me know if you need a sweeper upper.
 
Tp are robbing swines imo.
I have two very good local independents near me and a plumbfix toolstation pts parts centre/plumb center and a bunch of plumbase so spoiled for choice. :)
 
what ever merchant you use you need to get in there and set up your terms with them so you get decent prices all the time and not what ever the cashier decides. no one else to blame but yourself if you pay a fortune as the merchant like you is there to make a profit and if you havent agreed terms and prices with them who is at fault.
 
lame plumber said:
what ever merchant you use you need to get in there and set up your terms with them so you get decent prices all the time and not what ever the cashier decides. no one else to blame but yourself if you pay a fortune as the merchant like you is there to make a profit and if you havent agreed terms and prices with them who is at fault.
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I have an account, I order plenty of underground fittings and pipes, and always get a very good price, as for the plumbing fittings, they are extremely expensive, nearly twice the price of elsewhere
 
having an account and having agreed terms are 2 different things, I use several merchants and have agreed terms with them all so I know what discounts on base price I get with all of them and tp are one of the merchants just talk to the account manager in your local branch
 
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