Well I had a turn up yesterday. Had to change a set of kitchen taps at a rental property. Got to the place at about 5pm. Taps handle actually snapped off. So said to tenant. I will pop to Homebase which is 2 mins away, but if their taps are twice the price of my merchants I'll be back tomorrow.
Got to Homebase. Prices for taps, almost twice that of the Toolstation catalogue. Asked a bloke (happened to be the manager) if they price match...this was on my way out empty handed, and was told yes they would. Which saved me a god awful journey through traffic to the industrial estate. I was shocked, but in a good way. You don't ask you don't get I guess.
On the same subject I asked for a CM927 at Williams the other week. Sold out. Went to my other merchants, asked if they could price match. They couldn't as they said they pay more per unit themselves. Which I believe as I've used them for about 18 years and know the blokes on the counter well.