Why are3 Halfords so Bllody Expensive

[brightspark]

swings and roundabouts plus convenience. i bought a battery there last week on sunday afternoon i probably paid 16 quid over the odds but i wanted it there and then so u pay the price

 

[MattF]

Sit down & work out how much it costs to employ one person with all the overheads then work out how much you have to sell to make the profit to pay them Scary.
Tot up hours worked including doing books ETC if self employed & then hourly rate, a large No. would be better off financially, being employed.
Ahwell will get my coat.

True enough though. Not justifying the excessive percentage some places tend to charge on gear, but people do have a tendency to complain about prices for locally produced and/or shop sold stuff, then a few years down the line wonder and complain why there are no local shops anymore and why everything is produced in other countries.

There is a point where it's just taking the pee on prices though, but again, if people used smaller family type business shops instead of using the larger chains when they're undercutting everyone else on prices until they have no competition and hence free reign, that scenario wouldn't be as acute either.

People merely end up suffering the situation they created in a roundabout fashion.

Drifting a bit, I was quite surprised to find that the local Renault main agent does not keep a spares stock. All stuff is delivered daily from a central wharehouse.
Not that I buy much at their eyewatering prices. Plenty of factors that do stock bits and the web.

Most dealers seem to only keep frequently used stock for their service dept. in. Anything else gets the 'It'll be here tomorrow' or similar response.

 

[brightspark]

Most dealers seem to only keep frequently used stock for their service dept. in. Anything else gets the 'It'll be here tomorrow' or similar response.

the wholsalers are the same .stock sat on a shelf for months or years is dead money so just hand the gear over as u need it and get a month free credit to pay for it its called use someone elses money not your own