RE: Keeping Homebase in business....

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

What's the chance of HomeBase suddenly thinking "Gosh those x10 things
sold
well all over the country this weekend, we will have to get some more in as
they are obviously a good seller?
no,
me neither, but you can hope.

B, injecting something.......


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 June 2001 17:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Keeping Homebase in business....
>
>
>
> Aaaargh! Much as my missus hates this split AC unit I am really
> thinking it
> was a bad move selling the second one that I bought!
>
> Which of the units did you get for £164? I assume it was the
> CoolFlow 7000?
> That's not a bad unit but not very meaty ... I got a CoolFlow
> 9000 that was
> priced up with the 7000 price sticker and no-one noticed and I find
that
> where the similarly rated 9000BTU split unit will make our 26'x12'
living
> room almost chilly on a hotish day then the 9000BTU single unit will
only
> manage to do the same in Edwards room (about 13' x 12'). Thing is ...
at
> £164 I see them as being only twice the price of a decent fan and all
that
> does is move warm air around ... at least these do reduce the
temperature!
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 17 June 2001 14:53
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Keeping Homebase in business....
> >
> >
> > Well, I've just got back from a scavenging expedition to my two
local
> > stores, I managed to bag an X10 mini-timer for £9.99, five X10
> modules (4
> > lamp, 1 appliance) for the ridiculous price of £7.49 each, and
> a portable
> > air-con unit for £164. - I have now cleared both of my local
> > stores out of
> > X10 modules! (although they do still have some of the kits
available...)
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Paul G
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "John McManus" <john.mcmanus@xxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Keeping Homebase in business....
> > >Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:11:11 +0100
> > >
> > >Your posting cost me money...
> > >
> > >I had been thinking of air con for a while... My local
Homebase had a
> > >9000BTU split unit with £400 off.  How could I resist such a
> > bargain?  Just
> > >need to get it fitted now!
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >John (likely to be sweating getting the unit fitted, but
hoping
> > to be cool
> > >afterwards)
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
> > >To: "Ukha_D@xxxxxxx" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 9:02 PM
> > >Subject: [ukha_d] Keeping Homebase in business....
> > >
> > >
> > > > Okay folks (mostly the Scottish contingent)
> > > >
> > > > We have raided all of the Homebase stores in the area,
and found the
> > > > following:
> > > >
> > > > Timer kit: MIni Timer, Lamp module, Appliance Module
> > > > RC kit: TM12 Receiver, Hand Held Remote, Lamp Module
> > > > PC kit: Software, CM12 Transceiver, Lamp module,
Appliance Module
> > > >
> > > > Wishaw:    Four Timer Kits, Three Mini timers (kit is
still
> in secure
> > >area,
> > > > not on shelves)
> > > >
> > > > Hamilton:  Nowt, Zero, Nothing!
> > > >
> > > > East Kilbride:  Three Timer Kits
> > > >
> > > > Pollokshaws:   Everything! Three PC Kits, Four RC Kits,
Four
> > Mini Timer
> > > > Kits, Three Mini Timers
> > > >
> > > > Milngavie:   Some RC Kits, *lots* of Mini Timer Kits,
Five
> or six lamp
> > > > modules
> > > >
> > > > Oh, and Milngavie also had an 8500BTU Portable Air Con
> unit, which is
> > >now
> > > > cooling myself and Jenni nicely, reduced to £120 :)
> > > >
> > > > I *seriously* suggest a quick trip to yer local
Homebase.
> > > >
> > > > The most chatty staff member we spoke to said the new
> > management of the
> > > > group seemed intent on ditching any line that involved
large
> > value slow
> > > > moving items, in favour of "stack em high, sell em
cheap"
> > > >
> > > > And if they want to sell that high ticket stuff off
cheap to
> > get rid of
> > >it,
> > > > it would be a shame not to help them out....
> > > >
> > > > Ian "14 degrees" Lowe
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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