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Thread Author: Dog	Replies: 76

New Fri 21 Dec 12 22:18   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

I need a new 6v lantern torch battery for when I take the dawg out at night so I can differentiate (big word for me!) between the brown leaves and his doings. £6.49 in Homebase. £3.25 in Wilkinsons for exactly the same Eveready PJ996 battery. Blimmin crooks! Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 22:34   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - CGNorwich

They can't win on here. Shops charges different price = crooks Shops charge same prices = cartel = crooks ;-) Last edited by: CGNorwich on Fri 21 Dec 12 at 22:36 Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 22:45   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - R.P.

Get a headtorch - you are then hands free so to speak ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 23:01   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - henry k

>> Get a headtorch - you are then hands free so to speak ! >> A 9 LED one is for sale in the 99P shop but you do need to buy batteries. It even has a hinge so you can keep your nose away from the action :-( Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 09:59   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - madf

>> Get a headtorch - you are then hands free so to speak ! >> +1 I bought one two ? years ago after recommendations here: it is great. (for car diy, house diy and running in the dark) Since then the technology has improved.. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 10:39   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

>>Since then the technology has improved..<< Good price too - this one is reduced from £3.29 AND you get 249 loyalty points wivvit. www.torchdirect.co.uk/silva/silva-sprint-plus-head-torch.html :} Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 22:46   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

:-D Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 23:03   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

>> They can't win on here. >> >> >> Shops charges different price = crooks >> >> Shops charge same prices = cartel = crooks >> >> ;-) Not quite, Shops charge same HIGH price = cartel = crooks Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 23:15   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - CGNorwich

High can only be relative. If they all charge the same price it can't be said to be high or low can it? Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 23:28   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

Yes it can when, for example all petrol Stations round Watford and St Albans are selling petrol 4-5 pence a litre cheaper than anywhere else in london. High is not relative if its artificially high. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 22:57   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - henry k

>>I need a new 6v lantern torch battery for when I take the dawg out at night I had one of those but it had an adaptor that took four U2 batteries. It is somewhere in the back of a cupboard. I now use a mains rechargeable LED job as found in Lidl etc. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 23:05   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Yup! - I suppose I'll have to FF to the 21st century and get myself a rechargeable LED jobbie. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 23:23   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - bathtub tom

Is this a wind-uo? tinyurl.com/botfwqq Keep your hands warm when picking up those lumps! Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 21 Dec 12 23:36   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - henry k

tinyurl.com/botfwqq Also available on some days in Aldi/Lidl www.robertdyas.co.uk/P~150737~Robert-Dyas-24-LED-Main-Light-With-3-LED-Torch A cheap starter. I bought one from Lidl a few years ago. Available from various outlets at various prices. Non rechargeable but as three LEDs on the end ( not shown in the photo ) The 60 LED inspection type torch I have is very good with a strong beam but it is carried Olympic torch style which may not be so comfortable for long walkies. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 00:04   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - VxFan

>> £6.49 in Homebase. >> >> £3.25 in Wilkinsons for exactly the same Eveready PJ996 battery. Free from a workmans roadside light ;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 07:08   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Cheers henry & bathtub - I'll check them out later (if we're not washed away!) >>Free from a workmans roadside light ;)<< Reminds me of when I was a scalliwag and they used to use paraffin lamps :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 11:04   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Fullchat

£2.47 here: tinyurl.com/cb3s2ya They were £1.50 odd last time I bought some. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 11:29   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Amazing how Homebase can 'charge' £4 more - that's the good thing about being on-line & a moneysavingexspurt Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 12:00   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Bromptonaut

Any risk of confusion between differently priced alkaline and zinc carbon versions? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 13:47   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Interestingly enough, the Panasonic PJ996 jobbies that I usually use are Zinc-Chloride/Carbon The Eveready ones are Mercury-Cadmium And the expensive Duracell ones are Alkaline :} Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 14:51   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Fursty Ferret

www.tesco.com/direct/3w-cree-led-aluminium-torch/577-7229.prd That'll chuck out more light for longer than your 6V lantern. Though I've started using one of these with a head-torch attachment for walking the dog at night and running: www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/lighting/bike-lights/rechargeable-lights/hope-vision-r4-front-led-light-2013.html Worth every penny. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 15:06   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE QUID FOR A RUDDY BIKE TORCH? quick pass the port. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 15:51   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

>>That'll chuck out more light for longer than your 6V lantern<< My lantern isn't actually a lantern, it's a lantern torch like this one: goo.gl/oFxg4 (ebay) I wonder if that Cree LED jobbie is available in-store (I'll ask the missus) I remember about say 11 years ago when we lived at Warleggan high up on Bodmin Moor. I thought I'd be clever and buy one of these ere 1000,000 candle power rechargeable lantern torches. Orf I go one winters night, up onto the moor, absolutely pitch black and quite impressed how this torch turned night into day. Blimmin thing conked out after just 20 minutes and I had to literally feel my way back down again. :-)) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 22 Dec 12 16:17   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Bigtee

Yer right is this for the dogging lanes. :-) Draper do the 9v lantern with battery there quite cheap. Use LED at work a right powerfull beam. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 23 Dec 12 13:35   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Ambo

Did you try any other suppliers? Duracel AA batteries were £0.44 each in B&Q this morning (admittedly an 18-pack), against £1.07 in our local newsagent (4-pack). None of the hoped-for last minute rush in B&Q by the way. It is huge and there were only a few customers mid-morning. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 23 Dec 12 13:50   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Fullchat

Can't say the same for Morrisons. Each checkout had a queue across the width of the shop - manic! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 23 Dec 12 15:04   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

B & Q have this one listed on their site for a shade under sick squid: www.diy.com/nav/fix/electrical/batteries-chargers/batteries/Diall-4R25-6V-Heavy-Duty-Battery-12448644?skuId=12969350 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 23 Dec 12 17:09   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - madf

HomeBargains and B&M are much cheaper... B&Q are only for use as a price comparison website...Licensed theft. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 23 Dec 12 17:18   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

HomeBargains do house coal at £6 per 20kg :) There aren't any HomeBargain stores in Cornwall :( Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 23 Dec 12 19:30   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Roger.

We have a B & Q and a Wickes staring at each other across the street. Wickes IS cheaper, but B & Q's staffing level is much, much, higher and the staff members are always helpful. I guess HR costs account for B & Q's eye watering prices on some things: screws, nails and so on are particularly horrendously expensive there. We have a traditional ironmonger in town where one can buy a few screws/nails and so on as one wants, but it means parking and paying a minimum of 60p so to do. thus cancelling out the savings on small amounts. Last edited by: Roger on Sun 23 Dec 12 at 19:30 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 23 Dec 12 19:42   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - bathtub tom

I used to like Wickes until Homebase bought it out. We've got them within a hundred yards of each other. It's not worth checking their prices now, they seem to match. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 29 Dec 12 20:25   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Stuartli

Nobody heard of Poundland...? Kodak, Panasonic and Sony amongst big name battery packs at a bargain price of ? each..... :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 29 Dec 12 21:23   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

I doubt if they'll do a 6v lantern (type) battery for £1 (I'll get the missus to check em out) If they do do, my gast will be well & truly flabbered! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 00:01   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - VxFan

>> I doubt if they'll do a 6v lantern (type) battery for £1 You can get a lattern battery adapter that takes 4 D cells. Basically a hollow shell that you fit 4 D cells into. Don't know how much 4 D cells will cost you from £land though. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 09:05   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

>>You can get a lattern battery adapter that takes 4 D cells. Basically a hollow shell that you fit 4 D cells into<< Then presumably one can buy rechargeable D cells. It's about time I bought a charger and some rechargeable batteries anyway, I have a battery operated beard trimmer that seems to eat AAA's, and the Mrs has got coloured LED's draped all around the spiral staircase, white LED's hanging from the beams, flickering LED candles, flickering LED little Xmas trees (I like them) but the AA batts only last a few days before an energy crisis takes over. If we moved Christmas to say July or August, we could have a barbie on the beach + a few tinnies, then all the twinklies could be powered by that big red thing in the sky. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 09:33   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Duncan

>> If we moved Christmas to say July or August, we could have a barbie on >> the beach + a few tinnies, then all the twinklies could be powered by that >> big red thing in the sky. >> And the shops wouldn't be so crowded! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 09:39   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

> >> If we moved Christmas to say July or August, we could have a barbie on >> the beach + a few tinnies, then all the twinklies could be powered by that >> big red thing in the sky. Based on this years July, the barbie would be extinguished by the rain, and the twinklies would be very dim. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 10:21   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Beats me why we all stay in this country, I check the wev daily in Cyprus/Spain/Canaries/Brisbane and it's usually sun, sun, sun, where as here it's usually :( :( :( Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 11:57   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - corax

>> I have a >> battery operated beard trimmer that seems to eat AAA's, I've got one of these Dog tinyurl.com/aw6vp4n Does a good job for the price, had it for a few years. Last edited by: corax on Sun 30 Dec 12 at 11:57 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 12:58   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Asda has this one in their sale corax: goo.gl/O9POH Can't go wrong for £20 really. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 13:05   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - R.P.

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261144886735&clk_rvr_id=432786391454 Or even less wrong on E-Bay - £10.99 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 13:06   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Ere!!! - I've seen it all now: www.amazon.co.uk/GoateeSaver-The-Goatee-Shaving-Template/dp/B001F2B3P8/ref=pd_sim_d_4/280-0465795-2727419 :-D Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 13:28   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - corax

>> Ere!!! - I've seen it all now: Reminds me of this tinyurl.com/a2ffzlz :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 13:30   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - R.P.

Very interesting review if the goatee thing...:-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 13:33   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - sherlock47

www.goateesaver.com/index.php?main_page=index but just be careful that the missus does not borrow it:) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 13:37   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

I've given you a red face for that pmh, because it made me LOL! :-)) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 31 Dec 12 00:54   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - VxFan

>> Then presumably one can buy rechargeable D cells. You could, but your torch would be dimmer as rechargables are only 1¼ volts but alkalines are 1½ volts. i.e. original battery = 6 volts. 4 x rechargables = 5 volts. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 31 Dec 12 08:44   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Okey dokey - it'll be Spring soon anyway. :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 29 Dec 12 21:46   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

>> Nobody heard of Poundland...? Kodak, Panasonic and Sony amongst big name battery packs at a >> bargain price of ? each..... :-) Klodak, Planasonlic and Solny more likely. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 29 Dec 12 23:05   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - bathtub tom

Have you ever tried them? Poundland's my choice of battery supplier. I don't require many, very often. I'm sure I could get them cheaper if I bought loads, in bulk, but for the occasional pack of AAs and AAAs they suit me. I only get alkaline and haven't noticed any difference between whatever brand they're currently selling and the top brand name at several times the price. One of my colleagues used to swear by packs of 27 AA from The Works (probably zinc chloride), but had a much larger turnover than me. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 29 Dec 12 23:10   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

we dont have "poundlands" in surrey, it would cost me more then three quid in parking and fuel to get to one. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 29 Dec 12 23:24   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Manatee

>> we dont have "poundlands" in surrey Guinealands? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 06:06   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Roger.

>> >> we dont have "poundlands" in surrey >> >> Guinealands? Racist! ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 06:39   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Clk Sec

>>we dont have "poundlands" in surrey, Oh Yes You Do... I hadn't set foot in a Poundland shop myself until last week, when I bought six LR6 alkaline batteries for a mere 99p. They seem to have a lot of well known goodies at bargain prices. Last edited by: Clk Sec on Sun 30 Dec 12 at 06:40 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 06:44   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Pat

One tip for anyone buying food products at Poundland, B&M and suchlike is to check the sell by dates. All of our short dated stock, refused by the big names, go to these outlets. Some dates are very short too! Pat Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 30 Dec 12 09:15   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - smokie

Also some pack sizes are smaller... but there are bargains to be had Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 09:16   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Slidingpillar

Sell by dates can get you a bargain. Depends what it is but quite a lot of things are better when they get older, ie blue cheese. Just don't be tempted to buy shellfish! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 10:56   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

>> I hadn't set foot in a Poundland shop myself until last week, when I bought >> six LR6 alkaline batteries for a mere 99p. >> >> They seem to have a lot of well known goodies at bargain prices. But have you seen the class of people you have to rub shoulders with in there..........Its worse than Aldi. ; Last edited by: Webmaster on Sun 30 Dec 12 at 18:35 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 11:04   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Duncan

I suppose the ultimate would be an Aldi on one side, Wetherspoons in the middle and Poundland on the other side! Oh bliss! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 11:10   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

>> I suppose the ultimate would be an Aldi on one side, Wetherspoons in the middle >> and Poundland on the other side! >> >> Oh bliss! I'll get them to turn the old Walton social club into a poundland for you, and you will have nirvana. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 11:17   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Runfer D'Hills

I have a theory about supermarkets. Very simple, if it's one where you have to put a coin in the trolley the other customers will smell and some of them will be wearing football jerseys. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 11:24   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Clk Sec

Coin in trolley - what's that about? Ah, must be a new type of savings account. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 12:34   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - sherlock47

>> Coin in trolley - what's that about? >> Just a means of prequalifying the customer. At least the customer knows that he should have to pay:) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 12:49   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - R.P.

Makes you think that Humph. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 12:23   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Clk Sec

>>Aldi. ; That's another store that I've yet to visit. Actually, I wouldn't mind buying one of the smart chargers that are mentioned on C4P from time to time. Trouble is, the nearest store is about 10 miles away and they don't seem to list their 'phone numbers online, so no way of checking that they have them in stock. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 14:32   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Stuartli

>> But have you seen the class of people you have to rub shoulders with in there..........Its worse than Aldi. >> Try an open mind...:-) tinyurl.com/7bhzjvn tinyurl.com/a7kba54 As for Aldi and Lidl, they offer equally modern, well stock and keenly priced products stores in my area and where the car parks are full of Peugeots, Citroens, VWs along with Mercedes, BMWs and Audis...:-) :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 14:49   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

I park in Aldi car park, dont shop there tho. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 18:58   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - CGNorwich

Our local Aldi was built on land once partly used as a bowling green and owned by a pub. The pub is still there and shares the car park with Aldi. At least it did until the pub was taken over and Aldi decided to open until 9 p.m. and parking wars broke out. Now two thirds of the the spaces are outlined in white, belong to Aldi and are managed by their parking company and the other third are outlined in blue and managed by the pub's parking company. There are large ALDI notices warning of the perils of parking in the blue zone. The pub manager regularly emerges with a camera to take pictures of shoppers returning with ALDi carrier bags to cars parked in his spaces. All good fun Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 19:10   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

>> Now two thirds of the the spaces are outlined in white, belong to Aldi >> and are managed by their parking company and the other third are outlined in blue >> and managed by the pub's parking company. There are large ALDI notices warning of the >> perils of parking in the blue zone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyOX4G7TmE0 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 19:35   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - CGNorwich

They should play that on the pub TV. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 18:00   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Dog

Way back in the late early 60's, my ole mum used to buy some tinned food from market stalls. Quite often there would be torn labels and dents in the tins, plus of course no use by / sell by date then. I'm still here though and would gladly buy food items from Poundland that were near their use by date. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 18:36   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Old Navy

I use my eyes, nose, and sense of taste, along with a little common sense as a use by date calculator. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 18:37   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Zero

through an unopened tin? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 18:48   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Old Navy

>> through an unopened tin? >> I don't think canned food is much of a problem, I have just checked a few cans in her kitchen and the shortest use by is the end of 2014. I can remember seeing ships being stored with WW2 vintage canned food in the 60s and 70s. In those days the cans had manufacture dates. Do you remember the problem with tinned Typhoid in the 60s, (Argentinian corned beef) ? Use by dates would not have helped then. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 30 Dec 12 19:30   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Stuartli

>> >> through an unopened tin? >> >> >> I don't think canned food is much of a problem, I have just checked... >> The only cans that normally have a shorter Best By lifespan are those with a ring pull...:-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 31 Dec 12 05:00   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Pat

One of our customers rejects catering tins of Tuna if the use by date is less than seven years ahead. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 29 Dec 12 23:44   Price of torch battery in Homebase & Wilkinsons - Stuartli

>> >>Klodak, Planasonlic and Solny more likely. >> You are way, way off the mark...:-) Genuine. Been buying them there (and also at another well known discount stores company, B and M) for a number of years. Do you seriously think that such top brand manufacturers would allow the sales if they were not genuine? www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/batteries/ Poundland also sells other top brand names such as Imperial Leather, Dove, Wilkinson, Gillette, Knight's Castile etc for approximately 60 per cent of the prices charged by Tesco, Morrisons etc. www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/ Last edited by: Stuartli on Sat 29 Dec 12 at 23:46 Reply to this message | Report message