Be careful where you swear!
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I did actually, but I can't really blame them (although I did swear a lot at the manufacturer of the kit). I managed to bend one of the ends a little bit which stopped it going in properly, but it was really hot and my problem solving skills were not quite as keen as they usually are.
atregent wrote:
I did actually, but I can't really blame them
Oh yes you can, they often stock products that are cheap but virtually useless. Its been my experiance that anything other than a packet of nails from Bunnings will have to be replaced within about a year. My worst experiance with them was a cheap bbq given to me for xmas one year. Much like your shed it took hours and some modifications to assemble, never really got hot enough to cook a steak and eventually cost me $20 to take it to the tip. Then there was the garden fork that bent the first time I used my foot to push it into the garden bed, the hose with leaking fittings and the desk fan that burst into flames.
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atregent wrote:
I did actually, but I can't really blame them
Oh yes you can, they often stock products that are cheap but virtually useless. Its been my experiance that anything other than a packet of nails from Bunnings will have to be replaced within about a year. My worst experiance with them was a cheap bbq given to me for xmas one year. Much like your shed it took hours and some modifications to assemble, never really got hot enough to cook a steak and eventually cost me $20 to take it to the tip. Then there was the garden fork that bent the first time I used my foot to push it into the garden bed, the hose with leaking fittings and the desk fan that burst into flames.
Sounds like you've had a pretty good run at Bunnings! I have to admit, although they do stock some pretty crappy stuff, I've never really had an experience that made me swear never to go back. I'm renovating my house at the moment, and they're pretty convenient for paint, timber and most tools. My saws, nail guns and compressor and other tools have all served me well so far. Having said that, there's a lot to be said for going through specialist suppliers too, just not quite as convenient on a Sunday afternoon when you need a few bits and pieces.
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atregent wrote:
I did actually, but I can't really blame them
Oh yes you can, they often stock products that are cheap but virtually useless. Its been my experiance that anything other than a packet of nails from Bunnings will have to be replaced within about a year. My worst experiance with them was a cheap bbq given to me for xmas one year. Much like your shed it took hours and some modifications to assemble, never really got hot enough to cook a steak and eventually cost me $20 to take it to the tip. Then there was the garden fork that bent the first time I used my foot to push it into the garden bed, the hose with leaking fittings and the desk fan that burst into flames.
Josh Gray wrote:
the desk fan that burst into flames
So it was a heater as well? Some people are never happy!! ;P
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Sounds like you've had a pretty good run at Bunnings! I have to admit, although they do stock some pretty crappy stuff, I've never really had an experience that made me swear never to go back. I'm renovating my house at the moment, and they're pretty convenient for paint, timber and most tools. My saws, nail guns and compressor and other tools have all served me well so far. Having said that, there's a lot to be said for going through specialist suppliers too, just not quite as convenient on a Sunday afternoon when you need a few bits and pieces.
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atregent wrote:
convenient on a Sunday afternoon
I dont know where in Oz you are but at the big one in Ashfield, Sydney you can queue for half an hour just to get into the car park.
I'm in Melbourne, don't really have too many car park issues with my local bunnies. Of course, there's always some buffoon who has car park issues and spoils it for the rest of us... That is to say, some buffoon who has car park ettiquite deficiencies. I'm not saying you're a buffoon with car park issues!
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atregent wrote:
convenient on a Sunday afternoon
I dont know where in Oz you are but at the big one in Ashfield, Sydney you can queue for half an hour just to get into the car park.
I know what you mean, I was there last weekend buying a blowtorch (suspension bush change on the car needed more firepower!) and it took longer to get in the carpark than to actually drive there! My partner has accepted the fact that when we go to the hardware store now I buy more expensive tools, after we had argued over buying garden implements and she won, but the rubber forks and wafer thin garden gloves didn't last more than a few minutes...
I have no blog...
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Woman cited for swearing at her overflowing toilet [^] :wtf: :-D what's next? ... being blamed for contributing to Global Warming because we exhale CO2 :confused: Steve
well f*ck me.
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Woman cited for swearing at her overflowing toilet [^] :wtf: :-D what's next? ... being blamed for contributing to Global Warming because we exhale CO2 :confused: Steve
"Her next-door neighbor, a city police officer who was off-duty at the time, asked her to keep it down, police said. When she continued, the officer called police." Uh, I'd *so* love to have that neighbor X|
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Steve Mayfield wrote:
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Josh Gray wrote:
the desk fan that burst into flames
So it was a heater as well? Some people are never happy!! ;P
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Sounds like fan, heater, light, lighter, smoke alarm tester, smoke chamber, vaporizer, artificial tanning light, night-light, solar calculator activator, all-in-one device. If only software could have so many free "features". :laugh: [edit] and coffee warmer [/edit]
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