Non-motoring > I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Falkirk Bairn	Replies: 34

Wed 22 Aug 12 11:04   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Falkirk Bairn

Over the next month I will be buying a few items - say £500 worth. New PAYG phone £80-£100 with more computing power than went to the moon 40 years ago - all singing and dancing - tremendous value and capable of much more than I want /need but it has to look OK and not look like an old hand-me-down old tech phone. New suit (put on weight!) say M&S - about £100-£120 should buy one of reasonable quality - wool mixture. Car Insurance £200 fully Comp - seems good value for £20K+ car. New car due next month, paid for with matured savings plan - It was my Jaguar retirement car envisaged in the 1980s when I took it out. Not enough for a Jag but still. I need to but new car mats and a boot tray..............low tech, bits of material / rubber and nigh on £200..............this does not seem value.............any suggestions ? Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 11:40   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - rtj70

The mats and boot tray sound overpriced. If this is a new car, why isn't the dealer giving them for free? Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 11:45   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Falkirk Bairn

>> The mats and boot tray sound overpriced. If this is a new car, why isn't >> the dealer giving them for free? >> It's brand new but not through a franchised outlet! Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 11:49   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - rtj70

When I got my car last October, the lease company supplied mats with their name on them. They are of poor quality. The VW dealer said there was a set of mats in the boot - they said they always provided VW mats but the lease company insist the car is provided with their mats. I got the boot liner because they messed up the order. It wasn't expensive anyway. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 12:01   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Focusless

FB - spending that amount it might be worth checking to see what you can get back using cashback sites eg. Quidco. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 18:53   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Dave_

>> they said they always provided VW mats but the lease company insist the car is provided with their mats When I deliver lease cars I put the mats the other way around: manufacturers' mats fitted in the car, lease co mats in the boot :) Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 22:03   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - rtj70

My local VW dealer implied that was not what this lease company want. And they supply thousands of cars each year for them so I'm guessing they don't want to rock the boat. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 12:08   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Alanovich

So you're buying from not-a-main-dealer and want the buying-from-a-main-dealer perks, like 'free' mats? At the dealer, they're built in to the price you pay, at a not-dealer, they aren't. So you have to pay for them. Or am I missing something? Reply to this message | Report message       1

Wed 22 Aug 12 12:13   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - devonite

Or am I missing something? Yes! its a brand new car and he wants Mats???? www.bjkingwood.cn/english/product-1.asp Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 12:31   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Falkirk Bairn

>> So you're buying from not-a-main-dealer and want the buying-from-a-main-dealer perks, >>like 'free' mats? At the dealer, they're built in to the price you pay, at a not-dealer, they >>aren't. I am not expecting them for free.............just complaining of the "poor value" compared with buying other "£100 items" in the "High St". Manufacturer car mats at say £100 - some shops will carpet a bedroom for less! Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 12:34   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Alanovich

Ah, I see. I've bought tailored car mats off eBay before for pretty reasonable prices. Might be worth searching there for your specific model. BTW, what is it that you are buying, if not a Jag? Surprised no-one has asked. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 12:35   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Focusless

>> Surprised no-one has asked. Just beat me to it :) Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 13:09   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Falkirk Bairn

>> BTW, what is it that you are buying, if not a Jag? Surprised no-one has >> asked. >> 1980s retiral dream = Jag 2012 Practical Reality = Honda CRV EX 2.0 petrol Auto Scottish winter / live on hill = 4wd Low Mileage = petrol Mobility = Auto Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 12:36   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - CGNorwich

Wouldn't pay £200 for manufacturer's mats - These people do a good range. www.yourcarparts.co.uk/ Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 13:12   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - WillDeBeest

£120 for a suit? Is Oxfam having a sale? Reply to this message | Report message       1

Wed 22 Aug 12 13:24   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Falkirk Bairn

>> £120 for a suit? Is Oxfam having a sale? >> Marks & Spencer - everyday work suit - might be worn 1 or 2 x per year No point is spending £300 for a suit that will be worn so infrequently / might never be worn Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 23 Aug 12 06:45   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - L'escargot

>> Marks & Spencer - everyday work suit - might be worn 1 or 2 x >> per year >> >> No point is spending £300 for a suit that will be worn so infrequently / >> might never be worn >> You're clearly not "a man of distinction, a real big spender"! ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 13:28   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Dog

A couple of suggestions for thee: www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-Android-Vodafone-Pre-Pay/dp/B0064LQIDM/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1345637874&sr=8-15 www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=ford+car+mats&_sacat=0&_odkw=car+mats&_osacat=0 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 13:31   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - NortonES2

I take it the CRV is a 2012 new version? These might fit: tinyurl.com/bp9spof even though they are for the 2006-2012 models. At £57 they seem a bit of a deal. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 18:57   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Dave_

Halfords have plenty of mats for 20 quid or so: upthear.se/halfords Last edited by: Dave_TDCi on Wed 22 Aug 12 at 18:58 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Aug 12 21:14   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - VxFan

Talking of mats, I think this offer is still on www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=9071&m=239465 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 23 Aug 12 07:00   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - L'escargot

>> New suit (put on weight!) say M&S - about £100-£120 should buy one of reasonable >> quality - wool mixture. Top tips for when measuring for a suit. tinyurl.com/blhqqw4 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 23 Aug 12 07:30   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - WillDeBeest

Won't work on M&S Mobile; needs a bigger screen. Hope that's not a comment on FB's increased girth. }:---) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 23 Aug 12 12:41   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - BobbyG

Asda do suits for £20 or so for infrequent usage [ducks for cover from Humph] Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 24 Aug 12 11:19   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - tyro

I got mats for my Berlingo from this gent who sells on ebay. tinyurl.com/963kfwk or, if you like, from his own website: www.boot-liner.com/ I didn't get a boot liner, so can't comment on his boot liners. The mats for the front are very good - the mats for the back are acceptable. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 24 Aug 12 22:32   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Dave_

>> Asda do suits for £20 or so for infrequent usage Sentencing? Reply to this message | Report message       1

Fri 24 Aug 12 23:48   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - rtj70

Tesco does very cheap suits too. I spotted the sign at self checkout yesterday. M&S have 20% off offer on suits at the moment. A better prospect. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 25 Aug 12 09:50   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Runfer D'Hills

I give up. Think I'll change my sign on name to Canute. :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 25 Aug 12 11:12   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Roger.

ASDA suits !!!!! tinyurl.com/8ksx2on Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 25 Aug 12 11:26   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Runfer D'Hills

Can't help doing the sums and being rather shocked at how little the people who made them must have been paid. ( or indeed how little the people might have been...) Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 25 Aug 12 11:27   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - R.P.

I bought a pair of trousers from Sainsbury a few years ago - I'd only taken one suit for a three day business trip. I was hideously afraid of being caught short (so to speak) - it was cheap but reassuringly crappily made as well. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 25 Aug 12 11:28   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Clk Sec

Demob suit need replacing, Roger? Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 25 Aug 12 11:36   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Runfer D'Hills

Ok some facts. An item retailing at £4. Take the 20% VAT off. Divide what's left by at least 2.5 to get to what the retailer has paid for the item. Take off a few points for shipping half way round the world, some more for import duty, more again for the wholesale margin, some more for factory margin, the cost of the raw materials... Not a lot left is there? Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 25 Aug 12 13:58   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Roger.

No demob suit for me! I'm not THAT old! But I might need a suit for my nephew's wedding in January, as I'm now much too fat for my trusty old, little used, M. & S. one! Oh- and some black leather shoes too, as I don't possess any now. It's living in Spain for nearly 11 years - no need for suits or formal shoes. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 25 Aug 12 14:02   I will be spending £500 or £600 on a few items - Runfer D'Hills

Now that sounds like a challenge worth rising to Roger. You could decide that by January your old, little used suit will be a perfect fit... :-) Reply to this message | Report message