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    Ponderings about food shopping...

    Howard just brought back some strawberries from our local greengrocer - they are from Egypt. :-) £1.98 a punnet of around 15 strawberries. I wonder how much will end up in the Egyptian farmers' pocket, how much in the airlines' pocket, how much in the import duty office's pocket and how...
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    shop floor

    I dont usually ask for help in the pricing section but i would much appreciate your opinions on this job. Its a 50m2 shop floor Old tiles require removal, concrete underneath re tile (in 3 days, i think it may take 4) All adhesive and grout supplied 300x300 tiles Customer supplying skip for...
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    exterior shop front adhesive

    hi OK im tiling a shop front in a couple of weeks first exterior tiling i've done. the substrate is ply but in some places concrete. Im going to use a cement based flexible adhesive any advice on priming or anything else thanks also any tips on grout to use as very wide gap knocking on 10mm...
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    Looking for Winckelmans tile suppliers / shops

    Hi all, I am trying to find tile shops that sell Winckelman tiles. I need to get a quote on a "Harrington" design floor and one other I only have a photo of and am not sure what the design is called. I am located in Australia and need to organise all this over the internet and so far have had...
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    anyone shop at costco?

    I try to avoid the place as me and the misses end up buying loads of food as it appears to be good value (its not always the case though) Was in recently and they had some cracking deals on some of there clothing. I got myself a new fleece for work only cost £11 (regatta). They have...
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    Recommendation for tile type and supplier exterior shop front

    hi im quoting on a job this week for the guy in our local shop he wants the exterior of the shop tiling.I was looking for suggestions on the best type of tile to use and any tips on a quick drying adhesive and grout to use dont want the local kids ripping them off every night. Cheers Love...
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    Popped into a new tile shop today

    hello everyone, stuck my head into a tile shop thats just changed hands to see what they were all about. the bloke behind the counters got some sticky in that he says is "trade mapei", "its exactly the same stuff just in a crappy bag" (and half the price!). anyone ever used...
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    Limestone tiles - Any online shop recommendations?

    Hi, Can anyone recommend a supplier of Limra Limestone tiles 600x400?
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    How do you shop at Tradetiler ?

    Are you the type to buy as and when you need an item or are you the sort that will build a shopping list up and buy when the list is more substantial ? Just curious as I am the type to have an ongoing list. When I think of something I need I will add it to the online list and save it. This...
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    Some tile shops will sell anything.

    Started a bathroom today which i quoted last week, tiling the bath area only tiles to finish at end of bath finished with aluminium profiles, which i said i could provide for them..not neccesary said the customer as they had already bought them from the tile shop aswell as the adhesive. All...
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    I had a client call me today because the TILER, the PLUMBER & the SHOP refused help!

    Had a woman call me this Monday morning in some distress. She asked if we (365Drills) could come out to site and help her (We charge £200+ a day) because nobody on the project wanted to drill holes in her tiles. She said The shop where she bought the tiles said it was not their problem. The...
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    • find a tiler help shop tiler tilers directory today usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Help - Porcelain tile pourous and adhering dirt - tile shop not taking responsibility

    Hi I'm praying that someone will be able to offer some advice for us. We basically had 26 square meters of cream porcelain 60x60 tiles with pitted tiny holes to look like natural travertine, fitted in our kitchen dinner. We did ask the shop assistant about the after care because of the...
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    • help not porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles shop tile tile shop usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Phoneshop on E4

    has anybody else watched this comedy.... I find it not only funny but quite accurate aswell, Having worked for a well known mobile phone outlet as a manager i find that the characters are spot on (exception to this being the manager as this is in no way a true reflection of people in said post)...
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    Just like a sweet shop.

    I went to meet Roy from Dewalt at tea time... and we went into the Dewalt shop...:cheesy: I got the Dewalt hand held saw from Roy but not before coming away with the New Dewalt radio and another 18v lith-ion battery..:lol: The Radio is the new one with 2 x 240v ports and is able to charge...
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    Went shopping at Morrisons today and....

    heard tannoy announcement "would the owner of a white Ford Transit reg no blah blah please report to the customer information desk" eh? wtf?, who the hell's crashed into my van? was what I thought. I get to the desk and find out that someone is saying I've hit their car!! WHAT!! I then start to...
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    Pizza Shop

    had a call today, wanted a price over the phone for 40 mts wall and floor. That'll be the day. Turns out he has already ripped all the tiles up, (bet his shop looks good now) bought all the materials inc addy and grout and wants it starting as soon as poss. Another customer whose favourite word...
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    Took the wife shopping today.

    The wife decided we were going to Brighton today shopping :incazzato:And I'm not a great shopper walking around clothes shops :thumbsdown: We had some lunch in a pub and i said to her i would take her to the Fired Earth shop to look at the tiles i had been fitting during the week. So we are in...
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    WEDI made in workshop

    It is way to make product as WEDI board. You have to get this - BASF Group: Plastics - Styrodur: Styrodur® 2500 C and then put something like this broken link removed , inserting into the first coat Fiberglass mesh. It should work.
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    • backerboard job jobs shop tiling jobs tiling work usa wedi work
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Improvement to product. But should the price be higher? Retail Shops demand more..

    In an effort to improve our success rate with Retail (Plumbers merchants, tile outlets, builders merchants) we have revamped our best selling product the Bathroom Fitters Kit. The New kit now comes with THREE sections. 1) Diamond Core Drills for small fixtures and fittings at 6mm and 8mm 2)...
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    Shopping!!

    Went shopping today for my 14yo nephew, he wanted a game for his Xbox..he told me ages ago what he wanted but i couldn't remember when i got to the shop, the women behind the counter asked me to describe it? So i explained it's about a Black guy with an iron bar who goes around Knocking off...
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