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Had to buy some primer for a sand cement rendered wall prior to tiling, usually I buy things like these off the internet... do my research, try and get the best price etc. etc. but I was in a hurry.
I kind of got the impression that BAL products were half decent and I could purchase these products from my local topps tiles, so off I pop and wait in turn at the counter, told the mild mannered assistant what I required and he promptly produces a small container of "BAL SBR". Having read the reverse I questioned whether this was correct for what I required as it seemed like (amongst other things) primarily an admixture.
The aforementioned assistant re-assured me it was then told me the price... £14.99 :yikes:, as I needed this in a hurry I felt I had no choice so said I'll take it.
Whilst waiting for my receipt I noticed a small bottle of "BAL Primer" and asked if I could take a look, reluctantly he handed one over, I promptly asked why this wouldn't suffice, he said it wasn't as good as the SBR and it wasn't suitable for dusty walls even though it says on the bloody front of it "Stabilises dusty tiling substrates". I asked the assistant to humour me and tell me how much it was to which his reply was "err umm arrr about £11.00", I replied "I'll umm err arr take that instead of the one he suggested" and when he gave me the receipt it was £9.99:furious3::furious3::furious3:
I'm sure there is a moral to this story and it re-affirms my hatred of these big shed type places, their rubbish advice, and rip off mentality.
Vent over.
I kind of got the impression that BAL products were half decent and I could purchase these products from my local topps tiles, so off I pop and wait in turn at the counter, told the mild mannered assistant what I required and he promptly produces a small container of "BAL SBR". Having read the reverse I questioned whether this was correct for what I required as it seemed like (amongst other things) primarily an admixture.
The aforementioned assistant re-assured me it was then told me the price... £14.99 :yikes:, as I needed this in a hurry I felt I had no choice so said I'll take it.
Whilst waiting for my receipt I noticed a small bottle of "BAL Primer" and asked if I could take a look, reluctantly he handed one over, I promptly asked why this wouldn't suffice, he said it wasn't as good as the SBR and it wasn't suitable for dusty walls even though it says on the bloody front of it "Stabilises dusty tiling substrates". I asked the assistant to humour me and tell me how much it was to which his reply was "err umm arrr about £11.00", I replied "I'll umm err arr take that instead of the one he suggested" and when he gave me the receipt it was £9.99:furious3::furious3::furious3:
I'm sure there is a moral to this story and it re-affirms my hatred of these big shed type places, their rubbish advice, and rip off mentality.
Vent over.
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