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As I served my time as a chippy, it was drummed into me by my tutors when you want to buy something, choose very wisely. I would buy branded and trusted tools , when others were buying cheaper tools and more often. I still have tools today I purchased when serving my time, for instance a TYZACK tennon saw which cost me £8 27 yrs ago is still as shiny and sharp as it was the day I got it, I have of course treated it with respect and know how to sharpen/oil it. In 22 years of self employed tiling, I only ever bought and charged for BAL & ARDEX materials being of the opinion they are the best. Many and many a time I have come across folks here who don't question the quality of the materials they supply but only have interest in how much it costs,and how much can they save, in my experience the customer will bow to your knowledge if you tell them the adhesives and grouts are the best you can buy, after all they deserve the best dont they, sometimes skimping on the cost of materials can have bad consequences and give you a bad name.Just to sum up, John Ruskin put it into words........Gaz

THE LOWEST BIDDER
It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the job it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot - it can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and, if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.
JOHN RUSKIN, Author-Economist (Feb. 8, 1819 - Jan. 20, 1900)
 
Then they go and buy naff tile's from wick's:grin:
 
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well written gaz

you cant argue with the laws of economics, well you can on a forum lol

pay cheap, pay twice, thats my motto.

and my other motto is, quote del trotter, 'he who sticks his nose in a bee hive, will get more than just a nostral full of honey' think about it fr a second lol

ed
 
Got to agree Gaz, I always buy the best that I can afford, and sometimes more than I can afford (Rubi DW250n!).

Always worth it in the end though.

Grumps
 
Dulux emulsion £30 1 coat to cover

cheapo £10 3 coats to cover
3 times the labour ...false economy at its best.....Gaz
 
there always an exceptions to the law...wait for it

the plasplugs master tiler £79-00 'there is no substitute lol'
 

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