Cement

[addz307]

Hi there does anyone know where I can bags of cement cheaper than £4.25 a bag any ideas would be great.

 

thanks Adam 

[Mr Punter]

Google found http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quinn-Cement-25kg-bag-039-s-cheap-cheap-cheap-/141014716502 at £2.99

[Alexphd1]

i remember somebody somewhere saying stay clear of quinn cement but cant remember where.

[PeterW]

Wickes - register as trade (10% off) then your £4.25 becomes £3.83 at the weekend or £3.61 on a Monday in store ...

[addz307]

I heard that before about Quinn but in regards to wickes, I wish I could register as trade but not got a company unless there's a way round it cheers

[PeterW]

Create one ... use Word or Publisher to create a business card and comp slip, print it out and then take a photo of it ...

 

B.Odgett & Sons.... General Builders...

[addz307]

lol I thought of that weren't sure if that would work and if they needed to see company tax stuff

[Barney12]

4 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Create one ... use Word or Publisher to create a business card and comp slip, print it out and then take a photo of it ...

 

B.Odgett & Sons.... General Builders...

 

Must be related to my window supplier....."B.Odgett & Leggit"

 

[addz307]

Lol

[PeterW]

11 minutes ago, Barney12 said:

 

Must be related to my window supplier....."B.Odgett & Leggit"

 

 

I sold him his frozen bubbles for his spirit level .... 

[addz307]

So do you 

26 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Create one ... use Word or Publisher to create a business card and comp slip, print it out and then take a photo of it ...

 

B.Odgett & Sons.... General Builders...

Do you think it would work at other trade places 

[Barney12]

11 minutes ago, PeterW said:

 

I sold him his frozen bubbles for his spirit level .... 

 

Yes and his cousin "Scarper"  

[Barney12]

2 minutes ago, addz307 said:

So do you 

Do you think it would work at other trade places 

 

A handfull of invoices from a few trade suppliers normally does the trick. As a self builder that's normally not that hard to find. 

When I wanted a trade card for a tile merchant I just showed a pile of Jewsons pink invoices and they said "OK fine".

[PeterW]

8 minutes ago, Barney12 said:

 

Yes and his cousin "Scarper"  

 

Nah he bought the elastic tape measure ...

[PeterW]

7 minutes ago, Barney12 said:

 

A handfull of invoices from a few trade suppliers normally does the trick. As a self builder that's normally not that hard to find. 

When I wanted a trade card for a tile merchant I just showed a pile of Jewsons pink invoices and they said "OK fine".

 

So I set up my Howdens account with just a driving licence, my bank details and a hard hat ... rep walked onto site, joiner referred to me as "the boss" and I got my freebies and a £3k credit limit in less than 24 hours .....

[Vijay]

I got a wickes trade card just for being a selfbuilder

[addz307]

Ok wickes is properly the one I'd go for and I am a self builder not quite professional but you never know one day lol

[Bitpipe]

2 hours ago, PeterW said:

 

So I set up my Howdens account with just a driving licence, my bank details and a hard hat ... rep walked onto site, joiner referred to me as "the boss" and I got my freebies and a £3k credit limit in less than 24 hours .....

 

I didn't even have the hard hat..just looked a bit scruffy.

 

Only challenge is the small talk every time I went in 'How's business? Much on?' etc... always felt a bit of a fraud.