Halfords Idiots

[Shaggy]

Hello I went in to get some paint mixed so I could get rid of a few little chips, not only was the guy an idiot, but im sure his a great person, I just put some on my van and the colours are not even close even though they sell the paint in the shop have all the codes, I mean I can accept it being alittle off, but about 10 shades off is stupid, should I go burn his house down or just take it back tomorrow saying its not even close or do you think they will just say thats just how it is?

 

[MMMC]

burn burn burn

 

[Shaggy]

I mean am I really asking to much, and I spent time talking to him about my van cause he seemed interested

 

[Justin & Muttley]

Take it back - the law is on your side...

Any item you buy must be 'fit for purpose' and this simply isn't! If they refuse threaten to contact your local Trading Standards Officer, if they still refuse then...

Burn, burn, burn!!!

 

[seabreeze2]

Dont forget that paint will fade over time, how old is yours? It may be a perfect match for that colour when it was brand new. I'd still burn them though... cant bloody stand Halfords :roll:

 

[pete nice]

Take the petrol flap in with you to get a match.

Then burn him!

 

[Scampi]

As in the vocals of RATM

"Burn, Burn yes your gonna burn" :wink:

 

[slammedkustom]

burn em all! :wink:

you might be better going to a proper paint supplier, they should be able to tint it to match

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Erm yeah go to a proper motor factors. The one who supplies us matched us an austrailian only colour. They basically have a machine that looks at the original paint and then works out how to mix it.
Try polishing your paint with farecla G10 to get it back to how it should look, might get a better match then.

Glad you didn't go down the "all halfords employees know nothing" rant though because you never know who has worked for them in the past :wink:

 

[Shaggy]

HAHAHA....some halfords people I have talked to seemed alright but this guys mind was somewhere else, i think his emo hair must of been out of place and he just felt life wasn't worth living anymore, so I guess mixxing paint wasn't on the top of his list of things to get right

The paint match should be perfect and I have got the sray cans from there and the blue hit spot on. But I think I will give them one more try and then pop to a proper paint supplier

 

[shane r]

My van is two tone. Both non-custom colours (VW pastel white and Ford Bermuda Blue). Got some touch up shakers from Halfords. Neither were even close.

I could have mixed a closer match with some house emulsion and and old tin of stain.

They also said they didn't sell timing guns and looked stunned when I told them it was a 'fairly normal item for a motor factor to supply'.

Good tools though.

 

[shane r]

My van is two tone. Both non-custom colours (VW pastel white and Ford Bermuda Blue). Got some touch up shakers from Halfords. Neither were even close.

I could have mixed a closer match with some house emulsion and and old tin of stain.

They also said they didn't sell timing guns and looked stunned when I told them it was a 'fairly normal item for a motor factor to supply'.

Good tools though.

 

[slammedkustom]

i recently had a currys "sales person" tell me they dont sell camcorder batterys.. i said "what about that whole rack of them then?"
it was infront of them but i couldnt see the one i needed... same shop told me new camcorders dont come with the batterys :roll:
fecking idiots :evil:

i think if a jobs worth doing then do it well, i cant stand the people who work at these places because its a job. have some self respect cos lifes too short to while away your days doing a job you have no interest in.
sorry for the off topic rant :wink:

 

[slammedkustom]

back on topic tho
when i ordered the paint for my bus i order 5 litres of vw apricot.
"vw dont make that colour" so i said yes they do its on the polo.
so they sent me beige, i sent it back
they sent me yellow, i sent it back
they sent me brown, i sent it back
they sent me pink, i sent it back
in the end i went down to the suppliers and tinted it up myself, its almost bang on to vw apricot, after i tinted it one of the shop lads said...
yourll love this...


that looks like vw apricot! :twisted: :evil: :twisted:
for fecks sake, im surrounded by idiots!

 

[Bus'Tup]

take the paint back, squirt it in his face, light a match and casually flick it at him...as he is running around screaming turn and say 'oh yeh..its starting to look the right colour now' then buy a magic tree and calmly leave.

:lol:

 

[gninnam]

Britain - Great init

 

[gninnam]

Britain - Great 'init :lol:

 

[currylager]

Some faces dont fit at halfords!, For instant top notch service you need:-
1. Saxo keyring
2.England T-shirt
3.Baseball cap
4Gold chains
5Bling rings on yer finger :lol:

 

[shane r]

Some faces dont fit at halfords!, For instant top notch service you need:-
1. Saxo keyring
2.England T-shirt
3.Baseball cap
4Gold chains
5Bling rings on yer finger :lol:

6 Freshly-cashed dole cheque

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Sounds like the sort I used to follow when they disspeared into the corners of the shop, and I'd just happen to have been carrying some handlebars for a customer at the time :lol: