I went into Halfords yesterday as I needed a 12v stop/tail bulb for a service on a transit van i was doing, as usual theres allways something you need when your local motor factors is shut !!!
So I went in and picked up the bulb I needed but they come in a Pair for £2.49 I thought thats a bit steep but i needed them and I will put it on the customers bill anyway, when i see my cousin and he says he will get me his discount (i think its 15 or 20 %) then the manager see's him and shouts over sort him a traders card out so we go back to the counter fill in the necesary form and hey ive got a trade card !! But best of all the bulbs then only cost me 46P !!

How the Hell can they sell 2 bulbs for £2.49 to normal people like you lot
And I get charged 46 pence

 

how do we get one then.

 

Thats why they are called HALFRAUDS !!!!!!!!!

 

46 p instead of £2.49

Thats shocking!

 

I keep cheap wipers and bulbs under the counter for trade customers. Average joe thinks that 1.99 is cheap for a 380 stop/tail bulb, its only when some people realize that they're paying way over the odds you have to offer something else or you lose the business.
Even at 46p they've still made money on you! they cost about 7p each iirc!!

 

i want one

 

slowpoke

i knew you would lol.

 

Just make a business name up or use a mates business name and fill in the sheet they give you but make sure you tick business at the top !!

I got a small price list with the pack but not had a chance to compare prices yet but here are few to be going on with

Ford puma air filter £3.69
Peugeot 307 air filter £5.57
Focus oil filter £1.90
Vectra oil filter£1.19
Focus set of 4 spark plugs(ngk) £6.13

 

had one for while now but you dont get discount on everything

 

have to get one done then.

 

Shocking....im off tomorrow to get signed up ...

 

It mainly will come in handy when every were else local is shut fo myself !!

 

Kev is my new best friend

 

every time i try and use mine they tell me there aint no price difference

dont rate there parts anyway

 

dave, get one for me PMSL

 

yeh ok, thing is,you have to use my local store.

 

Matt whats this i hear that you left the handbrake off & the cossie rolled into a wall

 

noooo....Matt could not be that STUPID.

 

All I needed to get my trade card was a pay slip..... job done mucho discount

 

Where's Wally

 

Exactly the same as me, got over £20 off a battery for my car

And you get shit loads off tools, too.

 

i got one get £10 of mobil 1 motorsport oil

 

pmsl thats a new one

NOT true lol

Matt

 

thats good to hear then.

 

I got one, went in there to buy some socket rails, and they asked "are you in the trade?!" I said no, I'm an aircraft engineer up at the airport, and he said that'd do lol - just needed to show my airside pass. (Using tools for your profession seems to be what they are after). So got one that way, bargain

 

I've got one and i've lost count how much money i've saved!

When i joined the Vx owners club i got the Halfords trade card and a Vauxhall trade card all for £15

Billy Bargain!! Even if i don't renew my membership next year i've still got the trade cards, well worth the £15

 

Have mates that work there

We have one, makes buying stuff from there sensible as its really cheap with trade discount.

 

Have your little brother / Cousin work there

i got myself one yesterday, handy for sundays and bank holidays and you need stuff

 

If you dont renew your card will be stopped!

As said already, there are some big savings to be had with the cards though, batteries are probably one of the best things to be marked down (or up lol)

 

Martyn

You mean WHEN i get the Vx card

 

So how have you already saved money if you havent got it yet?

I beleive they are waiting on the next batch from Halfords

 

I've had the Halfords card since roughly 2 days after i joined, that turned up really quickly.

Its the Vx card i'm waiting on - although i don't really need it now

 

Everyone is waiting on the VX card

 

Me & my old chap have got one! Hardly ever used it though, got it when we bought shite loads of tools a couple of years back.

 

Worth it battery conditioner £23.99 trade £8.19

 

I don't find they are competitive with other trade outlets I use, but as you say most useful on a sunday with others closed!!
tabetha