The Framers Forum

If I can! I try to shop at independent retailers in my area, if possible with the ones that use my services, this paid off this week, my TV decided to die, I have had it a few years so assumed it was out of warranty, I phoned the shop I got it from Williams Electrical, they are a few doors down from my Woodseats shop, I told them of the problem I was having, the lady remembered me buying it, looked on their system and said... that came with our 5 year guarantee you have 3 months left on it, BUGGER ME! does this mean you will fix it for free?
No! Come and pick a new one, we will deliver it and pick up the old one.
So my old one is a 50" 3d HD, expensive at £1700, the replacement is a 55"4K smart TV, I put a couple of hundred in for the size up grade.

Best thing is the new one comes with a new 5 year guarantee!

I always fill up at the local garage, unless I'm a distance away.
My mother said I should go to Tescos as their petrol is cheaper.
I said Tescos don't come and tow you home when you conk out.


I suppose nowadays people buy a lot of stuff online. Me included. Especially small things. Just sit at the PC and more often than not the item comes the next day. In a rural area this saves a lot of time and general running about. So my custom might go to a company the other end of the country. But someone at that other end may equally do similar and buy something online from someone in my locality.

We all use the tinterweb for buying these days, I do try to shop local if I can though, there is a curry's just down from Williams, I know Curry's is cheaper, but the service from Williams is worth the extra, I had not even filled out the warranty card, they said, don't worry about it, we will sort it, try getting that from an online retailer or Curry's for that matter.