RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) The Boss asked a nice lady who used a stockroom trolley to trundle it through the tills to the car. I watched on very impressed while the ladies lugged it into the car.Getting it to car would have tricky but possible. Fixing it to a timber shed wall while reaching over 2' of Buckingham was more than I cared to consider. Even if I had been able to get it over the layout to the wall, I didn't want to risk the consequences of me making a hash of the wall mountings. In my mind was a big crash in the middle of the night with the layout demolished and my locos and stock spread all over the floor. So I chickened out! Edited December 7, 2018 by t-b-g Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharris Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 The Boss asked a nice lady who used a stockroom trolley to trundle it through the tills to the car. I watched on very impressed while the ladies lugged it into the car. SWMBO bought me one for Christmas while I was at work. She asked for some help and a Polish lady from the stockroom carried it to the car. As mentioned earlier, it took both SWMBO and me to carry it from the car into the house. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) The main weight is from the glass doors and shelves. It should be* easier to fix the carcass to the wall before putting the shelves in and the fixing the doors on. (* "should be" but I haven't opened the box yet. That's going to be part of my Christmas fun.) Then you'd just have to be careful when adding the shelves and watch for early warning signs that your fixings were giving way... Edited December 7, 2018 by Harlequin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Scottish-Exile Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 She asked for some help and a Polish lady from the stockroom carried it to the car. They're a tough breed those Polish women Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Foden Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 Another exit would mean another member of staff, because unfortunately there are members of our society who are not above picking up an item and trying to leg it out of the store. And another member of staff means our £49 display case would cost £59. Whilst I understand and take your point, the other 'big players' seem to be able to offer customers an easy exit from the store when they haven't purchased, as do many other non grocery retailers. It may also be argued that most shoplifts are odd items, not shopping trolleys full of goods, and if one less honest person was to do such a thing, they'd do it concealed within a coat (for example) regardless of having a direct path to exit or not. I just feel that the benefits are outweighed by the inconvenience and feeling of imprisonment and awkwardness to potential customers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 Shoplifters usually go for items that are light and portable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Re a couple of the above postings I struggle with the concept of someone not buying anything - unfortunately due to a food allergy I can no longer buy them but no trip to Lidl went without buying a apple turnover or Danish pastry and now they have stocks of said allergy free food Way off topic but I am 110% certain their Chicken Breasts are the same as supplied to Waitrose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Foden Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) Re a couple of the above postings I struggle with the concept of someone not buying anything - unfortunately due to a food allergy I can no longer buy them but no trip to Lidl went without buying a apple turnover or Danish pastry and now they have stocks of said allergy free food Way off topic but I am 110% certain their Chicken Breasts are the same as supplied to Waitrose. This is going miles and miles off topic, for which I sincerely apologise for leading it that way, but why do you struggle with the concept of someone walking into a shop but not buying anything? Edited December 7, 2018 by Foden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) The main weight is from the glass doors and shelves. It should be* easier to fix the carcass to the wall before putting the shelves in and the fixing the doors on. (* "should be" but I haven't opened the box yet. That's going to be part of my Christmas fun.) Then you'd just have to be careful when adding the shelves and watch for early warning signs that your fixings were giving way... I start off by marking and drilling the wall and mounting the back panel (on its own) using all 4 holes to start with, then once the unit is assembled its just a question of getting one screw in to support most of the weight while the others are lined up and fitted, much easier than trying to support the whole carcass while the holes are marked. I learnt that the hard way! Edited December 7, 2018 by royaloak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 Whilst I understand and take your point, the other 'big players' seem to be able to offer customers an easy exit from the store when they haven't purchased, as do many other non grocery retailers. You may be right. Just try buying a display case from one of the "other players" at any price let alone £49. The point is that Lidl and Aldi are able to operate at generally lower prices by having (amongst others) fewer staff - and with fewer staff come other inconveniences - maybe you have to queue a bit longer and maybe if you have purchased nothing you have to pass through a manned till. It is their model. Those that don't like it don't buy there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHNMCDRAGON Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Just been observing this thread for a few days now and seeing people debating about wall hanging , makes me ask is it really necessary to hang them from wall. I've got 3 of these cases which I'm very pleased with and simply have them on the floor against the wall in my railway room (study). I find it handy to place models on the top of the display case there for a moment when I change over engines , stock etc. Is it the difference due to some people wanting to store/display models for running and others more interested in the display only aspect. BTW visitors who've been impressed with my collection have never found any difficulty admiring models in the cases on the floor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 This is going miles and miles off topic, for which I sincerely apologise for leading it that way, but why do you struggle with the concept of someone walking into a shop but not buying anything? I do this all the time. WH Smiths, railway section. It's not as bad as perceived, because if something takes my interest in a mag then I'll buy it. Back on topic, tomorrow has been reserved for affixing recently-acquired Lidl Display Case to train room wall, just glad it's not studs and plasterboard in here 'cos as everyone agrees, the thing weighs a bloody ton! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 This is going miles and miles off topic, for which I sincerely apologise for leading it that way, but why do you struggle with the concept of someone walking into a shop but not buying anything? I referring specifically to Lidl not any shop. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornsey34B Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Hi, I bought a couple of these cabinets about 6 years ago and about 3 months ago a hinge snapped across the casting since then a further 3 have snapped in the same place. it's not as if the doors are constantly being opened, has anyone else had this problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyH Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Yes, I have the exact same problem on my Lidl cabinet from 5 or 6 years ago. Over the past few months the black plastic part of the hinges has been shattering and bits falling inside the cabinet. I am wondering where to get suitable replacement hinges? Despite this I might still buy a second one this year if I can still find one, maybe there are supplier contact details inside to buy some new hinges. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 For those having problems fixing to walls - the answer may be a "French Cleat" screwed to studs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornsey34B Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Yes, I have the exact same problem on my Lidl cabinet from 5 or 6 years ago. Over the past few months the black plastic part of the hinges has been shattering and bits falling inside the cabinet. I am wondering where to get suitable replacement hinges?Despite this I might still buy a second one this year if I can still find one, maybe there are supplier contact details inside to buy some new hinges. I contacted Lidl customer service and they referred me to Optimex in Germany their reply was: "This item or spare parts for this item are no longer available. So we can not offer replacement hinges." The closest hinges I've found are Hafele glass door hinges cat no 361.71.338 but these are very tight on the glass edge and needed at least 0.5mm filed of the casting (at the weakest point) Also 3 of these cost over £16 with postage so a set of replacement hinges is over half the price of a complete cabinet. I wonder if the failure is some form of metal fatigue over time as the hinge is actually under stress even when closed . If anyone is interested I have two wrapped units in my Garage 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Scottish-Exile Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 02/12/2018 at 20:55, Scottish-Exile said: Your annual reminder that these went on sale again at Lidl today. Usually only available for 2 or 3 weeks before Christmas so be quick if you need one. Cheaper this year too at £49. They were £59 last year. https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/MiddleofLidl.htm?articleId=18487 Hi, me again with your annual reminder that the Lidl cabinets will be in store from 15th December. Price held from last year at £49.99. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2019 Thanks for that, it looks good and I will have to see if it on sale here in France. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Scottish-Exile said: Hi, me again with your annual reminder that the Lidl cabinets will be in store from 15th December. Price held from last year at £49.99. No small ones again! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Foden Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2019 Looks like no white ones either. Great cabinets, and a very decent price too. I'm going to see if I can pick two, or three up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharris Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 15 minutes ago, Foden said: I'm going to see if I can pick two, or three up. Don't give yourself a hernia! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Foden Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2019 Just now, sharris said: Don't give yourself a hernia! I've got Eddie Hall over to give me a hand. Bit of a bonus really, because after effortlessly placing all three in the back of the Land Rover in one go, he'll pull the car home and save me the fuel to boot! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40034_Nick Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/great-gifts/livarno-living-collector-s-display-cabinet/p28106 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trustytrev Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Hello, As a matter of interest regarding hinge failure. How come new cabinets are available but not spare hinges? Surely hinges must be available for them to sell new cabinets in December every year. Maybe a collective response to Lidl would elicit a positive reply. trustytrev. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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