RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 4, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2015 Reported in our local paper. A woman walks into a local boutique last Saturday looks at various things finally picking up an Italian cashmere poncho and taking it to the counter. The garment has a £145 price tag on it and the customer say she wants a 50% discount as it's Black Friday weekend - not surprisingly the member of shop staff says no and the customer storms out. The shopkeeper has told the local paper this was disgusting and everybody wants something for nothing but she has a business to run - fair enough. But she then went on to explain to the local paper how she prices items - she multiplies her buying-in price by 2.4 (with the 0.4 to cover the VAT, she said) - it's no wonder the local model shop shut down if some of the others in retail business here are applying margins like that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 But she then went on to explain to the local paper how she prices items - she multiplies her buying-in price by 2.4 (with the 0.4 to cover the VAT, she said) Mike, as remedial help for me, is VAT 20%? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted December 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2015 Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Reported in our local paper. A woman walks into a local boutique last Saturday looks at various things finally picking up an Italian cashmere poncho and taking it to the counter. The garment has a £145 price tag on it and the customer say she wants a 50% discount as it's Black Friday weekend - not surprisingly the member of shop staff says no and the customer storms out. The shopkeeper has told the local paper this was disgusting and everybody wants something for nothing but she has a business to run - fair enough. But she then went on to explain to the local paper how she prices items - she multiplies her buying-in price by 2.4 (with the 0.4 to cover the VAT, she said) - it's no wonder the local model shop shut down if some of the others in retail business here are applying margins like that! used to own a Renault Espace went to have exhaust replaced due to hitting a box in the road . qoutes all in the region of £ 3/400 from the usual suspects kwikfit halfrauds etc . went to our local motor factors who supply all of the above got all the parts and fitted them myself total cost £96 ! massive mark up there also seen the same with car parts one of the companys i worked for whilst on agency supplied lots of car parts to shops 5ltr drum of anti freeze £7 from the suppliers £27 in the shop pretty much standard mark ups to at least times by two Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted December 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2015 4 year old girl drives a Volvo aggregate lorry around by radio control. The lorry survives the crashes. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3345654/Child-s-play-Volvo-test-new-truck-extreme-giving-controls-four-year-old-girl.html#v-1991185961474306619 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted December 4, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2015 qoutes all in the region of £ 3/400 from the usual suspects kwikfit halfrauds etc . went to our local motor factors who supply all of the above got all the parts and fitted them myself total cost £96 ! massive mark up there It may look like a massive mark up but the reality is that in the £200 difference is VAT, so the figure is nearer £160.00 then there's labour (don't forget that although an employer pays 52 weeks pay, 4 weeks of that time the employee will be on leave) then there is premises, tools, equipment (compressors & ramps) insurance, training and the list goes on, then finally at the end there is profit...oh no hang on then there's tax. Profit shouldn't be seen as an ugly word, without it there would be very few jobs about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Horsetan Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Went to an Indian resturan last night and enjoyed a curry. Didn't have a coffee afterwards having seen the second one ..... Probably tastes like **** too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2015 Is it pronounced tooth. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Damn Text speak... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 its windy up north Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted December 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2015 For anyone wondering how to file their photos: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jLI6VA40oUs?autoplay=1&vq=hd720&rel=0&showinfo=0&start=0&end= 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2015 Never leave the kids to set up the nativity themselves 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Ref. the Forth Road Bridge's current woes... https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12308818_907799722649896_6716988701948755873_n.jpg?oh=a1209b6540ac20a07169ea9ac163324a&oe=56D6C948 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Get out clause! Edited December 7, 2015 by shortliner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Read the small print, sucker! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2015 Someone on the National Rail, latest travel news site has a sense of humour. Quote: Poor weather in Wales - normal service resumed. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) It made me smile to see SP 4449 back on the rails after a three year hiatus that included an extensive refit. My apologies for the dodgy (really meaning very poor) focus (my mistake). Conditions were grim, dark and rainy (even though this was noon) and the fence was messing with the auto focus. Even tarted up for the holiday train (the ORHF museum's big fund-raiser for the year) it's nice to see 4449 back on the rails. A truly impressive machine and built for running much faster than 10mph running backwards and forwards. The Mars light was working earlier. Far better than this (from earlier in the Spring). Having had the opportunity to poke my head into the open firebox during the refit and then seeing the firebox, not just alight but with the engine in steam, I have to say that this is a beast, even with the pretty shrouding. Edited December 8, 2015 by Ozexpatriate 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Oh dear, these two certainly won't be winning any 'Builder of the Year' award anytime soon. stoopidbuilders.jpg (not my picture I hasten to add, it's been round the internet for a good decade or more now though) Here's the actual location in Manchester. https://goo.gl/maps/hpX33BUU1VJ2 The bollards are set into a socket in the pavement so they can be removed for access, or replaced with a blanking cap. http://gil.glasdon.com/glasdon-manchester-tm-bollard/highway_safety/bollards_posts_hazard_markers/view Cheers David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aussiebrfan Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Here's the actual location in Manchester. https://goo.gl/maps/hpX33BUU1VJ2 The bollards are set into a socket in the pavement so they can be removed for access, or replaced with a blanking cap. http://gil.glasdon.com/glasdon-manchester-tm-bollard/highway_safety/bollards_posts_hazard_markers/view Cheers David And here I was thinking the van was gonna still be there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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