It's a loose connection to the thread, but I believe relevant because if legit, they have some very neat prices...
Has anyone in the UK ever dealt withToolstoredirect.co.uk ? or better still been to the store, @ supposedly
Car Audio & Security,
Unit 6 Bilton Way, Hayes,
Middlesex, UB3 3NF
I've come across a couple of tool sites recently that when you do a lil research, turn out to be too-good-to-be-true scam sites, including ones that (and I think that's what's different now, they are willing to put in the effort and time to create[no-doubt-copy] seriously large websites that become very believable. but one of the reasons I'm weary of this company is the lack of social media.. or more the the stop-dead social media back in 2022 or so..
so the question is has anyone used them? or knows they are Legit/or conversely a scam outfit please share, Thanks
yeah I ended up making a list of stuff for just a couple of items I really needed that are good prices, £13 instead of £18-£19 made a near £100 list and then thought why are they cheaper etc..., but their website seems extremely slick to be phoney, but then as I said, I've found a couple of hookey websites reasonably that effectively had Items I wanted when no one else in the UK did, and hadn't for years, so I did a bit more research to find a bunch of negative reviews in the usual places etc... I'm pretty sure I used Car Audio and Security back in the day too, but I'm talking 30 plus years ago rofl, so my mind is a bit hazy .. I just figured there might be some tool 'aficionados' on here that had maybe used them. in the absence of actual negatives, I'll give it a whirl as you say probably use Paypal . it was empty Wera cases I was looking for initially, but making the order up with some wear T-bar Hex and micro hex drivers for RC duty.I don't think I've bought from them, but Car Audio & Security are (or at least were) legit, I've definitely used them.
Looking at the prices, nothing screams "too cheap to be true", comparible to FFX or primetools it all seems normal. Obviously buying online you need to use something with buyer protection, like a credit card or PayPal
yeah I saw a few posts on Socials suggesting the same, but it was the fact it just 'ended' that put me off, I'll be guinea pig though as I'm finding enough stuff to make free shippingI've used google street view to check out companies. Looking at the Bilton Way address shows they're working from a huge building which has a sign on the left hand side saying that the toolstore direct shop was opening soon back in March 2022 so looks very genuine to me. I'd have no hesitation buying from them.
yeah I saw a few posts on Socials suggesting the same, but it was the fact it just 'ended' that put me off, I'll be guinea pig though as I'm finding enough stuff to make free shipping
Thanks for the affirmation though, it helps just getting a couple of opinions...different eyes..
Chuckle...Probably the work experience kid quit and noone else knows how to social
Kreg is on clearance at Homebase, some pretty good discounts.
No links. I was in my local store when I saw itDo you have any links at all I looked as soon as you posted but I didn't find any??
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farlamedical.co.uk