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Stillnotworking

27cyrix wrote: »

Just back from Carrickmines, There are only two M size left.

I but a MET crossover for 25 euro instead.

Also, LOTS locks are better than HALF price
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ABUS GRANT-plus 35 euro (2 left)

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MUCH CHEAPER THAN AMAZON
ABUS veroso(something start with v anyway) 30euro
ABUS GRANT-Xplus 90euro

In the Tallaght branch the large ones are scanning at €73. I asked were they at €25 and it seems they were for a while!

StevieGriff

ckeego wrote: »

In store they are 25 euro!

My sister picked one up for me in Carrickmines an hour ago.. A few in stock, marked at up to 94 euro, but 25 at the till

Aye, apologies folks, should have mentioned the price only applies at the till. Tickets aren't being changed but there should be a large display on a pallet of the discounted lids with no prizes on them. They've had a terrible time trying to shift the Catlike stuff despite it being cheaper than most online outlets.

Ky Abu

ABEasy wrote: »

Oakley Flak Jackets, STG 69

http://www.eyewearoutlet.co.uk/sunglasses-c76/oakley-flak-jacket-infrared-black-iridium-lens-03-905-p13432

VIP10 for extra 10% off

Anyone order off this company before? Delivery times to Ireland?

Seriously tempted at ordering!

AmberGold

Steve, I brought one to the till, it registered at €73.

bazzer86

penguin88 wrote: »

If your get to the top of the queue for the deal, you get a pop up on the Amazon site and the item goes into your basket at the deal price for I think 15 minutes. If it was for the Garmin edge 500, that offer finished up at noon. It's a nice piece of kit so keep an eye on the site, they tend to repeat these lightening deal items after a few days.

Cool, I'd say I missed the boat on that so, but I'll keep an eye out for it again. I did manage to pick up the garmin forerunner 910 xt for £139, but I'm not sure if that or the edge 500 would be better for me.

ednwireland

Ky Abu wrote: »

Anyone order off this company before? Delivery times to Ireland?

Seriously tempted at ordering!

bought a couple of pairs of oakleys from them over the years normally around a week delivery but they do charge shipping to ire

Jim Stynes

bazzer86 wrote: »

Cool, I'd say I missed the boat on that so, but I'll keep an eye out for it again. I did manage to pick up the garmin forerunner 910 xt for £139, but I'm not sure if that or the edge 500 would be better for me.

Ive both! Forerunner is great and you easily use it for cycling only. The only thing is the battery on the edge 500 would last longer if you were going to be doing long sportives at some stage.

£139 is a great price by the way!

Ky Abu

ednwireland wrote: »

bought a couple of pairs of oakleys from them over the years normally around a week delivery but they do charge shipping to ire

hi thanks for reply.

Their genuine Oakleys they sell?
Any place better value Oakleys than that site?

bazzer86

Jim Stynes wrote: »

Ive both! Forerunner is great and you easily use it for cycling only. The only thing is the battery on the edge 500 would last longer if you were going to be doing long sportives at some stage.

£139 is a great price by the way!

Yeah it's pretty good isn't it... When I saw it retails at over €400 I said I'd go for it, ended up getting a second for my brother in a panic before it sold out but he doesn't need it so I'm going to sell it for what I paid on adverts.

Says the battery life is 20 hours and the longest spin I would be doing is the ring of Kerry. Does it give you your current pace on the bike, what would the edge 500 do that the forerunner doesn't do? Thanks

AIR-AUSSIE

Scott with ultegra di2 (2013) £1200
http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/scott-cr1-premium-di2-frameset-with-11-speed-ultegra-6870-electric-pack-2013-p264079

godtabh

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

Scott with ultegra di2 (2013) £1200
http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/scott-cr1-premium-di2-frameset-with-11-speed-ultegra-6870-electric-pack-2013-p264079

A lot of money needed to finish it

iwillhtfu

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

Scott with ultegra di2 bits (2013) £1200
http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/scott-cr1-premium-di2-frameset-with-11-speed-ultegra-6870-electric-pack-2013-p264079

I fixed that for you Nice frame though

ednwireland

Ky Abu wrote: »

hi thanks for reply.

Their genuine Oakleys they sell?
Any place better value Oakleys than that site?

As far as I know yes my 2 pairs both all boxed with what looked like genuine packaging

godtabh

Took a punt on this


Cratoni C-Shot Helmet 2014 €50 delivered via parel motel

doozerie

Re the Catlike Whisper helmets at Halfords: My Catlike Whisper Plus was the best helmet I've had - light, very comfortable, very well ventilated (so best for summer really, might feel draughty in the winter even with a hat underneath). Mine cost about 150euro a few years back, 25euro is a bargain, to say the least.

Anyway, I rang Halfords in Carrickmines this afternoon, to be told that their price was back up to 73euro, that the 25euro offer was for 24 hours only, and that the pricing was a mistake in the first place and they should never have been 25euro. I then rang Halfords in Tallaght, to be told that yes they were still 25euro and they have several in stock.

I went out to Tallaght to find that the remaining boxed stock was a mix of models (Whisper, Vacuum, Leaf, Tiko), and sizes, all of them sitting under a large sign saying that they were 25euro. They had one Whisper in my size (medium) but it was unboxed on the display stand. Display helmets obviously have the risk of having been hopped off the ground more than once but it looked okay (I realise that you often can't tell with polystyrene but the outer shell looked unmarked) so I was willing to risk it. Turns out though that the display helmets are not reduced, Halfords say they are a different model (this one had a manufacture date of 2013, at least one of the boxed ones on offer was 2012) but they offered to give it to me for 50euro, which I was willing to pay. I bought a boxed one (small) for my daughter, turns out it fits a 5yr-old head and for 25euro it's far better value than any of the usual kids helmets I've seen.

Long story short, the story with these helmets clearly varies from store to store. Not all of the helmets they have are reduced but certainly in the case of Tallaght the boxed ones are all 25euro and look like they'll remain so until sold out. Tallaght had only 2 Whispers left, I think, one small and one large.

Beware that the sizing differs between Catlike models, at least it does for my head anyway. So for the Whisper I take a medium, for the Vacuum I was a large.

godtabh

A lot of talk of helmets these days!

PaddyFagan

Just to add to the Halfords helmet saga. Just picked up a large black whisper in Tallaght . It seemed a bit random, the guy said 73, then another staff member came over and said no they are 25. Chuffed. Many thanks to the OP for this one.

Paddy

browsing

yes, the catlike helmets do vary in size. The whisper large Is up to 61cm while the taco is up to 63cm!
ThAnks too op!

Ky Abu

browsing wrote: »

yes, the catlike helmets do vary in size. The whisper large Is up to 61cm while the taco is up to 63cm!
ThAnks too op!

Going to chance Halfords myself too!

jimm

Just picked up the last large size Whisper in the Tallaght branch. One small size left. Asked the assistant if they are €25 and was told yes and to take it to the till downstairs. Girl at the till scans the bar code and says €73.58 please. I told her that they were reduced to €25, so she went upstairs to check and came back down confirming that €25 was the price. Seems a bit of a lottery depending on which branch you go to.

SC Kevin

am looking for a bit of advice, im seriously thinking of getting this bike on offer from halfords

http://www.halfords.ie/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/carrera-karkinos-limited-edition-road-bike-2015?cm_re=Pillar+Main-_-banner-_-cyclingsale

I used to cycle many years ago (mainly mountin bikes) and have been looking to get back in to it for the new year and thought this might be a good entry level bike.

Does anyone have this or might know of anyone who has one and are they any good?

Are there better bike out there for the same price i should be looking at?

Cheers

Kev

iwillhtfu

EXPIRED

I'm not sure if this is a bargain or has been up already but for anyone looking for a turbo trainer this one is on a lightning deal on Amazon £260-£168-£120

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ANSGJ4A/ref=gb1h_tit_c-2_2227_6e5c59a5?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_s=center-new-2&pf_rd_r=1VHPAJ5TATJB62ZWN8QP&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_p=562712227

Unknown Soldier

I now own a Catlike Whisper.

No idea why tbh.

Having a small brain/head worked in my favour for once. Props to the young Halfords lady in Tallaght who had to stand in for my missus, to tell me which size suited me best.

That Catlike Vacuum that they are doing for 25e seemed really nice too.
All the Catlike ones they are selling are a Bargain at 25e. The Vacuum is 75 pounds on Wiggle, for example.

godtabh

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

I now own a Catlike Whisper.

No idea why tbh.

Having a small brain/head worked in my favour for once. Props to the young Halfords lady in Tallaght who had to stand in for my missus, to tell me which size suited me best.

That Catlike Vacuum that they are doing for 25e seemed really nice too.
All the Catlike ones they are selling are a Bargain at 25e. The Vacuum is 75 pounds on Wiggle, for example.

are the vacums €25? saw 2 in carrickmines but the paint was peeling

Unknown Soldier

godtabh wrote: »

are the vacums €25? saw 2 in carrickmines but the paint was peeling

Yep. There are a few other types available too.

The Vacuums in Tallaght were brand new.

godtabh

based on what I saw I cant imagine that they would wear well

27cyrix

Muc-Off Xtra value bike care pack (degrease and ptfe spray) 6 euro in Halfords.

It is scanned at 10euro, but the label on the shelf says it is 6. You need to tell the casher it is 6 on sale.
The lady told me that they are updating all the sales prices.

Pay it on ground floor, there is no any sales sign on the first floor. The sales shelf is on the right of you if you stand at the front of the casher.

Triple pack(the one with lub) is 10euro, was 18euro.

It is in carrickmines, not sure about any other stores

StevieGriff

SC Kevin wrote: »

am looking for a bit of advice, im seriously thinking of getting this bike on offer from halfords

http://www.halfords.ie/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/carrera-karkinos-limited-edition-road-bike-2015?cm_re=Pillar+Main-_-banner-_-cyclingsale

I used to cycle many years ago (mainly mountin bikes) and have been looking to get back in to it for the new year and thought this might be a good entry level bike.

Does anyone have this or might know of anyone who has one and are they any good?

Are there better bike out there for the same price i should be looking at?

Cheers

Kev

You'd be better off trying to snag something a bit better second hand. Not as much of bargain as you'd thinking considering they were selling the same bike just in a different colour scheme and name for €288 during the summer.

Glad the whole Catlike helmet saga is finally paying off for people.

Carlosthejakal

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I'm not sure if this is a bargain or has been up already but for anyone looking for a turbo trainer this one is on a lightning deal on Amazon £260-£168-£120

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ANSGJ4A/ref=gb1h_tit_c-2_2227_6e5c59a5?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_s=center-new-2&pf_rd_r=1VHPAJ5TATJB62ZWN8QP&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_p=562712227

Just ordered one thanks

doozerie

Another Halfords offer that may interest people is their combined Industrial 6 Drawer Tool Chest and Industrial 6 Drawer Tool Cabinet, 350euro for the pair. The usual price for the pair is 450euro - it's not the first time they've been on offer at the 350euro price mind you so it might not be the last either.

I've nothing to compare against here so take my assessment with a pinch of salt but I reckon the quality is reasonable for the offer price.