Screwfix Search Box

[Vortex13]

Wanted to acquire some rubber feet for the bottom of a cabinet to stop
it scratching the desk.

You know.....circular or square. Self adhesive or screw-on; I'm
flexible and open to options.

Shop of choice is Screwfix, about 1 mile from home. Search for "rubber
feet" and I am offered a wheelbarrow tyre. In fact whatever I search
for I can't find what I want. I'm not even sure they sell them at all.

Do the same on Amazon or eBay and instantly loads of options.

Screwfix search engine is shite.

[jim]

Vortex13 <ddot...@btconnect.com> Wrote in message:

I suspect the same kingfisher Web muppets that similarly
"improved" the b&q search engine & website have been at
work...

Use Google with
Site:Screwfix.com in the search terms
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[whisky-dave]

Maybe they don;t sell them.
other options Maplin
https://www.maplin.co.uk/search/?text=stick+on+feet

I know rapid E do a large selection, but with P&P it'll be expensive.

https://www.rapidonline.com/catalogue/search?Query=feet

Have you thought about buying a 3D printer ;-)

Anything in local skips that can be scavenged.

[Murmansk]

I think it's because they don't sell them that you can't find them not that the search engine is at fault!

[Roger Hayter]

A lot of shopping sites have rather facile searches that find anything
containing *any* of the key words. So you get further by using single
keywords and choosing them carefully than by using longer search terms.

Having said that, I think Screwfix probably don't sell any. I'd try
Maplin if you really want a real life shop.




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[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <fdb63g...@mid.individual.net>,

Try seat buffers.

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[The Other Mike]

These might be suitable, they are not rubber, nor are they feet.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/door-cushion-domes-49-pack/18213


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[chrisp...@gmail.com]

Reminds me of the bloke that wanted to buy some condoms and the pharmacist said they were out of stock and suggested he try boots!

Seriously, what are seat buffers, and where might they be purchased?

[Vortex13]

On 30/01/2018 14:09, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article <fdb63g...@mid.individual.net>,
> Vortex13 <ddot...@btconnect.com> wrote:
>> Wanted to acquire some rubber feet for the bottom of a cabinet to stop
>> it scratching the desk.
>
>> You know.....circular or square. Self adhesive or screw-on; I'm
>> flexible and open to options.
>
>> Shop of choice is Screwfix, about 1 mile from home. Search for "rubber
>> feet" and I am offered a wheelbarrow tyre. In fact whatever I search
>> for I can't find what I want. I'm not even sure they sell them at all.
>
>> Do the same on Amazon or eBay and instantly loads of options.
>
>> Screwfix search engine is shite.
>
> Try seat buffers.
>

I ordered some Amazonian ones. Life's too short to trek around local
emporia for this stuff (though I am pretty sure Robert Dyas would sell
these).

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <4317dc21-5dd5-45f2...@googlegroups.com>,
cp...@o2.co.uk <chrisp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Try seat buffers.

> >

> Reminds me of the bloke that wanted to buy some condoms and the
> pharmacist said they were out of stock and suggested he try boots!

> Seriously, what are seat buffers, and where might they be purchased?

They were originally the rubber buffers you'd find on a wood toilet seat.
Held on by screws.

Ideal as feet for many small things too. And a name which seems to be
applied to other such things.

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[Pinnerite]

I found this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Multi-functional-Thickening-Antiskid-Furniture-Protection/dp/B01LXNWN02/ref=sr_1_46?ie=UTF8&qid=1517339659&sr=8-46&keywords=adhesive+pads

(All one line)

HTH


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[Brian Gaff]

Stick on feet?
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"Vortex13" <ddot...@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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+1

[Rob Morley]

On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:17:52 +0000

It is utterly craptastic. But searching for "foot" or "feet" alone
produces only a few results, none of them what you're looking for.
Likewise searching for "pad" which might have produced something like
adhesive felt pads.
Wickes is better, but has the annoying feature of clearing the search
box with each search, so if you only need to modify your search terms
slightly you still need to type the whole lot again. But search Wickes
for "pad" and select "ironmongery" to find adhesive felt pads.
Wilko's search is similar; basically dumb but it lets you narrow the
results from sensible categories, so searching rubber and selecting DIY
results in a listing for "rubber buffers" which are nearly the sort of
thing you're looking for. Wilko calls a felt pad a "felt floor
protector".
I often resort to eBay rather than spend ages trying to find stuff
locally.

[michael adams]

"Vortex13" <ddot...@btconnect.com> wrote in message

news:fdbh8r...@mid.individual.net...

> Life's too short to trek around local emporia for this stuff (though I am pretty sure
> Robert Dyas would sell these).

Many firms with an online presence would still much rather you
trekked around their stores as in that way they can more easily
tempt you into buying things other than what you were originally
looking for.

Quite possibly the same applies with their search engines if
they're forever throwing up irrelevant "suggestions" for stuff
you'd never think of buying otherwise.

As a retailer, I'd guess the worst kind of customer is the one
who walks into your store, or visits your website, knows exactly
what he or she wants, and either buys it or rejects any suggested
alternatives, and walks/clicks out straightway afterwards.


michael adams

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[alan_m]

On 30/01/2018 12:17, Vortex13 wrote:
> Wanted to acquire some rubber feet for the bottom of a cabinet to stop
> it scratching the desk.
>
> You know.....circular or square.  Self adhesive or screw-on; I'm
> flexible and open to options.
>

consider also

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Duty-Felt-Pads-Protects-Flooring/dp/B003HCWHT0

Often seen cheaper in pound shops.

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[Max Demian]

On 03/02/2018 11:50, alan_m wrote:
> On 30/01/2018 12:17, Vortex13 wrote:
>> Wanted to acquire some rubber feet for the bottom of a cabinet to stop
>> it scratching the desk.
>>
>> You know.....circular or square.  Self adhesive or screw-on; I'm
>> flexible and open to options.
>>
>
> consider also
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Duty-Felt-Pads-Protects-Flooring/dp/B003HCWHT0

> Often seen cheaper in pound shops.

The stick-on ones are easy to obtain. The screw on a bit more difficult:
the phrase "seat buffer" seems to be the magic password.

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[Terry Casey]

In article <1fidncU96ulaX-
nHnZ2dnUU...@brightview.co.uk>, mjadams25
@mjadams25.plus.com says...

>
> Many firms with an online presence would still much rather you
> trekked around their stores as in that way they can more easily
> tempt you into buying things other than what you were originally
> looking for.
>

But Screwfix and Toolstation don't have stores you can "trek
around"!

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[michael adams]

"Terry Casey" <k.t...@example.invalid> wrote in message
news:MPG.34dfcf601...@news.eternal-september.org...

> In article <1fidncU96ulaX-
> nHnZ2dnUU...@brightview.co.uk>, mjadams25
> @mjadams25.plus.com says...
>>
>> Many firms with an online presence would still much rather you
>> trekked around their stores as in that way they can more easily
>> tempt you into buying things other than what you were originally
>> looking for.
>>
>
> But Screwfix and Toolstation don't have stores you can "trek
> around"!

Indeed not. They have websites using inefficient search engines
which entice customers to trek around those websites instead.
Basically the same priciple which applies to physical stores,
may equally well apply to websites which are designed to be
deliberately opaque so as to stretch out each visit for as
long as possible.

This point was fully covered in my next paragraph which you appear
to have ovelooked for some reason -

" Quite possibly the same applies with their search engines if
they're forever throwing up irrelevant "suggestions" for stuff
you'd never think of buying otherwise."

michael adams

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[Rob Morley]

On Sun, 4 Feb 2018 14:37:54 -0000
"michael adams" <mjad...@mjadams25.plus.com> wrote:

> Indeed not. They have websites using inefficient search engines
> which entice customers to trek around those websites instead.
> Basically the same priciple which applies to physical stores,
> may equally well apply to websites which are designed to be
> deliberately opaque so as to stretch out each visit for as
> long as possible.
>

But I didn't have to leave my chair to visit the online store, nor do I
have to leave my chair in order to flounce out of it empty-handed.

[Terry Casey]

In article <75ydnWzYM4dbh-
rHnZ2dnUU...@brightview.co.uk>, mjadams25
@mjadams25.plus.com says...

>
> "Terry Casey" <k.t...@example.invalid> wrote in message
> news:MPG.34dfcf601...@news.eternal-september.org...
> >

> > But Screwfix and Toolstation don't have stores you can "trek
> > around"!
>
> Indeed not. They have websites using inefficient search engines
> which entice customers to trek around those websites instead.
> Basically the same priciple which applies to physical stores,
> may equally well apply to websites which are designed to be
> deliberately opaque so as to stretch out each visit for as
> long as possible.
>
> This point was fully covered in my next paragraph which you appear
> to have ovelooked for some reason -
>
> " Quite possibly the same applies with their search engines if
> they're forever throwing up irrelevant "suggestions" for stuff
> you'd never think of buying otherwise."
>

But your comment about trekking around stores was offered as
an alternative to using an online search engine, so the two
paragraphs were mutually exclusive.

In fact, the paragraph I overlooked was merely re-hashing what
had been said before.