Christ, a half wasted day. Having tried a couple of testers I’ve decided on the paint for the walls. I was in B&Q a week ago, there was plenty of paint and a 3 for 2 offer on Dulux – magic.
Rather than drive to Paisley, which doesn’t take much longer than driving to my nearest B&Q, cos of COVID restrictions I drive to my nearest but smaller store in Port Glasgow.
They don’t have my paint, out of stock. Two for three offer has ended. The assistant checks and says there is loads in Paisley. I drive to Paisley. None. Check the assistant, the stock figures ain’t reliable he says, I’ll check and phone for you. Naw says I, there’s a Dulux trade centre a couple of miles away I’ll get it there.
Now I know unless you have an account they ain’t cheap. But I figure, with the retail stuff being 26 quid in B&Q, hey maybe I’ll get hit for 40 quid, but no more messing about I’ll have my paint. First my Tom Tom decides to go mad, takes me 5 to 10 minutes to get it to accept the post code – I was close to killing the thing. I get to the trade centre. 50 quid – are you kidding? 10 quid a litre? What? I try some charm – take it or leave it I’m told. Bet it is half the price with an account – so on principle I leave it. Maybe I am mad.
So where now? The B&Q on Great Western Road is the biggest I know. Very little paint stock, but bingo I get what I’m after – 26 quid. But now I’m bustin for a pee.
Customer toilets are closed for Covid19 they tell me – what do they want me to do – piss in their bathroom display?
Which is a thought, all these big stores that had toilets but have now closed them, are just pushing customers into other stores purely to use the toilet, which really just helps increase the risk of spreading Covid. Doh!
Should have been 20 miles for a tin of paint. 80 miles later I have my tin. Aaaaagh. Foc foc foc. Decorating slips even further behind schedule.
Sorry head to get that off my chest.
Jinxed by YamFazFan.