Halfords

I suppose I am quite a regular shopper at Halfords; I have bought a SatNav there, two bikes, some speakers, some camping equipment and various bike and car accessories. Apparently Halfords has been going for nearly 100 years and up until the 70's was predominantley a bike store; I certainly remember getting a Raleigh there when I was younger. I digress, they are a pretty big group now, and like many 'groups' have a corporate image, corporate training and corporate 'speak'. The good points: 1. Generally, the decent size stores are slightly out of town and have good parking. 2. They have a pretty wide range of goods from car and ...

Halfords are another company who you have got to be careful with. Their staff consist of 2 types: 1) The school leavers/work experience kids who haven't really got much of a scooby doo what they're actually selling 2) The experienced staff who will try and con you to gain more commission. I went to have a look at some alloy wheels for a Punto I used to own and asked him what I needed for the fitment (which I already knew - I was testing him). He pointed me to some 15'' ones worth nearly £500 - so what was wrong with the £350 ones which were exactly the same fitment then? It wasn't the looks - the £500 ones only looked a tiny bit better. In the ...

I thought I would review Halfords after a few bad experiences there. It is a huge shop and a big franchise. It supplies most things concerned with cars and bikes along with outdoor equipment such as tents etc... I have made few purchases at the store in the times I have been. I must credit the range of things they have. Not many places compare for the range of windscreen wipers for specific cars or lights and general accessories for cars. You can get allow wheels and electrical goods from there as well. The prices are not the best. I find with equipment such as CD players for cars and also Sat navs the prices are way too high. They will be much ...