Will86 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 How complicated can a simple can of oil become? I called in to Halfords today and was bombarded with questions by Mr Super Salesman on what it was for, hell Mr Salesman, I only need a can of 3 in 1, which encouraged Mr Salesman to become rapidly excited with visions of an upgrade to management by suggesting 'lets go over there' ... when ... standing on a shelf right beside us were rows of 3 in 1. Then as I was about to pounce I spotted about 6 and more varieties ... for copper, rust., alloys, and more. A sure Aladdin's cave to suit Stu and his squeaky-creaky door hinge. To shop for a 'simple' can of oil is now as complicated as searching for a 'simple' Oxo in a supermarket. Life does NOT get any easier for grumpy old farts like me Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmold Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I worked for Halfords back in the 70's/80's. They brought out 'sewing machine oil' as an own-label competitor to 3 in 1. Sales were rubbish. Us managers pointed out that they were limiting the sales and should call it 'general purpose oil', so eventually they did just that and sales increased to overtake 3 in 1. What do managers know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 If you are confused buying a can of 3 in 1, think how confusing it is trying to buy Top up oil for your engine !! The correct grades/types are hardly ever stocked at your local petrol station any more. Your vehicle handbook recommends an almost unobtainable brand of oil. Grades are very confusing for the layman, low saps, etc.,etc., (what are saps ? Anyway) it all used to be so easy , 20/50w any brand and you were set. I now have to order it online to get the correct oil !! Not very eco friendly At all ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Forget about oil! Whatever has happened to crisps? Prawn flavoured, pea and ham, etc.. And the price is ridiculous! Rant over, deep breaths........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 With 50% compressed air in each bag provided by their automated machinery means you are buying air, think about it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 With 50% compressed air in each bag provided by their automated machinery means you are buying air, think about it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Billggski - 2016-08-04 10:24 AM Forget about oil! Whatever has happened to crisps? Prawn flavoured, pea and ham, etc.. And the price is ridiculous! Rant over, deep breaths........ Often wondered how many bags of crisps you need to make one potato. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Will86 - 2016-08-04 1:16 PM With 50% compressed air in each bag provided by their automated machinery means you are buying air, think about it ! I think you'll find the gas is nitrogen. Extends the shelf life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 malc d - 2016-08-04 1:23 PM Billggski - 2016-08-04 10:24 AM Forget about oil! Whatever has happened to crisps? Prawn flavoured, pea and ham, etc.. And the price is ridiculous! Rant over, deep breaths........ Often wondered how many bags of crisps you need to make one potato. ;-) Surely it depends on the size of the potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Billggski - 2016-08-04 10:24 AM Forget about oil! Whatever has happened to crisps? Prawn flavoured, pea and ham, etc.. And the price is ridiculous! Rant over, deep breaths........ Have you ever tried buying hair shampoo?......but maybe you don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 10 minutes from now I’m going to move this thread to Chatterbox. You have been warned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 It's one potato, not two potato or three potato more. I've had to accept that as technology accelerates so does the need for special products such as oil to work with the finer tolerances. Some are snake oil though. We have a garage full of different oil for my son's racing bikes and that doesn't run on oil! We have three different types of motor oil for two Vauxhalls and the Ducato - oh and plus one for the last ducato we haven't recycled yet. We have three types of grease. One very old 'does everything', one for one of the Vauhall's and the other for the bikes. Three tool kits with slightly different tools and some the same. Will might be a grumpy old fart but there are others and we can all choose a different one depending on what level of grumpiness we seek. Gone are the days of a single level of grumpiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Brock - 2016-08-04 3:12 PM We have ... One very old 'does everything', one for ... Exactly the reason for my comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I can remember when we only had one type of engine oil. A crankshaft used to last about 25,000 miles *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 .....and grease all the nipples every 3,000 miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Billggski - 2016-08-05 9:50 PM .....and grease all the nipples every 3,000 miles! I owned a 1934 Jowett Kestrel a few years ago and I had the original owners handbook which contained instructions to apply grease to all the grease nipples *weekly*. I counted the nipples: there were 35. Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Will86 - 2016-08-04 1:16 PMWith 50% compressed air in each bag provided by their automated machinery means you are buying air, think about it ! It is Nitrogen in the crisp bag as air contains Oxygen and Oxygen makes the crisps go stale, saw this on TV the other night on a program about Walkers Crisps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 John52 - 2016-08-05 6:39 AM I can remember when we only had one type of engine oil. A crankshaft used to last about 25,000 miles *-) And a vehicle was considered scrap at 100,000 miles. But, that doesnt explain why buying the correct engine top up oil is so difficult these days. Garage forecourts sell everything from Potatoes to an inflatable boat, but ask for a specific (but very common) type of engine oil , and they look at you as if you are mad. Is this a garage ? Or a branch of Tescos ? it was a garage, but hardly anything vehicle related is stocked. Thank goodness for the internet as ordinary shops now stock hardly anything i require. Personally, i wouldnt mind a few grease nipples to service, rather than having to replace the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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