Automotive monopolies
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Re: Automotive monopolies
The MDC in Southampton is actually at Hythe - directly across Southampton water about 15 miles by road. Last time I was in there it was pretty much as Warren describes! We still fairly well served locally, just wish the one across the road from me was still there, although the last owner who took over tended to stock cheaper tools in an effort to try and remain competitive. Kiss of death, really as people just ordered more stuff online.
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Re: Automotive monopolies
Your local one even appeared to do welding gas at one point.mercrocker wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:04 am The MDC in Southampton is actually at Hythe - directly across Southampton water about 15 miles by road. Last time I was in there it was pretty much as Warren describes! We still fairly well served locally, just wish the one across the road from me was still there, although the last owner who took over tended to stock cheaper tools in an effort to try and remain competitive. Kiss of death, really as people just ordered more stuff online.
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Yeah, the last feller in there did hobby-weld. He still does actually, until he can find a new lease-holder for the now-empty shop he his operating from behind the premises on an on-line basis. I've managed to catch him a few times for blue roll and the like.
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Now you said this, I can say this is how I figured where you lived. Found a picture you posted of it with two of your cars outside. I figured for both cars to be there, it was within a reasonably short walking distance of your house...mercrocker wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:54 pm Good blokes they are, at least one of them is from the sadly departed Factors almost next to my house.
That and you mentioning it was on a dead end road.
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