wheely true?

Hi all,
So i needed to get my back wheel trued and called my LBS, they tell me i have to wait til the middle of september(well it is a halfords , they should employ mechanics so they service everyday).
So I called evans spitalfields(on the way for girlfriends work) they will do it this thursday. now thats what i call service. why do people still use halfords?.
C2C next week with a straight wheel, thanks for getting me to call evans, halfords.
5xcr
So i needed to get my back wheel trued and called my LBS, they tell me i have to wait til the middle of september(well it is a halfords , they should employ mechanics so they service everyday).
So I called evans spitalfields(on the way for girlfriends work) they will do it this thursday. now thats what i call service. why do people still use halfords?.
C2C next week with a straight wheel, thanks for getting me to call evans, halfords.
5xcr

12hr days 5 days a week riding to work and back and still the energy to ride 2 other days
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Youth
may be your Halfords is that good that they are actually fully booked until then. Mechanics are not Wheel builders.
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
may be your Halfords is that good that they are actually fully booked until then. Mechanics are not Wheel builders.[/quote]
everytime i pop in if only to browse they are always not fixing anything,just leaning on the counter,and mostly dont look or sound like they know anything about bikes.
5xcr
The mechanics are probably in the back.
At my local Halfords, the bike area is out front. Same situation with them just dossing around.
Why would you want them to work on your bike if thats the case?
If booked up, then they are booked up. We would often have 2 week waiting lists.
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mick edwards61, because its my local bike shop and they look like they could do with the work.
supersonic, a 2 week wait, they told me the middle of september, slightly more than a two week wait.
sm1thson, because as i already said they are my local bike store(so you should support your local lbs ?). and they look like they have nothing to do.
and i need it trued as i am doing c2c next wednesday for braveheart charity.
thanks for replys guys.
5xcr :?
Sorry I'm a bit confused here, your original post was essentially a complaint about the wait it would take Halfords to true your wheel, you then go on to praise another shop, namely Evans in Spitalfields.
You then go on further to ask the question "Why do people still use Halfords?", this being a forum other members then posted basically asking you why you use Halfords in the first place, if you clearly aren't impressed by them, and then you defend them?
I think it's great that you want to support your LBS, whoever it maybe, but surely if you don't think you get the service you deserve from them, as you pointed out in your first post by praising the service another shop is giving you, how can you still use them, then slag them off, and them defend again?