I see somebody compared it to ScrewFix. When the likes of ScrewFix, Tool Station, B&Q, and Wickes, set up, they were competing with the level of choice offered by the small independents.Having closed most of them down, we are restricted in choice, to what the 'big boys' can drive the price down on, by chain store volume, bulk purchase prices. For example, I needed a washing line... they used to last for years, if not decades. For a few months I've been trying all of the above and Robert Dyas. They ALL sell the same ones, with the steel centre. Great, if you particularly want cheaper, or need a very thin line, but we've had several. They don't last. They weather, split, rust and ultimately break. Toolbox Nuneaton have numerous options, including the rope ones that my Grandparents used. Shops like this, don't look to make their fortune, by repeatedly selling you short lived stock. They rely on you recognising good service, and good quality, encouraging you to come back for other items...