B&Q Triton Router UPDATE

[superkopite]

Hi Guys and gals

I was just in my local B&Q (Leyton Mills, London) on the off chance that i might find myself a Triton TRA001 Router. I saw 2 on the shelf marked up at £249 not the £98 i had dreamed of, as previous people had reported. However being somewhat profficent in the field of supermarket databases i felt sure that it would scan through the till at £98 and guess what, it did.

They have a least one left and 4 saws, as they are still advertised at £249 i don't see them selling anytime soon.

So the race is on really..

 

[BradNaylor]

Couldn't help noticing a total lack of Triton products in B&Q yesterday. Is it safe to assume that the relationship is over?

 

[Karl]

Yeah, i've been in 5 B&Q's on my travels in the last couple of weeks, and have yet to see anything other than the odd router table or super jaws at a knocked down price. But going to Stoke today, so fingers crossed :lol:

Cheers

Karl

 

[OllyK]

My local B&Q has now cleared all the Triton stock etc and they now have on offer 1 Bosch, 1 Performance power and 1 odd unbranded thing on offer. The Trend and Triton are no longer available, all the Trend cutters and accessories are now gone. There are however a few performance power cutters on the shelves :roll:

 

[Jake]

My B&Q now has the Makita as its £200+ choice.

 

[Argee]

Couldn't help noticing a total lack of Triton products in B&Q yesterday. Is it safe to assume that the relationship is over?

Yes.

B & Q are changing their whole marketing strategy over the coming year or so and are going to concentrate on bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, fabrics, etc. as I understand it.

Ray.

 

[wizer]

To be honest I am surprised this didn't happen sooner. Triton products have to be seen to be believed. B&Q did virtually no promotion. I always wondered who actually bought the Triton products. It's a sad day for Triton as a company. Now they only have a couple of online businesses and the shows. But they are still very strong in Oz so maybe they will pull out of the UK entirely.

 

[Argee]

..... so maybe they will pull out of the UK entirely.

No, they won't. There are plans afoot, but you'll have to wait and see for a bit.

Ray.

 

[wizer]

Good News Ray, Gis a job

 

[chippy1970]

I was in the Yeading Middlesex store today and out of curiosity checked to see if they had any but no sign of any Triton stuff.

I don't even want one as I already have an Elu MOF96E, trend T5 and a Dewalt DW626 and plan to get a Festool 1400 when I have some spare cash.

I just had to see if they were selling them and how much.

 

[Shultzy]

I can't believe my luck

I went into Currys in Cannock to have a look at tv's as ours packed up over xmas. On the way back I popped into B&Q to have a look if they had any of the fabled Tritons. Well they had one, a display model with the black top missing. I asked one of the assistants if they had any more, "don't think so - have you had a look on the floor underneath the display"

So we had a look and there covered in dust at the back was the fabled beast. Trying not to be too excited I pulled it out and and headed for customer services to check out the price. £98.98 I couldn't believe it, I nearly fainted.

PS the display model with the black top missing is still likely to be there tomorrow, you might be able to get the top as a spare part and maybe a discount as well.

 

[superkopite]

Well Done Shultzy!

 

[dickm]

There was at least one Triton in the Peterhead B&Q today at the low price. I decided it didn't offer enough advantages over my Elu 177e to be interesting, but if anyone is desparate to get one, pm me and I could go and get it and post it on at cost, plus my diesel for the 50 mile round trip.

 

[yfs1]

PS the display model with the black top missing is still likely to be there tomorrow, you might be able to get the top as a spare part and maybe a discount as well.

I doubt it...I tried to do that when they stopped carrying biscuit joiners (They had one ratty display model).

It took a few managers to put their heads together but the main one came in and right away said no way as I could sue them if it didn't work right or I got hurt using it. He said it was B&Q policy to never sell a display model (For power tools). Apparently it gets dumped.

I asked if he could just drop it in the carpark and i could "find it" but he didn't find that funny

 

[Pip]

Glasshoughton,Castleford branch of B&Q Warehouse have 2 Triton tra001 routers at 8.30 today, marked up at £ 199 scanned at till showed £98.98,
lots of other Triton gear as well, don't believe the label, get things scanned, the staff don't mind
pip

 

[Fecn]

One left on the top shelf at the B&Q Warehouse in Croydon at £99.98... I just bought the other one they had, meaning that I've now got two Triton routers for myself

 

[Gary]

With three 1/2" routers already I'm resisting the urge to go to B&Q as I know I would be tempted. I really can't justify it for the table.

Or maybe I can. :lol:

 

[Trumpet]

yfs1,

I had much the same experience, with a slightly different reply - If they could find the manual they'd sell it (but they couldn't find it or the box and attachments anyway).

Was told that a separate shopfitting team came in and did all the specialist displays, either mislaying the boxes in the process or simply dumping them at that point. :roll:

 

[LarryS.]

Anyone willing to pick one up for me and post ? happy to pay a tenner for the favour. I've rung my nearest ten B&Qs and not one has one a triton in stock (i live in bath)

cheers


paul

 

[OllyK]

There's a unit at the end of one of the isles in our local B&Q (Eastwood) and I've seen a similar area at the Sutton in Ashfield one, where ex-display stuff is on offer at knock down prices, usually with bits missing. Triton circular saw is on the pile at the moment for about £80, no box, manual and blade, not sure what else is missing though.