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Watering cans from Tesco
Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco.
At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk |
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Watering cans from Tesco
"tony" wrote in message ... Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk Better not shop at Dobbies then! |
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Watering cans from Tesco
"tony" wrote in message ... Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised because as far as i was aware s/s does not rust |
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Watering cans from Tesco
"Richard Bird" wrote in message ... "tony" wrote in message ... Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised because as far as i was aware s/s does not rust Stainless Steel can rust, it depends on the grade and make up of the Steel -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk |
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Watering cans from Tesco
Richard Bird wrote:
"tony" wrote in message ... Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised because as far as i was aware s/s does not rust Depends what grade it is. Some S/S are poorly corrosion-resistant, whereas those used for culinary or marine purposes are very good. In general, the old adage "you get what you pay for" applies very well to S/S. -- Jeff |
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On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:23:55 -0700 (PDT), tony wrote:
Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Do they have "stainless steel" and "tesco" marked on them anywhere? Sticky label with the barcode on the bottom maybe? As they are rusting they patently aren't stainless steel, point this out to the store duty manager and if you have no joy draw your local Trading Standards into the discussion under the Trades Description Act. A stainless steel watering can should out last your grandchildren... -- Cheers Dave. |
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Watering cans from Tesco
Richard Bird wrote:
"tony" wrote in message ... Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised because as far as i was aware s/s does not rust Some "stainless" steels do rust and some are magnetic also. High grade SS doesn't rust, but you wouldn't normally use that for a watering can. It is difficult to work with. Fridge magnets will do for a quick test. A stainless that is non magnetic is probably fully corrosion resistant. A magnetic one may not be. If the watering can is one of the small window ledge ones they offered last year then I have one and it is still fine. The SS grade is borderline just magnetic - a fridge magnet doesn't quite fall off but slides to the bottom of the can. Regards, Martin Brown |
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Watering cans from Tesco
"Richard Bird" wrote in message ... "tony" wrote in message ... Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised because as far as i was aware s/s does not rust A common misconception. If the surface is starved of oxygen, so that it cannot form a protective coating of oxides on its surface, stainless steel is no more corrosion resistant than mild steel. Colin Bignell |
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message ll.co.uk... ..... As they are rusting they patently aren't stainless steel, ... Stainless steel is not rust-proof. It is merely rust resistant. Colin Bignell |
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Watering cans from Tesco
tony wrote:
Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy You don't actually need a receipt but some proof of purchase helps. Have a look at the Sale Of Goods Act fact sheet[1]. I once successfully returned a faulty item to B&Q sans receipt, but I had to speak to a manager and threaten them with showing a printout of the SOGA. [1] http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/cons...laimmy rights -- Chris |
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Watering cans from Tesco
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:22:40 +0100, nightjar wrote:
"Richard Bird" wrote in message ... "tony" wrote in message ... Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised because as far as i was aware s/s does not rust A common misconception. If the surface is starved of oxygen, so that it cannot form a protective coating of oxides on its surface, stainless steel is no more corrosion resistant than mild steel. Colin Bignell Ah but then if the surface is starved of oxygen the surface cannot rust since rust is actually Iron Oxide (Fe2O3 if you prefer). The process of rusting requires oxygen. The way stainless steel works is that the chromium content (alloyed) reacts with oxygen (rusts) and produces an impenetrable layer which prevents further rusting. |
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Watering cans from Tesco
"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message ll.co.uk... On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:23:55 -0700 (PDT), tony wrote: Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Do they have "stainless steel" and "tesco" marked on them anywhere? Sticky label with the barcode on the bottom maybe? As they are rusting they patently aren't stainless steel, point this out to the store duty manager and if you have no joy draw your local Trading Standards into the discussion under the Trades Description Act. A stainless steel watering can should out last your grandchildren... -- Stainless steel is a name of a particular type of metal alloy, not a description. mark |
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Watering cans from Tesco
On Sep 9, 7:56*am, "'Mike'" wrote:
"Richard Bird" wrote in message ... "tony" wrote in message .... Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Tony Bull www.caterpillarfountain.co.uk Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised because as far as i was aware s/s does not rust Stainless Steel can rust, it depends on the grade and make up of the Steel -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Associationwww.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight?www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk Ballocks! Where did you dig up that load of shite? "SS can rust." Go back to school, ****. |
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Watering cans from Tesco
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:31:47 +0100, "nightjar".me.uk wrote:
As they are rusting they patently aren't stainless steel, ... Stainless steel is not rust-proof. It is merely rust resistant. The test here is what a "reasonable person" would expect from something labled as "stainless steel", not the techinical details of particular metal alloys and their properties. To a "reasonable person" something called "stainles steel" does not corrode or take permenant marks, like cutlery or or cooking pans. Now if the grade of "stainless steel" is mentioned that would have a bearing on the matter but it could be argued that a normal person wouldn't know what the grade meant in terms of corrosion resistance. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Watering cans from Tesco
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sandy58 wrote: On Sep 9, 7:56=A0am, "'Mike'" wrote: "Richard Bird" wrote in message ... "tony" wrote in message ..= . Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco. At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust and leaking. Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because of the cost, but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised because= as far as i was aware s/s does not rust Stainless Steel can rust, it depends on the grade and make up of the Stee= l Ballocks! Where did you dig up that load of shite? "SS can rust." Go back to school, ****. In this thread, Mike Crowe knows a hundred times as much as the people who are abusing him, and is being a lot politer. He is entirely correct. Please troll elsewhere. Many grades of stainless steel are merely rust-resistant, even in good conditions, and there is no good reason to make gardening equipment out of surgical-grade stainless steel. But even the best stainless steels will corrode (and 'rust' is a fair term) under extremely hostile conditions, such as largely anaerobic seawater. It's a big problem in marine engineering. The seawater removes the oxide coating, and the residual oxygen then attacks the iron. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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