And there's liability issues.
I lend you a tool, you slip and stick it through your finger and...by the power of Greyskull!!! It's compo time.
Even signing waivers before handing the tool over wouldn't necessarily protect the store.
I'd be happy with that though, pay for a small repair I'd not prepared for.
Is that a solution for LBSs? Put a small toolstation outside, I'd bet some of the people that stop would go in and buy something.
Agreed, Leigh at Ride It Cycles is brilliant. I must point out though that Bude is in Cornwall!Funny that I hardly use a shop at home preferring to DIY. But in Devon I'll pop into the little bike shop in Bude who are very helpful.. Must be the sea air!!!
Agreed, Leigh at Ride It Cycles is brilliant. I must point out though that Bude is in Cornwall!
I thought you meant Bude on the Moon.
I fear you are underestimating the tension between residents of both counties.
Bude being in Cornwall will matter a great deal to every Cornishman.
As a Devonian, I have never taken to those from the other side of the Tamar.
When my Dad was young apparently the local garage had a sign in the workshop that said
"The Man Who Lends Tools is Out"