As you may know,I am a volunteer for painting an old church hall.Now I am doing the skirting boards and door frames in a very long and twisting corridor.The frames must be at least nine inches wide and I need steps to paint the top rail.Also they are very intricate.So I need a fitch paint brush to cut in with.So visits to Homebase,Wilkos,Local diy shop Leeds Market not one to be found.So last desperate attempt Amazon YES, I tried to support live shops as I call them but sadly online,cost of brush and free delivery maybe today three and a half quid.Look out high street shops.
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Cycleops
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The high street shops have been living with this for some time so tend to specialise in a particular area. You can't be all things to all people, you only have to look at the size of Amazon warehouses to realise that.
Interestingly I could walk out my house now and find what you want in a small local shop.
I see Screwfix have a wide range of paintbrushes. Don't they have what you want?
Interestingly I could walk out my house now and find what you want in a small local shop.
I see Screwfix have a wide range of paintbrushes. Don't they have what you want?
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We are fortunate in having a very good ironmonger in Norwich; Thorn's and it's more of a case of what don't they have which is a much shorter list than rather than do they have - ! 
I know they stock fitch brushes and if you need one screw / bolt / washer, no problem. 
I know they stock fitch brushes and if you need one screw / bolt / washer, no problem. 
presta
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I had a snipe about buying online from the guy in Colchester Cycles once which prompted me to go home, dig out my records, and go through them totting everything up. It turned out that I'd bought more on the High Street than online at that time, and more in Colchester Cycles than anywhere other than where I'd bought the bike.
What I don't do, however, is walk into a shop and buy the first thing I see. I usually do the rounds of all the shops, and then decide what to buy after I've seen what's available, which means that shop assistants see my fisog about 6-8 times more often than they see my wallet, and all think I'm the timewaster who never buys anything.
What I don't do, however, is walk into a shop and buy the first thing I see. I usually do the rounds of all the shops, and then decide what to buy after I've seen what's available, which means that shop assistants see my fisog about 6-8 times more often than they see my wallet, and all think I'm the timewaster who never buys anything.
Store stock IME is typically not representative of what they stock overall, a quick Google for finch paint brushes throws up various stockists including Homebase but as to a particular store having stock that is often a different matter. They and B&Q, do have a stick checker which I usually use before visiting to save a wasted trip should something actually be a better buy their than from Screwfix or Toolstation.
newts
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There'll be a Screwfix or Toolstation near to you for all things DIY. For water based acrylics, a fine tipped synthetic brush is best, less drag when cutting in.
wiggydiggy
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Amazon's free return/refund is what keeps me with them. I had a phone for nearly a month recently, decided it wasn't quite right and returned it. Full refund no questions.
I have started using B&Q though as I can ask the staff for advice. Screwfix/Toolstation are good when I know what I want with no advice needed.
I have started using B&Q though as I can ask the staff for advice. Screwfix/Toolstation are good when I know what I want with no advice needed.
Toolstation staff are IME a couple of planks short; when to collect a medium width roll of frog tape. 8 in stock said the website for the local store. They could not find them so, with an appropriate refund, I tool a narrow width. A while later needing another roll of narrow was given a medium width roll.
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Set of Fitch brushes on line
in the shop, individual brushes almost certainly available
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You are either very memorable, or the assistant is very observant, most don't recognise me the day after
gbb
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I feel most shops now are selling volume by neccessity, there's no business sense in keeping obscure low volume, particually low cost items. I'm not saying whether a fitch brush fits either category or not, simply there's a rationalisation of stock by most shops nowadays, anything to keep profits or turnover up, failure to do so probably means the end for them.
