Earplugs... How much faff to buy?
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Does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers (eBay or otherwise) of disposable ear plugs?
I bobbed into the local motor spares place a couple of nights ago, as now I've picked up the VFR, my helmet seems to be making more wind noise... The store has a small motorcycle accessory corner (mostly Motrax rubbish, and a load of stickers/pointless neon thingies).
On the shelf was a box of earplugs, that originally had 100 pairs at something like 20p a pair. Now rather than keep going back, I thought I'd splash out £20.00 and just get a box full. The box on the shelf was only half full, so I went to the counter...
"Hi, I'm after some earplugs, please."
"Yeah mate there's some on the display there."
"I actually wanted a whole box, rather than just a few pairs."
"Well just get however many you want out of that box..."
"I want a whole box full, that box is ony about half full."
"So how many do you want then?"
"Er, 100 pairs.. a box full.."
"Well there's not 100 pairs in that box mate..."
"I know... Have you got any full boxes in stock then?"
"Yeah about three or four I think."
"Can I buy one of those full boxes then?"
"No mate, we only sell them loose..."
"So, how many pairs can I buy?"
"As many as you want."
"So can I get 100 pairs of ear plugs then?"
"Yes, but there aren't a hundred pairs in that box, I just told you that..."
"Well can I have one of the boxes from stock?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because that's stock..."
"Can you order me a box then? I'm happy to pay up front and collect them when they arrive."
"No."
"So you're happy to sell me 100 pairs of ear plugs, but only loose, and there aren't 100 pairs in that box, and you won't sell me a whole box from stock?"
"Er, yeah. It's stock, innit?"
"OK, can you mould those earplugs from that display box together then?"
"Er, why?"
"So you can shove 'em up your arse, you thick, unhelpful twunt..."
You want trade suppliers - manufacturing industries buy them by the box load and will sell to the public when you find them. People like RS will sell them, but those guys are not cheap for that kind of thing.
At corporate stand at motorsport races, they have ear plugs for the guests - on Sunday evening it was one less thing for the staff to pack up if you took it off their hands (and for the money they get paid couldn't really care), along with the booze. The last few boxes I acquired some 6 years are still keeping me going - although the supplies got topped up when I used ot work in motorsport.
At corporate stand at motorsport races, they have ear plugs for the guests - on Sunday evening it was one less thing for the staff to pack up if you took it off their hands (and for the money they get paid couldn't really care), along with the booze. The last few boxes I acquired some 6 years are still keeping me going - although the supplies got topped up when I used ot work in motorsport.
Dibble said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers (eBay or otherwise) of disposable ear plugs?
I bobbed into the local motor spares place a couple of nights ago, as now I've picked up the VFR, my helmet seems to be making more wind noise... The store has a small motorcycle accessory corner (mostly Motrax rubbish, and a load of stickers/pointless neon thingies).
On the shelf was a box of earplugs, that originally had 100 pairs at something like 20p a pair. Now rather than keep going back, I thought I'd splash out £20.00 and just get a box full. The box on the shelf was only half full, so I went to the counter...
"Hi, I'm after some earplugs, please."
"Yeah mate there's some on the display there."
"I actually wanted a whole box, rather than just a few pairs."
"Well just get however many you want out of that box..."
"I want a whole box full, that box is ony about half full."
"So how many do you want then?"
"Er, 100 pairs.. a box full.."
"Well there's not 100 pairs in that box mate..."
"I know... Have you got any full boxes in stock then?"
"Yeah about three or four I think."
"Can I buy one of those full boxes then?"
"No mate, we only sell them loose..."
"So, how many pairs can I buy?"
"As many as you want."
"So can I get 100 pairs of ear plugs then?"
"Yes, but there aren't a hundred pairs in that box, I just told you that..."
"Well can I have one of the boxes from stock?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because that's stock..."
"Can you order me a box then? I'm happy to pay up front and collect them when they arrive."
"No."
"So you're happy to sell me 100 pairs of ear plugs, but only loose, and there aren't 100 pairs in that box, and you won't sell me a whole box from stock?"
"Er, yeah. It's stock, innit?"
"OK, can you mould those earplugs from that display box together then?"
"Er, why?"
"So you can shove 'em up your arse, you thick, unhelpful twunt..."
TWAT!!! I bobbed into the local motor spares place a couple of nights ago, as now I've picked up the VFR, my helmet seems to be making more wind noise... The store has a small motorcycle accessory corner (mostly Motrax rubbish, and a load of stickers/pointless neon thingies).
On the shelf was a box of earplugs, that originally had 100 pairs at something like 20p a pair. Now rather than keep going back, I thought I'd splash out £20.00 and just get a box full. The box on the shelf was only half full, so I went to the counter...
"Hi, I'm after some earplugs, please."
"Yeah mate there's some on the display there."
"I actually wanted a whole box, rather than just a few pairs."
"Well just get however many you want out of that box..."
"I want a whole box full, that box is ony about half full."
"So how many do you want then?"
"Er, 100 pairs.. a box full.."
"Well there's not 100 pairs in that box mate..."
"I know... Have you got any full boxes in stock then?"
"Yeah about three or four I think."
"Can I buy one of those full boxes then?"
"No mate, we only sell them loose..."
"So, how many pairs can I buy?"
"As many as you want."
"So can I get 100 pairs of ear plugs then?"
"Yes, but there aren't a hundred pairs in that box, I just told you that..."
"Well can I have one of the boxes from stock?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because that's stock..."
"Can you order me a box then? I'm happy to pay up front and collect them when they arrive."
"No."
"So you're happy to sell me 100 pairs of ear plugs, but only loose, and there aren't 100 pairs in that box, and you won't sell me a whole box from stock?"
"Er, yeah. It's stock, innit?"
"OK, can you mould those earplugs from that display box together then?"
"Er, why?"
"So you can shove 'em up your arse, you thick, unhelpful twunt..."
Find another shop, the Motrax disposables are perfectly respectable.
Dibble said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers (eBay or otherwise) of disposable ear plugs?
...so I went to the counter...
You don't want to do that. Even if he'd had sold them to you you'd have paid 100 times the individual pack price which would have been a rip off. I buy a box of 200 from here and they tend to last me a couple of years. I buy the orange max plugs for 15 quid a box....so I went to the counter...
I use 3M ones, bought a massive box from an industrial PPE supplier years ago, can't remember who but a quick google turns up the same type in boxes of 200 for £20
http://www.protecdirect.co.uk/Disposable-Ear-Plugs...
http://www.protecdirect.co.uk/Disposable-Ear-Plugs...
dern said:
Dibble said:
You don't want to do that. Even if he'd had sold them to you you'd have paid 100 times the individual pack price ...I just Googled for industrial PPE companies when I was looking for mine....
Hyperion said:
Just search eBay for Max Lite earplugs (RiDE recommended - they're green and T shaped) there are a rew suppliers on there
or use the first url in the threaddern said:
I buy a box of 200 from here and they tend to last me a couple of years. I buy the orange max plugs for 15 quid a box.
£14.80 for 200. I was on a ear plug search today, thank you all!Here you go, we have used these a few times.
http://www.safetysupplies.co.uk/trolleyed/4/
order with 2/3 others and get free postage.
http://www.safetysupplies.co.uk/trolleyed/4/
order with 2/3 others and get free postage.
Atom said:
OT, but Google maps tells me you're 109 miles away......so I could ride out...
...do you hire rifles out for shooting?
I used to do loads of .22, and quite a bit of full bore (represented the UK/RN at Bisley inter services previously)...
Sound distribution have a good selection and came top in the ride mag as a good suplier one year
http://www.sounddistribution.co.uk/products.asp?ca...
http://www.sounddistribution.co.uk/products.asp?ca...
As above ref personal preference etc.
I buy the bright yellow ones which appear in shops in a bag on the Motrax-style stands. Usually about £6 for either 50 pairs or 50 plugs (can't remember!) which last me a while, and I find these ones both the most comfortable, and the best noise-killers of all I've tried.
I buy the bright yellow ones which appear in shops in a bag on the Motrax-style stands. Usually about £6 for either 50 pairs or 50 plugs (can't remember!) which last me a while, and I find these ones both the most comfortable, and the best noise-killers of all I've tried.
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