I've had the mini cramps, as good as any others I have. I didn't know about the new range of paint. Alice went in for the epoxy the other day but I'll go and have a look next time I'm near there.

cheers, Nerys

Packaging will always be different....
After working for big retailers for 30 years I know what the deal is!
Either way, we are in agreement Poundland glue is well worth the value! As are the mini clamps the craft knives and the new range of paint and varnish - the yacht varnish is very good!

That's most likely right Graham, but I haven't found any other brand with the same packaging. As far as the similarity between supermarket products, it's quite noticeable if you spread your shopping around.

Cheers, Nerys

As with many things in this world you may find that Poundland bond together (which I also use) is actually a well known brand that has been packaged for them. I mean let’s face it Aldi And Lidil do the same - Belgium beer in Lidil comes from the same production lines as the M&S version and many of the biscuits in Aldi are from the same manufactures as other supermarkets.
I agree with R&D but production line limits allow the likes of Poundland and others to take spare capacity...
I don’t agree with the Turkish delight though, mind you I don’t like any variant of it!!🤣

I'm with you Michael 👍
My Go-To for most model build adhesives and resin is Deluxe Materials. (Via Krick over here.)
UHU and Pattex for general purpose 'round the house' stuff - available in all the local (sometimes not so-) supermarkets.
Cheers, Doug 😎

Hi Nerys I'm not sure they both fulfil the same purpose in the long term as you say "a similar outcome", so Ill pay the price for my peace of mind.

Ok Doug that's fine

Hi Nerys
Comment noted.
But the world has become a place for offloading Chinese copies which sometimes are inferior!
Here in SA we get a lot of junk stuff.
Regards
Ian

Hi, mturpin,
I fully respect your opinion in this matter, but my take on this is- Adhesive A and Adhesive B they both do as they are supposed to do and stick things together. Adhesive A costs £1, Adhesive B costs £5 but both fulfill the same purpose so, why pay more for a similar outcome.

Cheers, Nerys

"Doug, I think you've misread my thoughts. "
Not at all Michael! That's exactly what I understood and simply transposed to my experiences in shipbuilding and fitting out. Shipyards always tried to reduce their buying-in costs and pocket the difference 🙄 Fair enough ... until the wheels fall off 🤔
More than once my system designs were passed to the competition who then copied the configuration using inferior equipment / software. Sometimes individual equipments were copied 'almost!' 1 to 1. Often we were recalled (sometimes by the ship owner) to sort out the mess! 😉
Cheers, Doug 😎

Good evening Nerys, our poundland closed as 2 members of staff had covid. Notice on door said hoping to reopen in April.
Cheers Colin.

Hi Nerys. You did ask for opinions/comments as to the "that adhesion does not appear to take place as quickly as it used to."
I was just offering my opinion as to why this is happening.
However you seem to be quite happy with the product so STICK with it.

Doug, I think you've misread my thoughts.
"The research that these companies invest in is huge" I was referring to the giant companies who do invest in R&D and then the "pound landers" copy products with inferior results.

Glad you agree Colin. I'm surprised to hear that your Poundland closed, as far as I know, ours has never closed. We've been in there a couple of times and as it's near a supermarket we use, we've seen that it is open.

Cheers, Nerys

Well said Nerys I too have been using since it arrived on the market and never had a problem.
I'll be glad when the local poundland re-opens so I can get a fresh stock in.
Cheers Colin.

As Doug says Like any major company ( Similar who I used to work for) invest millions into R and D and then the cheap copies arrive, almost there but not exact copies!
As they say in the classics. You pays the money and takes your chance!

I have been using 'Bond Together' for quite some time and have always found it quite satisfactory and have never questioned it's stickability. I do not doubt that some firms spend enormous amounts to get their products right and in this case I believe they have. In my opinion, it is as good as anything else I've tried Alice has used copious amounts in the camper fixing runners for sliding doors etc and she is quite happy with the results. In this case the longer adhesion time made it easier to stick greater surface areas.
There's not much I buy in Poundland, in fact, the only other thing is their chocolate covered Turkish Delight and that's lovely.

Nerys

"The research that these companies invest in is huge ... "
So is it Michael 👍
Cheap copies rarely match up to the originals.
I've seen similar (but also much more expensive) examples in shipbuilding and outfitting, especially COMMS, which was my speciality for thirty odd years. (Sometimes very odd!😉)
Cheers, Doug 😎

Pound land do have some good products however when I need a product that is to be used on "critical" areas of my build I always use a branded product.
The research that these companies invest in is huge and it results are products that work in my experience. Unfortunately these products are often copied by companies who don't do the research and as such end up with products that are inferior and sold through such shops as pound land.
I appreciate that not all modellers want to use branded products but my comment is based on my experience in industry using a vast array of adhesives as well as my modelling in retirement.
Happy sticking