[Andrew Cropley]

Sorry .
Gardiners have been excellent.
My question was . Am I unlucky with the one pole?

[DeLuce]

Yeah Andrew, it seems to me that you have been a bit unlucky, maybe a problem pole. As with many products, there just might be a duff one amongst a quality product. I'm sure it can be sorted by Gardiners if you tell them the story.
All the best

[andyM]

Sorry .
Gardiners have been excellent.
My question was . Am I unlucky with the one pole?

Thats a perfectly reasonable question to ask in my opinion.
It may well be that you was unlucky in this case. Usually from my own experience with Gardiners products I have found they are good quality. But no manufacturing company can produce a product day in day out without the occassional defect although that does depend if "operator error" caused the fault or not.
I believe this problem is in the minority as most people who buy Gardiner poles seem very happy with them and you did say the other pole purchased at the same time is fine.

[David Lingard]

come on guys its a pole with a bit of tape around the bottom, its not a rocket ship!

So far im v happy with the clx22, no trouble as of yet!

[DeLuce]

Re: Gardiner Pole issues
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come on guys its a pole with a bit of tape around the bottom, its not a rocket ship!
Yeah, I'm quite aware of that. But if someone is unsure of something and has asked a valid question then surely it's worthy of a considerate answer to 

[david moss]

We should all thank our lucky stars that we have someone of the magnitude of Alex to look after our needs, the last thing he needs is someone questioning hes company

[Tom White]

There is one rule, "Be nice!".  I'm fully in support of nic, here, and I note my absence has been an excuse for this rule to be ignored.

if someone is unsure of something and has asked a valid question then surely it's worthy of a considerate answer to  

I am deeply disappointed. Without rules, Gentlemen, we face anarchy.

[Sean Dyer]

Seem s you have scared the guy off?

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

The stop tape is a common job needed to be done on a regular basis IMO. I have a clx 22 thats about at its clamps limit after a year but i have got used to not collapsing it right down, leaving about an inch out so the clamp grabs. A new top section is about £30 so i might end up getting one of those you might want to consider that andrew??

Welcome to the collosium sorry i meant forum ! 

[Alex Gardiner]

We should all thank our lucky stars that we have someone of the magnitude of Alex to look after our needs, the last thing he needs is someone questioning hes company

David you can give it a rest now - I think we all have realised your comments are tongue-in-cheek  

[Alex Gardiner]

These were valid queries of Andrews which he has subsequently communicated to me via email and we have discussed them.

The issues he experienced with one pole will not have affected the longevity of the sections. As no two poles are ever in use by the same person or in exactly the same way this can lead to varying wear rates.

[simonr]

The stop tape is a common job needed to be done on a regular basis IMO. I have a clx 22 thats about at its clamps limit after a year but i have got used to not collapsing it right down, leaving about an inch out so the clamp grabs.

i found that 1 turn of the old electricians tape round the worn bit means i can collapse my clx down as normal again for the clamps to grab

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

The stop tape is a common job needed to be done on a regular basis IMO. I have a clx 22 thats about at its clamps limit after a year but i have got used to not collapsing it right down, leaving about an inch out so the clamp grabs. A new top section is about £30 so i might end up getting one of those you might want to consider that andrew??

Welcome to the collosium sorry i meant forum ! 

Forgot to add we dont wrap our poles up in a blanket (so to speak) so this has had an adverse affect on the wear situation!(also working in a seaside town with lots of sand) But hey for a little over £100+ vat for a bare pole who cares 

[david moss]

Alex my comments are not tongue in cheek, you should not be so modest.
Your pole has made my life better and you deserve full credit for that

[luther1]

Alex my comments are not tongue in cheek, you should not be so modest.
Your pole has made my life better and you deserve full credit for that

what pole do you use champ?

[david moss]

SLX, before that I had an Unger pole, need I say more

[luther1]

SLX, before that I had an Unger pole, need I say more

I'd like to beat you round the head with your slx until it snaps for being a kiss @rse

[david moss]

Why don't we meet up then?

[luther1]

anytime

[david moss]

What part of the Uk are you based?