For as long as there are trade professionals, there will be apprentices who get sent into stores like Stax to ask for something absurd. It’s been going on for so long that it’s almost tradition! We’ve heard them all, here’s our favourite…

Tartan paint

 

It’s a classic! You might think that the modern generation would have wised up to this one, but we still get the odd request for a tin of tartan.

Replacement bubble for a spirit level

 

There are tales of savvy apprentices returning with boxes of soap powder or D.I.Y spirit bubbles as retailers like to call them!

The left-handed screwdriver

This one’s inexcusable…

A glass hammer

It’s hard enough trying to find your regular hammer...

A long weight

Some elbow grease

Bags for a Dyson hoover

We can't believe that some of these still get used!