Buying paving online without seeing it first - Advice needed

[carld.86]

has anyone bought paving online?

i am after some sawn sandstone with the smooth surface
seems its generally £40psm at local builders merchants (inc vat)

i have the opportunity to buy some from jewsons in one colour at 28psm because its last years stock and hasnt sold.... (inc vat)

but online from places like:

infinatepaving.com

it seems all the colours are about the same price as jewsons

so has anyone bought from such places ?

also ebay sellers with 100% feedback are selling the same stuff at about £20-25 psm (inc vat) so any experience would be welcome information

[carld.86]

or even sites like
http://lsd.co.uk/
sell the stuff cheap and pre treat it for a reasonable price? does anyone buy from these

[sy76uk]

I'd be very weary about buying online.

I'be been offered sawn sandstone for as little as £12 per meter and it was stone market tradestone but the stuff had already started to delaminate whilst still in the crate.

The stuff in the builders merchants at £40 might not be brilliant either.

I'be used nustone online once to buy slate and it was very good.
A friend of mine uses there products a lot and swears by them.
Do check the returns policy though.

[carld.86]

thanks
ive seen there website

just looking on paving superstore as they are reasonable and sell natural paving which is sold in the builders merchants

also noticed they have a rep on here

[lutonlagerlout]

quality is priceless
I nearly always buy stone from london stone paving
ok its a bit more than the cheapo places,but its 25mm thick and quality assured
far less waste this way
and great customer service
http://www.londonstone.co.uk/
LLL