Topic: Wilkinsons watch

[shirlton]

Hi Kev. I don't mind being a groupie of Wilkies. Theres not much else going at my age. the thing is , we can get there in 10 minutes, park undercover and walk to the store what ever the weather. Not only that, it's the first store we come to when leaving the car park. It's a laugh really. We go do our other shopping and when we get back to Wilkies Tony suggests he takes the bags up to the car while I look around Wilkies. Believe me I'm like bat out of hell round those isles before he gets back. He always knows where to find me. I just love Wilkies.

[OliveOil]

yep pots, onions, rhubarb, asparagus and even elephant garlic at my wilkos yesterday. I spent another tenner after already spending thirty at downtown!

[glow777]

Still nothing in at our local Wilkos yesterday but came across a G/Centre selling spuds at £2.75 for 3/2.5Kg depending on type approx 34 tubers in each. So bought an early a second and a main.
Onions sets were £1.19 for 50 buy 2 get third free so got three of them.


So with the seed onons in and the overwintered onions gowing well Im about done now - except for some red onion sets as they had sold out of these .... wil still have to go to wilkos

my missus thinks Ive got too many onions but as I remind her if I grow 365 its only 1 a day if they all grow ;)

[cornykev]

No wilkinsons here Shirlton sorry can't bump up your shares. When I visit the outlaws sorry the inlaws in the  N. East I visit their Wilkos big ol shop that one.

[busy_lizzie]

Paid a visit yesterday afternoon and took advantage of their "buy one, get one free" seed offer. Eight packets of seeds for the price of four, isn't bad! They had lots of onion/shallot sets in, but the condition of them was very poor as they were all very soft, so although I was tempted by the red onion ones, I resisted.  Might look in the other Wilko's store we have in Newcastle. They had lots of gardening stuff in but the staff were still filling shelves, so I will be paying more visits soon to see what else I can get there.  :D busy_lizzie

[Cat]

My local Wilkos has never stocked seed potatoes  ???  They have onions, shallots, garlic and tons of seeds but no potatoes...going to ask them why when I next go.

[angle shades]

:)

i also am a wilko's groupie, i go every day, its next door to where i work ;D

bought Maris peer and Nicola seed pots so far, awaiting the fruit trees.

all the plants etc I've bought from there have grown with great success /shades x

[shirlton]

So glad that there is someone else like me. I just cannot resist going in there, Sometimes I just look and am able to resist the temptation. Other time I go bloomin mad. There fruit was a bit expensive I thought 1.99 for a raspberry was a bit much. I  ordered mine from Tand M. Have yet to get them though.

[Amazin]

Try Woolies for your rasps, Shirlton - packs of 4 (Glen Clova or Malling Jewel) for £1.99.

[cornykev]

1.99 for one raspberry thats a bit strong Shirlton.

[froglets]

Popped in for soem BOGOF seeds yesterday and picked up 6 Huge plastic tubs for veg growing in the yard.  Best of all, they were BOGOF too.  Big enough to grow potatos in, £3.99.  Sadly the little wheely trollies were not on offer, but only £2.99.  Still, good value & needed to keep the yard useable all summer.

[okra]

Popped in to Wilko's today and they are selling heavy duty gardeining gloves for 69p

[flowerlady]

Popped in to Wilko's today and they are selling heavy duty gardeining gloves for 69p

...ooo I like that idea ... at that price could slash out and buy TWO pairs  :o ::) :D