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General => Top Tips => Topic started by: digswell on February 16, 2006, 08:30:16
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AS there seem to be many threads appearing about bargains that are to be had at the moment, I thought it might be an idea to try and put them all together under one thread.
My personal bargains have been, some additional seeds at 35 pence per packet from Poundland.
Redcurrent, Blackbery and Raspberry plants for £1 each at Poundland.
Seed Potatoes at about £2.30 for 3kg from Wilkonsons
Bonemeal at £1.50 and Growmore at £1, also from Wilkinsons.
Own brand seeds from Van Hauge garden centres.
Free plant labels on Johnsons seeds everywhere!
I also know people have found bargains at Aldi starting today, and at Woolworths.
Aren't we a bunch of great little bargain hunters! ;D
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Just on my way out ti Aldi!! (Hip Hooray!) :) :) :)
The wifes coming with me!! (Boooo!) :'(
She's after some "wellies" (Hooray!) :o :o
She can do some weeding (Hooray!) :D :D
She''ll see how much I spend (Boooo!) :'(
I'll do a second trip (Sneaky LOL) :) :) :) :-X :-X
Cheers Kevb
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What a godd idea!
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good idea - Homebase are selling off a few things half price at the mo (last seasons maybe ?). I got :
- tub of Growmore (£3.50 instead of £7something)
- 60l of multipurpose compost with John Innes, reduced from around £4 to £2, but also on buy two get one free. They also had 50l peat free compost with JI for similar price (but not BOGOF).
Saw some tubs of bone meal and chicken pellets at half price (again around £3.50 ish) and some tool store / small shed things also half price.
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I have seen these threads pop up with other bargains, all worth a look!
Happenings and bargains at Wyvale Garden Centres
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,17099.0
Home Bargains, bargains!
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,17052.0
Poly Cloches at Poundland
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,16381.0
annoyed as our local ones have not had them in!
Aldi Fruit Trees
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,17002.0
Happy bargain hunting! ;D
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And the February medal for Services to the Community goes to....
DIGSWELL
Thanks for the thought and the work.....
Lishka
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There was I, poised over a hot keyboard, ready to order some lovely beautifully scented trailing double petunias at 5 for £7.95 or 10 for £12.95, when I happened to nip out to B&Q to discover - 10 of the same for a fiver!
Granted the online ones contained assorted colours, whereas the B&Q ones were one colour, but WOW! That's what I call a bargain.
;D
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And here's another one!
Pumpkins and Winter Squashes Seed Collection - 6 varieties:
Butternut, Jack O'Lantern, Rolet (gem), Sweet Dumpling, Tale Ace and Turk's Turban - £3.45 AND Free UK Postage!
http://www.bakersandlarners.com/catalog/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2640
;D
Will also post this in Pumpkin section.
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'as versatile as potatoes' eh? Thank you amazin, lovely site too :)
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My local Morrison's is selling it's black flower buckets @99p for eight!
;D
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Poundland sells weed suppresing fabric too.
£1 for 5 x 1.5 m. It's quite thin but should be Ok to use under bark chippinggs for my paths.
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B&Q. Fuscia mini-pots, 10 for £5, knocked down to 10 to £3.95, knocked down to absolutely free because the plonker didn't ring them up even though he picked them up and moved them.... go figure.
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Keep an eye out in B&Q, I was in yesterday and they have reduced their spring bedding (20% off), some weed control fabirc had been reduced, bark chippings are down to £2.12 for a 100 litre bag, but there was no change to the compost (they were just bringing more of that out).
Also went to Aldi and there was still some fruit trees left, with the tomato cane stands, spade and fork (I think 7.99 each), jeys fluid in the sqirty bottle :) , and also some week control fabric (I dont think it is UV stable though).
Happy shopping
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Keep an eye out in B&Q, I was in yesterday and they have reduced their spring bedding (20% off), some weed control fabirc had been reduced, bark chippings are down to £2.12 for a 100 litre bag, but there was no change to the compost (they were just bringing more of that out).
Also went to Aldi and there was still some fruit trees left, with the tomato cane stands, spade and fork (I think 7.99 each), jeys fluid in the sqirty bottle :) , and also some week control fabric (I dont think it is UV stable though).
Happy shopping
I want some of that week control fabric, can I have a couple more Sundays in mine please? I promise to wear sun tan lotion....
;D ;D ;D
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and also some week control fabric (I dont think it is UV stable though).
Happy shopping
I want some of that week control fabric, can I have a couple more Sundays in mine please? I promise to wear sun tan lotion....
;D ;D ;D
Rushed into mine this morning - quoted this stupendous offer that's being advertised round the country, and guess wott? They're giving me six days' worth AND thrown in some bumper sized bottles of Factor 30 FREE 8)
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Just had a quick scan through so hope I haven't missed the thread but anyone know where cloches are going cheap? not poundland we don't have one. ...
I also looked in Lidls but they don't have any either, think they might've all gone now. :'(
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Poundstretcher have been selling rolls of weed control fabric for £4 a pack. When I went to get some more on Saturday it was on offer at 2 for £6 - down a quid per pack. It's thin, but not a bad size - 8m x 1.5m (26ft x 5ft).
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Our local KwikSave is selling off all its non-food stuff - the chain has been bought out by someone else, and must be having a clear out. Ours seems to be specialising in garden stuff.
So far I've bought a garden vacuum (which will possibly get more use than the one indoors ;) ) for £15, a garden hose set for £2.50, quite a few plastic troughs for inside the greenhouse for 50p, and stainless steel solar lights at £12 for 2 boxes of 4.
Other shops have had other things. Someone elsewhere mentioned their local KwikSave was selling off bulbs (plants, not electric :) ). It might be worth a mooch.
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B&Q were having reductions again yesterday. I bought a tray of six named varieties of foxgloves for 90p and two camelias , one red, one pink and both in bud for £2.00 each. :)
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Our local KwikSave is selling off all its non-food stuff - the chain has been bought out by someone else, and must be having a clear out. Ours seems to be specialising in garden stuff.
So far I've bought a garden vacuum (which will possibly get more use than the one indoors ;) ) for £15, a garden hose set for £2.50, quite a few plastic troughs for inside the greenhouse for 50p, and stainless steel solar lights at £12 for 2 boxes of 4.
Other shops have had other things. Someone elsewhere mentioned their local KwikSave was selling off bulbs (plants, not electric :) ). It might be worth a mooch.
Been talking about the closure of our local Kwix this afters......apparently being bought by Somerfield......hadn't thought to check for garden stuff as it's only a small one......but worth having a look, tho!Thanx for the tip.
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Has anyone been into Home Bargains? It just occurred to me to mention, after reading the swaps threads, that their price for packets of seed - flowers and veggies - is 15p. I've bought a few, though I haven't opened any yet.
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I'm calling in tomorrow (doing the Poundland/Wilko's/HB sweep) & hope they're selling pea seeds now - great for growing sproutings, I thought?
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:P :P :P ;D
You got me going now lish! Hope you enjoy sproutings, thanks for timely reminder (swoop!) ::)
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/A4a/Plant_jumps.gif)
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Tesco slug pellets 89p for a large pot £2.39 for the same in homebase
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Netto are selling packets of seeds for 19p each (our local one is anyway)
Just planted sweetcorn, broad beans, green beans, cauliflower and a load of other stuff for next to nothing.
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I just read on another forum (MSE) that Woolworths are now selling all packs of their own brand seeds (including multi-packs) for 30p, and Johnson's ones for 60p.
Bear in mind this is hearsay, but probably worth checking out.
Same thread on there also said that Wilko's are now doing half price seeds.
I can't get to either shop till Saturday to check the veracity of these claims, but someone else may be able to. :)
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You can get it ALLLLLLLLLLL Down Town - Gonerby Moor Roundabout. ALL seeds 1/2 price!
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Same thread on there also said that Wilko's are now doing half price seeds.
I can't get to either shop till Saturday to check the veracity of these claims, but someone else may be able to. :)
I was in wilkinsons a few days ago and yes their seeds are half price. Pity they didn't have anything different from what we already have
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Homebase six strawberry plants = £4.99 !
Might well be going fast - not telling which one I will visit !
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Just had an email ~ Half off all seeds at Thompson & Morgan!
Closes midnight June 21st.
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Aldi have really good sized plant pots full of various herbs 99p.
Couldn't resist a mint,chive and a parsley,shall pot them on when needed and leave them by my back door,lovely!!
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Also have found out that our local tip has a large tub of gardening tools of every description. Some new, some old and more sturdy, they charge a pound for each item,so its worth a look to see if your local shop, sorry tip do the same!!