Only went in to get some numbers for my plot and just couldn't resist it. Got some dahlia seeds named bishops children. They have dark foliage. Parsnip tender and true. Shirley Toms. Double busy lizzies and tobacco plants and some half price seed trays to sow them in. All of the seeds were 75%off. Will still buy most of my veg seed from real seeds though.
i found a Wlko near me but they only do car and bike stuff, not that i need more seeds.
Quotenot that i need more seeds.
You dont really mean that, though ;D
cj :)
Do you think if we wait long enough they will be free......... ;D
I'm driving past next Wednesday - if it's not raining I might - might - stop off and have a look ( ;) ;) yes, just a look)
Quote from: carolinej on June 29, 2007, 22:21:02
Quotenot that i need more seeds.
You dont really mean that, though ;D
cj :)
no ;)
I don't care what anyone says them two definitely have shares in Wilkos. ;D ;D ;D
I have a Wilko's right near me and I have been good so far, but oh gosh it is hard
Don't tell everyone Kev they will expect a discount lol
I went there this afternoon. Purely for price research ::) ::)
Anyway, to cut a short story even shorter, I bought £40 of seeds for £10 ;D
SHame the best stuff had already gone >:(
cj :)
and you call me an addict!!!
Well done you !!
XX Jeannine
PS Is Wilko's and Wilkinsons the same!!
Think so.
Oh and by the way, I call you an addict in the best sense of the word ;D ;D ;D
cj :)
I know that !!
So what did you get?
yes what did you get :)
and i am not adicted either ;D
Ok here we go!
melon earligold f1
pepper hot carribean blend
courgette gold rush f1
pepper corno di torro mixed
leek lyon prizetaker
leek musselburgh
marigold vanilla f1
spinach monet f1
courgette kojak f1
calabrese samson f1
rocket runway
datura ballerina tutu
datura wrightii
eryngium alpinum superbum
polyanthus large flowered mixed
lobelia trailing colour cascade mixed
petunia ramblin mixed f1
I am looking forward to the Daturas. I was fancying them in the T and M sale. I'm glad I didnt crack , as I got them a lot cheaper at Wilkos.
I have also had my eye on the vanilla marigolds for a while, and eryngiums looked interesting in the catalogues.
I love peppers, so got them to feed my addiction ;D
There werent any interesting tomato varieties :'(
Right then, anyone know when the Wyevale seed sale starts ::)
cj :)
It was early August last year I think, I know I had just started clearing my plot... ;D
:-[ :-[ :-[
Confession time!
I had to go to a different Wilkos today. Well, it seemed like a shame not to check what seeds they had left. ::)
I bought
Onion Bedfordshire Champion
Tomato Gardeners Delight
Tomato Tumbling Tom Red
Tomato Sweet Million f1
Cucumber telegraph Improved
Cucumber Marketmore
Wild rocket
Dahlia dwarf double mixed
Night Phlox Midnight Candy.
£10 worth for £2.50.
But I promise I wont go to any other Wilkinson stores in the near future.
Honest!!!!
cj :)
Thanks Deb. Looking forward to it ;D
cj :)
You are terrible, I am now tempted and will have to go to my local Wilco's tomorrow and investigate just in case I am missing something...... ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
and you think i have a problem!
Checked our Wilko's yesterday and they had put all the seed packets in a trolley - some marked half price the rest still full price! Most of the packets were flowers not veg, so I resisted temptation :)
2 of my biggest vices are seed collection and getting a bargain , so at times like this, I am doomed!!!!
cj :)
Didn't resist the sale in Dot Perkins though ::)
OK, this is all your fault, I had to go to Wilco's today after all your bargain talk..............NO SEEDS AT ALL ON DISPLAY (hopes dashed).......................
Walked around and had a look, couldn't see any anywhere (small sob). Picked up a few other bits and pieces, saw youth stacking shelves and asked if any seeds around : "Dunno, think we sold them all, they were 75% off " YES I KNOW!!!!!! "Will have to ask my Supervisor..........." OK off you go then...........
Supervisor says, 'I'm sure we have a few left somewhere, hang on..."(hopes raised again).......but no, can't find them.....(Arrrrrrrrrgh, hopes dashed again).
Paid for items, just walking out when I spot what looks suspiciously like seed packets in a shopping basket under the 'bargain' counter......YES, a whole basket of bargains!!!! Gleeful dance around Wilco's!!
I covert the basket and start sorting through with the air of a lioness protecting her cubs........I nearly growl at a bloke who shows interest as I'm sorting through the different packets, lots are of the same plants but I just know there are some gems if I look hard enough........20 minutes later I have 20 packets of seeds, mostly Johnsons, some Wilco's own, 12 packets of flowers, 8 veg.........can't work out the price in my head as they are all different prices but at this point I don't care because it must be a bargain right? £7.60 total.............YIPEEE!!!! ;D ;D ;D
Well done Deb!! It was worth the perseverance ;D
Now dont forget you will have to stop lovingy stroking them soon and put them away.
Yes, you can do it. Be brave ;D
cj :)
Quote from: carolinej on July 02, 2007, 13:37:00
Now dont forget you will have to stop lovingy stroking them soon and put them away.
cj :)
:o :o :o How did you know!
:'( my nearest store is 15 miles away, in Dereham.
(probably a good thing!)
Ok, hands up.
This morning i got a packet though the post and yes you guessed it marked Thompsona and Morgan!
Items Ordered
1 of [gww0242] Squash : Summer : Scallop Mixed [HALF PRICE SALE] @ £0.84 each
1 of [gww4499] Aster chinensis Starlight Mixed [HALF PRICE SALE] @ £0.34 each
1 of [gww4506] Dianthus deltoides Arctic Fire [HALF PRICE SALE] @ £0.34 each
1 of [gww0823] Sweetcorn : Indian Summer [HALF PRICE SALE] @ £0.49 each
1 of [gww0472] Tomato : Pomodoro Rio Grande [HALF PRICE SALE] @ £0.84 each
1 of [gws0189] Kohl Rabi Blusta @ £0.00 each
Order Summary
Subtotal Goods: £2.85
Discount: £0.00
Shipping: £1.49
TOTAL: £4.34
I used my £2.50 voucher
So it only cost me £1.84 so i dont feel 2 bad :-)
And i still dont have a problem!
Cambourne7
My husband works at the Wilko warehouse and so we rarely go to the store. However, they have a sale at the warehouse for staff where they sell damaged stuff - or stuff that is missing a screw, has an extra leg, broken packaging etc etc.
So on Saturday we ended up with:
A water butt (top of tap broken off but otherwise fine)
Gas BBQ (bit missing from wheels)
Solar lights (nothing wrong with them - customers "forget" to turn them on and assume they don't work and return them)
Metal and wood bench (hopefully for allotment but looks like they may not be allowed)
Various other bits and pieces for the house mainly.
All cost £20 :D
SmileyK Bargin!! But no seeds :)
QuoteAnd i still dont have a problem!
Mmm, I believe you ;)
cj :)
Quote
Now dont forget you will have to stop lovingy stroking them soon and put them away.
cj
How did you know!
Just a lucky guess ::)
cj :)
Quote from: cambourne7 on July 02, 2007, 14:23:53
SmileyK Bargin!! But no seeds :)
Unfortunately not :( BUT, they do drop the odd bag of compost so they happen to end up in the sale..... ;)
QuoteI have 20 packets of seeds, mostly Johnsons, some Wilco's own, 12 packets of flowers, 8 veg.........can't work out the price in my head as they are all different prices but at this point I don't care because it must be a bargain right? £7.60 total
Come on then Deb, spill the beans. What did you get?
cj :)
I purchased.....
Tomato 'Sweet Million'
Sweet Pepper 'Corno di Torro Mixed'
Courgette 'Astia'
Courgette 'Kojac '
Cabbage 'Hispi '
Leek 'Musselburgh'
Leek 'Lyon Prizetaker'
Broccoli 'Red Arrow'
Marigold 'Vanilla'
Sweet Pea 'Old Fashioned Mixed'
Sweet Pea 'Skylark Mixed'
Sweet Pea 'Cupani'
Sunflowers 'Black Magic' (x 2 by mistake... ;D)
Nasturtium 6 pack; Peach Melba, Tall Mixed, Alaska Mixed, Golden Jewel, Mahogany Gleam, Tom Thumb mixed
Trying to work out if there is anything I am short of for next year.......but then again may as well wait and see what turns up in the T&M 25p sale this year.... ;D ;D
Oh Smiley. How wonderful to work at Wilkies. All them bargains.
right which one of you have bought all the seeds at the bristol wilky,s
marg
I just found out i need to pop to huntingdon which is where my nearest wlko is :-) so i say stong???
Wyevale seed sale now on or should I say 50% off!
Just got my email through!
I guess the range will be bigger than Wilko.
Oh No!!!! ;D
It's alll your fault that I came out of Wilkos today with 20 packets of seeds!!!
(Suppose I cant complain, I only spent £5)
But now you are making me go to Wyevale as well ???
I have just sent off an order with real seeds and have a list of things that I would like from the Organic catalogue.
I only have one small plot, I think I will need 10 after all this :'(
I ended up buying wilko seeds as well... :-[
I got:
Broad beans Sutton x2
Broad beans Bunyards Exhibition x2
Cat grass x1
Dahlia pompon mix x1
and some other flower seeds...
Two weeks since this thread was started and I still haven't been yet
smug smug smug smug smug smug smug smug smug smug smug smug smug...
;D
Well done, Amazin, but come on, tell us how many packets of seeds you already have.
cj :)
er... ahem! I demand a recount!
;D
I guess after all this time no one will read this, but its SO good to know that I am not alone with my addiction ;D
I had to join, if only to tell you!!
You will find plenty of kindred souls on here bionear2......... ;D
Hi bionear,
dont worry about it. We wont tell anyone ::)
cj :)
And then, of course, there is Aldi.........
Re-sowed failed rows of french beans with their price-slashed german ones, which came up like express trains!
Welcome Bionear2 - I'm soooooo good, I've managed to keep away for about four weeks ... ... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I think you are probably safe to go back now, everywhere i go the offers are off, and some GCs have "next years" seeds in the racks.
But soon they will start to off-load garden dept stuff thats not selling / has faded packaging etc etc!
"And lead us not into temptation......"
Oh, go on then, just this once!
You got shares as well mate