Not sure if this has been posted before, but worth a look!!!.. :)
Only pay 95p postage.http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/acatalog/special_seed_offers.html (http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/acatalog/special_seed_offers.html)
Added to favourites. Will order some to try. Thanks.
I've just ordered some. Thanks.
I always take the view that there is no such thing as a free lunch. It looks like a act of desperation. Are they in trouble?
i dont want to throw a spanner in the works but on the page where you give your details you have to choose a postage option , seeds are 95p but potatoes and fruit are £2.95 . Or have i got it wrong (again)
I got the link off the BBC Forum website on allotments. And so far everyone has only paid 95 pence postage.
will try my luck then
I just ordered some and when I got to the checkout it automatically chose 95pence postage :) :) :)
Well spotted that girlie! Just put my order in ;D
thanks, springbok..just ordered some, will let you know how they go ;D
Thank you so much for the link, I ordered some they sound excellent, well done you for digging it out!
;)
brill, this will give me a head start on potato day on the 9th.
Forward to a few other people via email as well.
Quote from: powerspade on January 19, 2008, 07:03:37
I always take the view that there is no such thing as a free lunch. It looks like a act of desperation. Are they in trouble?
They are called loss leaders and supermarkets do it all the time. If you are like me, you feel guilty just ordering the potatoes and order some seed too. I order Danvers Half Long Carrots and some spring onion seed with mine.
I think this is cheap as its a new variatly they did the same with yukon gold one year selling very cheap the following year the price was twice what a normal spud was :(
Nice one SPG ! well spotted :o
Was thinking of trying these this year anyway - well chuffed, cheers ;D ;D
Same as that Dadnlad, I too had plans to try these this year after picking them out of the "Taterbase"site (also recomended onthis site)Now i can try them for free.Can`t be bad! ;)
Brilliant -well spotted.
Ordered some Vales Emerald [even though I am going to a potato day!] and celeriac 'brilliant' which performed very well this year.
Thank you very much for this tip off! Have bought some too at 95p (and managed to resist temptation to buy anything else!!!).
Will pass on the message to my other friends.
Thanks for the link- have ordered mine too!
My order`s gone in too - thanks for the tip! :)
Didn`t feel guilty enough to buy anything else though!
Yes thanks for the tip, I ordered mine today, ive already got more than enough chitting already but who can resist a freebie...hehe....im sure ill find room for them somewhere.
Ordered mine today. ;D ;D ;D
I just tried to order and I had to order 6kg of potatoes FIRST before I could take up the offer. :'( :'( :'(
Blast, do you think it was a loophole? Ordered mine in time (I think!)
Have I made a mistake by trying to order by phone?
Hello everybody,I am new to this forum I cannot believe how much
you are paying for seed potatoes. In my local allotment shop in Liverpool every potato in that Catalogue are being sold £2-20 for five pound in weight, Do you not think you are being ripped off
hiya, plotholder..welcome to the site..we buy ours from the allotment shop, 70p per kilo..just getting these for 95p p&p..just to try them ;D
whereabouts are you ?
Hiya manics,Thingwall Road allotments Liverpool been there ten years.
we moved up to wigan 35 years ago, ray's from Kirkby, me from Aintree, still feel like a scouse ;D
happy digging ;D
Sadly we don't all have allotment shops. :(
Have you not tried B&Q much cheaper.
Has anyone received their "free" potatoes yet? Ordered mine on the 19th Jan along with a few other bits and no sign of anything as yet.
I got confirmation letter this morning but no idea when we will get them!
Have ordered mine & will use their site for some other seeds etc :-* :-*
got the confirmation letter today too :)
Our confirmation got here today too
Spuds on sale at our plot shop this coming weekend - £1.90 for 3 kg
20 varieties plus broadies, onion & shallot sets etc - in the past the queue has been halfway down the street !
Aswell as saving my wallet, we're helping our allotment association keep afloat financialy :D
I ordered mine before christmas and they still haven't arrived. They're not responding to e-mails either. Slightly worrying ???
Thanks for the tip, I've ordered some too and my onion sets :)
Got my catalogue today, but no spuds yet. ;D ;D ;D
i got my confirmation letter today to with the variety and the fact it will contain 10 tubers
nothing here either :(
oh i rang them the other day cause i always buy my seed potatoes from dts and they were in t he process of sending them out this week, wont be long im sure!
Quote from: debster on January 28, 2008, 20:24:58
i got my confirmation letter today to with the variety and the fact it will contain 10 tubers
Quote from: princescruffster on January 28, 2008, 18:28:26
I ordered mine before christmas and they still haven't arrived. They're not responding to e-mails either. Slightly worrying ???
Quote from: manicscousers on January 28, 2008, 16:41:42
got the confirmation letter today too :)
Quote from: laura G on January 28, 2008, 16:02:08
I got confirmation letter this morning but no idea when we will get them!
Quote from: fuzzycuzzy on January 28, 2008, 15:31:27
Has anyone received their "free" potatoes yet? Ordered mine on the 19th Jan along with a few other bits and no sign of anything as yet.
Nothing here neither except letter of confirmation. What a good scam with all these 95p added together...... ::) :-\ ::) :-\ ::)
Hardly a scam. Most seed companies send the letter out before the bulk orders.
well they only took the money out my account friday
Quote from: laura G on January 28, 2008, 16:02:08
I got confirmation letter this morning but no idea when we will get them!
I also got an Advice Note today, states dispatch as 24/1/2008. The 95p was taken on the 25th (Friday).
Definately was not a scam, as the BBC thread where I got the info from in the first place are starting to receive theirs.
My credit card was debited on 8/01/08. No sign of them yet i just got my statement today and noticed that it was quite a while since they took the 95p.
If you ordered anything else the postage was higher.
I should add I ordered before Christmas.
I cannot imagine Fothergills/DT Brown doing a scam?
I got my confirmation letter today. ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: ktlawson on January 28, 2008, 23:03:13
What a good scam with all these 95p added together......
Possibly a misunderstanding here troops. I am not saying it is a scam, I am saying if it was - then it would be a good one ;)
Anyone got theirs yet?
Nope, and not received confirmation yet either :-\
The seeds i ordered with mine have arrived but no sign of my potatoes yet.
:(
I think I got a confirmation letter some time ago....... ???
I won't hold my breath on this one. :-X ;D ;D ;D
Don't blame Browns - the tubers most likely come from a Scottish grower who can't keep up with this new gimmick!
My money was debited 24th January and I have not yet had a confirmation letter either.
Hi all, :D
They came today ;D just after I had been to Wisley & bought some more >:( Still there`s always room for 10 more spud plants.
Adrian.
yippie when did you order yours???
I hope you ordered yours before Christmas!!!
Hi cambourne, :D
They were ordered well before xmas, mid December at a guess.
Adrian.
Darn no i think it was early jan :(
Mine arrived today.
any more people got there spuds ????
I got mine - ordered when it first appeared on the beeb. And I got eleven ;D
Still waiting here Cam, they've took my money out on the 25th of Jan. ??? ;D ;D ;D
still not here, money went out the same day as yours, ck ???
They took my money on 8 Jan and they're only down the road! ???
I think they've ran out ;D
Mine arrived yesterday!
Quote from: Kea on February 12, 2008, 19:18:58
They took my money on 8 Jan and they're only down the road! ???
The tatties ain't - they're in Scotland
Shouldn't take the money if they don't have the goods!
I got my invoice through a few days ago, saying the potatoes will be shipped separately.
just got a catalogue,and a letter thanking me for my order, I'm a bit worried now, it states,free seed potatoes, free if you order 6kg of seed potatoes ???
Still nothing here :(
i called them today, apparantly they have had lots of orders :)
My order has apparantly now been sent to scotland for dispatch! Yippie
Hopfully i will get them next week! so should the people who ordered around the same time !!
I too received a catalogue today, and a letter thanking me for my order, but I think the letter (and catalogue) are sent out to anyone who has previously placed an order, ... any order.
I'm not a bit worried - I ordered, they took the money, I received an advice note - no where has it mentioned any conditions, ie 6Kg of seed pots.
On the advise note it does state dispatch as 24/01/2008. Still waiting.
Apparantly, it was only an online offer. I have received mine so if you ordered online they should be with you soon...Hopefully. Minty
thanks, guys..and hello, minty, nice to meet you ;D
Twiddling thumbs and still waiting ::)
Still waiting for my seed potatoes too ??? dt browns are having trouble with their suppliers apparently, was promised them weeks ago to no avail, Hopefully they will compensate us with some extras ;D ;D ;D ;D
Why are we waiting, why are we waiting. ;D ;D ;D
Mine came yesterday. ;D
8)i am still waiting 2 weeks + now but sounds like big demand i can wait.
I got mine on Friday but couldn't access the site to say so.
I just called and they said late February for potatoes. Having a surname 3/4 of the way down the alphabet never helps :'(
I think it's date you sent your order not surname.
I'm still waiting - ordered before christmas :(. I also have a surname in middle of alphabet!
Mine arrived on Saturday 23rd (despatch date on paperwork is 5th Feb)
i am not happy they told me when i called i would get them last week :(
Patience is a virtue. Think I said that some time ago??
mine have just been delivered to my door today too well chuffed, off to chit them in a mo mine only took about 4 weeks which i dont think was bad at all particularly for 95p ;D
Mine have just arrived! Look to be decent Spuds. Well worth 95p. thanks for the tip off :D
Mine arrived today also, one completey rotten but for 95p whos gonna complain? Laura
Got mine!
mine were shoved through the letterbox today, not too badly damaged, postman's fault though ;D
Quote from: Mammoth Onion on February 25, 2008, 13:38:35
Mine have just arrived! Look to be decent Spuds. Well worth 95p. thanks for the tip off :D
hiya, mammoth, bit warm today so opened the doors on your poly ;D ;D ;D
Phewwwwwwwwww, sigh of relief as mine have arrived here too.
I declare this A4A Spud Week ;D
Got mine today too. ;D
Mine arrived today too.
And mine!
Mine too, but I got three??? XX Jeannine
Three potatoes or 3 packs? Got mine today too!
Ours arrived today anorl ;D
Hoo bloody raaa mine arrived today as well, got me spuds, SPURS won the cup, 8) hang on things come in threes, I'm off to put the lottery on. ;D ;D ;D
Nearly forgot cheers Springbokgirlie. :-* ;D ;D ;D
got mine today too :) they must have been really busy posting at the weekend
mine have arrived too Yay :)
Phew, glad u guys and gals are finally getting them... I was starting to get panic attacks over this post lol. 8)
mINE ARRIVED TOO :D
mine arrived today. thanks again springbokgirlie
and mine :)
Glad you got yours Cam I was worrying about your spuds. ;D ;D ;D
I got mine today too.....all 11 of them.
WooHoo ours are here too ;D not many in the bag but very gratefully received :D
Well that's a relief ;D
left the house this morning and noticed mine on the kitchen windowsill ! assume they'd only been there since yesterday.
Received mine today aswell. :)
Yesterday....
Why haven't I got my potatoes, everybody else has got their potatoes. :'( Feeling very sorry for self in the manner of small child with a sulk on.
Today...
OH says "meant to say postie delivered a jiffy bag couple of days back don't know what it is but it's on the top of the freezer."
POTATOS - HURRAH! ;D
Many thanks Sprinbkgirlie for the heads up in the first place ;)
Yee - hah ;D
Finally got my potatoes a month after they debited my account!
Got 10, all seem to be ok too. Just the paperwork inside the envelope really soggy!! Seem to have started to chit too, so good from that point of view too.
Are these earlies or maincrop. ;D ;D ;D
just looked at the on line catalogue, ck, they're earlies ;D
Did I get three packs or three spuds??
I got three packets of spuds, all mailed seperately, and all to me at my address.
Why?
I haven't got a clue
XX Jeannine
[ Just the paperwork inside the envelope really soggy!! ]
Mine too??
i got mine today,well postie tried monday ive been away for 2 days.all seem ok 95p delivered cant be bad. :D
Could I just add a very big thank you to DT Browns for what has been a fantastic offer and with almost everybody (I hope) now satisfied. I would like to add that this is the company (along with Seeds of Distinction) that my Dad uses most and he swears by the quality of their seeds. I don't use them so much because I tend to buy from GC's etc but I did add a seed order to my potato order cos I personally thought it diplomatic to do so.
Three cheers for DT Browns and Springbok. ;D ;D ;D
HIP HIP
still not got mine, am I the only one ???
Mine arrived a couple of days ago. Soggy paperwork and beginning to chit too AND eleven spuds :)
Quote from: Truffle on February 28, 2008, 17:42:26
still not got mine, am I the only one ???
You're not alone
Got mine yesterday. They have started to chit. Opened the bag to bring them on a little.
Were they earlies, or 2nds...
Found two of mine have germinated this morning. ::)
Got mine today at last!
Barnowl- hopefully you should get yours soon........
Thanks, I'll keep my eyes peeled...