Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: Jamie Butterworth on February 22, 2011, 21:45
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Does anyone know where i can buy some paraffin cheapish, theres only B&Q ive found so far but they only sell 4 litre bottles, will anywhere else sell a smaller bottle? :)
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Sorry Jamie, the years have passed me by from when it used to be delivered, or you could get it from a pump at the garage.
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Take an over sixty with you to B&Qs Jamie, let them get it 10% cheaper! I often do Wednesday shopping for some of the younger plotters! :lol:
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For those of us that used to buy 5 gallons (min) at a time, why do you want a small quantity?
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I saw it on my local petrol station forecourt the other day if that helps but not sure of size etc did look like a 4 litre (1 gallon roughly) bottle otherwise maybe try some of the camping stores or if you have a small hardware store nearby?
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Thanks for the advice everyone :)
For those of us that used to buy 5 gallons (min) at a time, why do you want a small quantity?
Its only a liitle greenhouse heater which doesnt need much fuel to burn for a while, supose it wont hurt to get the bigger bottle :)
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If your paraffin greenhouse heater is anything like mine it will burn through the stuff faster than you can keep up with it.
I gave up with mine as it cost too much to run as paraffin is not cheap these days. I have now run electricity to my greenhouse so have an electric heater in there, this is working out much cheaper.
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Sorry Jamie, the years have passed me by from when it used to be delivered, or you could get it from a pump at the garage.
I even remember the blue square metal cans that it used to be generally stored in.
What I don't get now though, is the cost of it. It used to be give away money, but is now hard to justify buying. :(
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Just been to asda, they were selling it at £2.50 for 4 litres, but they had sold out :ohmy: :(
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The days of the Pink Paraffin Man and his van are long gone :( I guess it is a pretty rare liquid. I've not bought any for years as it was too dear to use in the greenhouse.
Is it true that petrol stations no longer sell it via a pump? :blink:
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We're quite lucky here, we still have an old fashioned hardware shop that will sell you a Gallon (yes, a GALLON!, none of that modern litre rubbish there, you know ;). Mind you, he won't except payment in sixpence pieces......Strange that.)
It works out far cheaper than buying it "ready packed" from anywhere else.
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Bet you have to take your own bag for it, though.
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Nah, I get him to fill me pockets.
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Tight wad!
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Tight wad!
Thrifty! ;)
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The good old days! :)
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Oh yes, I remember them well :)
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Those were the days my friends... ;)
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Don't forget:
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/G4IAR/images4-1.jpg)
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That's a collector's item DD.
Are you going onto Flog-It? :lol:
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We are spoilt for choice here, the petrol station in the next village dispenses paraffin from the pump (cheapest option) and we also have a paraffin delivery man (£10 dearer on 5 gallons :ohmy: )
No prizes for guessing from whom I buy mine.
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Nice to know you can still get paraffin from a pump at the petrol station.
I think the petrol station where I once bough mine is now a car sales and repair place. Shame as it was not far from the plot so two birds ki....and all that. ;)