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Chatting => Frugal Living => Topic started by: cadalot on July 17, 2013, 14:08

Title: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: cadalot on July 17, 2013, 14:08: I went to Argos to buy a reduced Coldframe at £12.99 and parked in ASDA went into buy something to get my parking fee back and they a flogging off 4 tier greenhouses at a £5 each - Can't even get the staging for that so I bought 3 well happy :D
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: TPKIRK on August 13, 2013, 14:39: Is this all Asda stores, or just specific to your local?
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on August 13, 2013, 16:17: Wasn't any in the Boston one!
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Post by: arugula on August 13, 2013, 16:30: Was that today or in July?
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on August 13, 2013, 16:44: July! And we popped into the Wilko in Spalding to see if their's were reduced, and they only had white ones for £19.99! :ohmy:
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: arugula on August 13, 2013, 16:47: That's a shame, the deals must have been local to cadalot then. :(
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on August 13, 2013, 16:58: I always miss out on the goodies :( :( :(
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Post by: arugula on August 13, 2013, 17:00: I think sometimes these nationwide stores just run some offers in certain parts of the country. I'm not sure how they decide who's to benefit though. :mellow:
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: cadalot on August 13, 2013, 17:18: The Argos one was in a Sale flyer I got via email and I just happened to walk into the store when they were putting out the ones at £5 in ASDA
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on August 13, 2013, 19:13: Quote from: arugula on August 13, 2013, 16:47
That's a shame, the deals must have been local to cadalot then. :(
The Asda one was! Lucky ol Cadalot!
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: Sparkyrog on August 13, 2013, 22:44: it could be like bookers in taunton where they get all the extra stock and sell at silly prices just to get rid off !
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: GrannieAnnie on August 13, 2013, 23:13: Our Bookers never sell anything at silly prices! Sometimes it is cheaper to go to a supermarket! :(
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: Sparkyrog on August 14, 2013, 08:58: Quote from: GrannieAnnie on August 13, 2013, 23:13
Our Bookers never sell anything at silly prices! Sometimes it is cheaper to go to a supermarket! :(
an example is 1 kg of cheshire cheese for £2.75 :)
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: GrannieAnnie on August 14, 2013, 14:42: That's good, shame I don't like cheshire cheese! lol You can't beat a nice bit of cheddar, or a little bit of stilton! ;)
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Post by: Sparkyrog on August 14, 2013, 21:04: Loves Stilton Hates Cheddar ! No use for anything especially Cooking :)
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on August 14, 2013, 22:07: Quote from: sparkyrog on August 14, 2013, 21:04
Loves Stilton Hates Cheddar ! No use for anything especially Cooking :)

What? Have you ever tasted proper cheddar, not the supermarket rubbery stuff, but the real McCoy? Lovely jubbly!

Mind you, haven't had any of that for a while! :lol: :lol: ;)
Title: Re: ASDA & ARGOS selling off Mini Greenhouses & Cold Frames
Post by: Sparkyrog on August 15, 2013, 08:00: I am 5 minutes walk from here Grannie http://www.rumwellfarmshop.com/deli.aspx :D