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Trillium

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« on: July 17, 2007, 21:11 »
Am quite chuffed with myself today. Went into my local garden centre today as they're slowly reducing stuff for the season. Came across the corner where they have the really nice quality concrete benches with figured legs and edgings, and my eyes nearly popped when I saw one with a small chip out of the corner of the seat part and just marked down from $130 to $12. I hotfoot it to the cash desk and paid for it. A brick mason happened to be walking past and offered to load the pieces onto a pallet skid. The seat alone weighs about 100 lbs and he lifted it easily by himself so I talked him into lifting it into my car. The chap kindly agreed and did it. The bench was exactly the price I've always wanted to pay. And the chip can easily be repaired with some drilled holes, bolts, cement bond and vinyl patching concrete.  8)

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fallen angel

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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2007, 21:41 »
Well done you i wish i could find bargains like that i normally only find them when my bank account is nil  :cry:   :oops:

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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2007, 21:52 »
Nice one Trills :lol:
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liz from the fizz

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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2007, 23:13 »
thats the kind of bargain the person infront of me always gets................but well done to you.
If you cant be a good example then you must  be a horrrible warning........


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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2007, 23:23 »
Well done Trillium, sounds lovely!!!

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splodger

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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2007, 10:51 »
i thought i saw you in there the day before - with a hammer and chisel  :wink:

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« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2007, 10:51 »
its ok for some, enjoy  :D
2 allotments, long standing back problem, am i mad?

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Trillium

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« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2007, 13:35 »
You only need a hammer for these, Splodger  :twisted:  However, I didn't do it. The cashier said the bench was fine the day before so she wasn't sure how the chip happened. I can easily live with the chip as it gives me a 5 ft long bench to sit on under the large flowering cherry tree close to my veg garden. At last a shady rest spot! Now I can contemplate growth rates of my veggies.  :lol:



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