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Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: seadart on June 07, 2007, 20:14

I found a great source of free 5lt plastic buckets at our local sandwich shop they used to hold mayo or boiled eggs and the shop just gives them away!

Great as planters or if your changing the oil on your car! :wink:

I forgot to add they're washed out too! lol

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: richyrich7 on June 07, 2007, 23:04

Luck you, might try our local subway

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: WG. on June 07, 2007, 23:07

Ice cream shops for empty 5 litre tubs.  I'd be lost without them.

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: milkman on June 08, 2007, 14:13

And we get black 10l buckets with the florist's delivery every Friday - so check at your local convenience store or petrol garage what they do with them and if they have any to spare  :)

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: David. on June 08, 2007, 17:11

Quote from: "milkman"

And we get black 10l buckets with the florist's delivery every Friday - so check at your local convenience store or petrol garage what they do with them and if they have any to spare  :)

Morrisons sell their ex-flower buckets @ 99p for 8 buckets, and knowing how mean morrisons are, others might be giving them away (still cheaper than flower pots).

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: little sweetpeas on June 08, 2007, 17:34

Quote from: "David."

Morrisons sell their ex-flower buckets @ 99p for 8 buckets, and knowing how mean morrisons are, others might be giving them away (still cheaper than flower pots).

I asked a local florist and got 72, I've now got 52 tomatos, 12 sweet peppers and 5 chillies all in lovely big pots.

If you don't ask you don't get :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: seadart on June 08, 2007, 19:40

I'm off down the florist tomorrow then! lol

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: Oscar Too on June 27, 2007, 16:24

Top tip.  THIS is frugal living.

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: ssray on July 16, 2007, 08:50

During the winter try your local train station-i work for the tube- we use loads of `thaw crystals` and the buckets are good quality, you can make up some morter etc and leave it over night(the excess of course) and bash them without breaking them.
Ray

Title: Plastic buckets
Post by: weeeed on July 21, 2007, 19:59

Morrisons sell their ex-flower buckets @ 99p for 8 buckets, and knowing how mean morrisons are, others might be giving them away (still cheaper than flower pots).[/quote]

Asda, Tesco, Nettos and Lidl are all really kind and they clean them out for you.  Morrisons are just plain greedy!
I bought some from morrisns thinking I was getting a bargain, used them for my toms and thern found out I could get them for free from Nettos and on and on from there. :wink: