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Re: buying compost
« Reply #15 on: April 09, 2009, 09:09 »

I popped in to my local garden centre on my way home this afternoon to pick up some bits and bobs and noticed that they have started to stock Vitax's Q4 Multipurpose compost.

Somebody (it wasn't me, honest!) had ripped a bag open, so it would have been rude of me not to have a look/feel and I have to say, it was absolutely beautiful - and they've got it on three bags for a tenner!

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Did you not ask for a split bag discount ?? weights and measures act means they can't sell it at full price  ;)
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Re: buying compost
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2009, 09:58 »

Did you not ask for a split bag discount ?? weights and measures act means they can't sell it at full price  ;)

D'oh! I just didn't think about it!  :(

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Re: buying compost
« Reply #17 on: April 09, 2009, 11:53 »

Did you not ask for a split bag discount ?? weights and measures act means they can't sell it at full price  ;)

D'oh! I just didn't think about it!  :(

 :lol: I usually mark them down by 50% but then I can't buy them because I've reduced them, wouldn't be right would it.

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« Reply #18 on: April 09, 2009, 13:35 »
Must admit that I have just bought from Wicks for the past several years.
Waited until they have done 3 or 4 for £10 then grabbed a pile.
So far no complaints, do tend to get a few weeds growing but not a lot.

Used to work at Huntingdon and on a circlualr drive at lunch I would pass a compost place that bagged up for suppliers and delivered. Think that Wests and New Horizon came from there and a couple of others. May be wrong on the names but they bagged up a good few suppliers.

When you see 4 or 5 of the big names coming from the same place you tend to wonder who else they supply and give up and just buy whatever. For all I know Wicks and B+Q get theirs from there as well.

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Re: buying compost
« Reply #19 on: April 09, 2009, 20:53 »
Lots of stuff is like that Heinkell silicon sealants spring to mind when I was at B&Q the boxes of own brand and branded where identical made in the same factory, we occasionally got homebases etc as well  ::)

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Re: buying compost
« Reply #20 on: April 09, 2009, 21:25 »
I don't sell split bags I take them home. Perks of the trade! Mind you we had a pallet of cobbles delivered last year, every bag was split.  Sinclairs promised us a half price discount on them and we are still waiting!


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