Roger Wilko over and out....

[piskieinboots]

....what is this Wilko of which you all speak?
Is it a private club?
Do I have to practice standing on one leg to be able to join?

[Seahorse]

VERY exclusive place, Wilko! Do you know the secret handshake?

Or maybe it's just a cheap department store in the east and north?

[Seahorse]

This is their online bit, if you want more info!

WilkinsonPlus - Shop Online - Home Living - Garden & Outdoor - DIY & Decorating - Office & Stationery

[veg4681]

....what is this Wilko of which you all speak?
Is it a private club?
Do I have to practice standing on one leg to be able to join?

My DH says they're what Woolies used to be like, it's actually Wilkinson, Wilko for short. They sell almost everything, cheaper toiletries/counter medicines than Boots or Superdrugs, confectionery, baby stuffs, home cleaning products, kitchen stuffs similar to Tesco's quality/price, stationery for school, common gardening stuffs substantially cheaper than your average DIY and garden stores (inclu garden plants and fruit bushes), pet foods, electrical accessories (plugs, sockets), tools, storage boxes, children toys, hangers, pegs, ironing board, bathroom stuffs etc etc etc. I simply love them, my life wouldn't be the same without them.

[shirlthegirl43]

And they do home brewing stuff too

[scarey55]

I was going to say that, I always make a Bee-line for them whenever I come back to UK, They are the best/easiest place for home brew yeasts etc that I can't get here.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Also wallpaper and paint, bedding, cushions/duvets, candles/pot pouri and things like mirrors/photo frames.

In fact the only thing they don't sell is food.

.......except in selected stores they do - a basic range of groceries, anyway.

And sandwiches.

[Hans Mum]

and pet food, wild life/bird food & feeders really good value

[Seahorse]

Our Wilko has quite a lot of food! In fact the more I think about it, the more I reckon I could tunnel in and just live there...

[JanieB]

Piskie, the nearest Wilko to you is in Didcot, which is also (coincidentally) my nearest one too. I was intending to go and have a look this week but I'm off work due to a virus.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Our Wilko has quite a lot of food! In fact the more I think about it, the more I reckon I could tunnel in and just live there...

Aha! Yes you could - I WAS thinking that you'd die of scurvy as they don't sell fresh fruit and veg - but, hey! you've got an allotment, problem solved!

Oh no - scratch that - they don't have an off licence. Mind you, with the lottie and the homebrew section...

[Seahorse]

Aha! Yes you could - I WAS thinking that you'd die of scurvy as they don't sell fresh fruit and veg - but, hey! you've got an allotment, problem solved!

Oh no - scratch that - they don't have an off licence. Mind you, with the lottie and the homebrew section...

I'm getting my spade and pick axe now...

[phil the shed]

seahorse where is your local wilko i see your in the east midlands.

and whoppeeeeee there just starting to fill up the gardening sections.

[seasprout]

I am intending a big shop at my local one on Sat.

I'm lucky, i have several stores within a fairly short drive. Its the parking that's a mare.

[Peter]

"The Range" is better though!