Hurry Hurry Hurry I love Wilkinsons

[smallblueplanet]

Lol! Get outta my way! Crazed Grape comin' thru!!!

[SarzWix]

... and Ben Hur style spikes on the wheels!

Hee hee, just what I always wanted on mine for market days in Skipton..
I settled for a 2nd hand Silver Cross big muther-hubbard, soon shifted the Grannies
Unfortunately Skipton is the mecca for charity shops, but not Wilko or £land

[Seahorse]

Minty, this is all your fault! My Poundland didn't have the cloches but while I was there I accidentally spent £19 on 175 flower bulbs, three bags of Bill Oddie's bird food, a National Trust gardens book, four dibbers (one for each child!), a twine tin, some weed control fabric, a mini marigold starter kit and a hyacinth vase and bulb! Then I felt compelled to go to Wilko, to make sure the Oddie food was a bargain (it was) and some bird feeders and a spade said they wanted to come home with me too

[smallblueplanet]

Bloody hell Seahorse! You know how to save money on bargains!

[Minty]

Minty, this is all your fault! My Poundland didn't have the cloches but while I was there I accidentally spent £19 on 175 flower bulbs, three bags of Bill Oddie's bird food, a National Trust gardens book, four dibbers (one for each child!), a twine tin, some weed control fabric, a mini marigold starter kit and a hyacinth vase and bulb! Then I felt compelled to go to Wilko, to make sure the Oddie food was a bargain (it was) and some bird feeders and a spade said they wanted to come home with me too

I bow my head in shame
Minty X

[Litha]

Im glad i nipped on the computer while the kids are getting ready to go to town ill deff be nipping into wilko now, got hubby to buy me a sanky propagator last night in B&Q but i need some lids for my other trays of baby things cos the cats keep pinching em

[veg4681]

I LOVE Wilko. What have I bought... hmm, greenhouse staging, two cloche tunnels, an obelisk, more seed trays than you can shake a stick at, fruit bushes, seed labels, thermometers, compost, vermiculite, rhubarb, artichokes, strawberries, seed potatoes, patio pots, twine, flower bulbs and of course a huge amount of seeds.

Probably more stuff too, it really is my fave shop

Wilko is a god sent alright so much so I don't need ever go to CG or even DIY stores for most of the time. Fortunately I have Poundland, Wilko and Woolsworth all under one shopping mall. Also have Lidl, Aldi and Instore but they're in different buildings and somewhat scattered around the town so not always handy.

I've bought blueberry, strawberry, bulbs, onion sets, seeds packet, seed potatoes, vermiculite, seed labels, plant ties, fleece, seed compost, ornamental pots, garden tool, garden tool hooks, hanging basket liner, fertilisers from Wilko however most fruit bushes I've bought from Woolies as the choices are better with named variety, also greenhouse staging.

From Poundland, I've bought seeds, bulbs, window boxes, pots, hanging basket liner, fertilisers, plastic ladybird for putting up on wall in the garden for my son to enjoy.

What I'd seriously like though from any of these stores is big pack of small seal plastic bag (around 2" big) for storing surplus seeds and swapping. Does anyone know where I can buy in minimum of 100 bags per pack without paying ridiculous online price...considering how much kitchen food seal bag cost and they're much bigger. Or should we contact Wilko to request them to store these?

[The Doctor]

You need one of these.

Then you can make bags as small as you want from bigger bags. I bought one in my local Asda.

[Epsom Gardener]

What I'd seriously like though from any of these stores is big pack of small seal plastic bag (around 2" big) for storing surplus seeds and swapping. Does anyone know where I can buy in minimum of 100 bags per pack without paying ridiculous online price...considering how much kitchen food seal bag cost and they're much bigger. Or should we contact Wilko to request them to store these?

Not sure here, but in Australia, the newsagency had these bags about 80pence for 100. Good luck

A good bargain at Wilco is the soft tie (green) stuff - they want £4 or £5 at garden centres and only £1.29 at Wilco. Also Vermiculite is cheap

[veg4681]

You need one of these.

Then you can make bags as small as you want from bigger bags. I bought one in my local Asda.

Thanks a very good idea using plastic bag sealer which will definitely be handy for swapping seeds but for personal use, a bit fiddly having to tear off the plastic each time you want to use your stored seeds. Surely the office stationery stores or even catalogues should sell that sort of things. I guess I could always make the bag bigger to begin with.

[veg4681]

Not sure here, but in Australia, the newsagency had these bags about 80pence for 100. Good luck

Not sure why they aren't sold that way over here. I mean online is all the option we have and those that sell in packs of 500-1000, the minimum order is LOTS!

[Bibliobeck]

You naughty bunch of grapes! Especially you NSB you little joy spreader...I had to go to Wilcos to check for myself: one hour later, eyes agog, trolly overflowing and skint I was trying to force my goodies into hubbies car. Now where I am going to put it all??

[dexterdoglancashire]

OH has been on holiday this week - (for those of you who don't know, he's the manager at the Cleveleys store) he's chuffed to "little mint balls" with all your comments! (I know you havent' been in his store) He'll pass your comments onto the higher people! Bernie

[Hazel at the Hill]

Not sure why they aren't sold that way over here. I mean online is all the option we have and those that sell in packs of 500-1000, the minimum order is LOTS!

I'm pretty sure that you can get these bags from Hobbycraft, Veg.