Garden Centres at Christmas

[Snadger]

I agree it is a waste of space; but I imagine that they have to sell Christmas stuff in order to fund selling less moneymaking goods throughout the year. Business is business - and all that.

You're right of course Zaz it's done for one simple reason.....to make money! If they have to diversify rather than go down the pan, it does make business sense I suppose!

Supply and demand is the name of the game!

[sewer rat]

I have been popping in and out of my local GC quite a bit this month delivering trees atc - it is an independent owned and operated by a young girl (well, young in comparison to myself) - she has all the usual Christmas tat, but her stock is still primarily given over to proper gardening - her veg, herb and flower seeds are now in and on centre stand display (the full range) and she is due to get a delivery of young native trees (oak, ash, mountain ash, etc at the beginning of January) has fresh comopst and seed trays, propagators etc on offer for early birds - most impressed.

[Bex]

see if you can buy gardening gloves in wilkos,you can't in hinckley cos of christmas.

No sorry, not much in the gardening glove range. I did manage to get a small bag of compost for 97p though.

I have been popping in and out of my local GC quite a bit this month delivering trees atc - it is an independent owned and operated by a young girl (well, young in comparison to myself) - she has all the usual Christmas tat, but her stock is still primarily given over to proper gardening - her veg, herb and flower seeds are now in and on centre stand display (the full range) and she is due to get a delivery of young native trees (oak, ash, mountain ash, etc at the beginning of January) has fresh comopst and seed trays, propagators etc on offer for early birds - most impressed.

That sounds like my kind of place, it's a shame I'm so far away.

I agree it is a waste of space; but I imagine that they have to sell Christmas stuff in order to fund selling less moneymaking goods throughout the year. Business is business - and all that.

I understand that these places have to make money during the winter but surely they should still stock basic essential items too.

I did email wyevale to complain and they told me there was a display shelf with all the stuff I needed, I emailed back and said had anyone actually checked said shelf because it's empty. They offered me a £5 voucher.

[Bigmallly]

Not a bad result Bex.

[Bex]

Not a bad result Bex.

I'm quite happy, I had a rant and I gained a fiver - power to the people.

[Alison]

And at least you got to see santa while you were there................................

I tend to avoid GC at this time of year, luckily I don't need anything and find it frustrating trying to get past the tinsel but if it helps them keep viable for other times of the year then I can cope, I think!