Daily Mail Con

[Garvey]

There were suscipicions among forum members that the Daily Mail £200 plant giveaway had a catch.
The catch is every plant order requires £3.99 for packaging and admin

[flighty1]

unfortunately theres no such thing as a free lunch. I suspect most people who rushed out to buy the daily mail (hands up I was one of those) had their suspisions that it would have strings attached somewhere along the line.

[Garvey]

This whole debacle has guaranteed one thing, I will NEVER buy the Daily Mail again - bandits!!!

[Two_Sheds]

there is ALWAYS a post and packing charge with free seeds/bulbs, whoever the offer is with. 200 bulbs for four quid doesn't sound like much of a rip-off, imo

[Garvey]

I agree that doesn't sound like a rip off, but that's not the offer. Offer are limited per day, todays best offer is 70 summer bulbs (FREE) with £3.99 P&P and Admin. The remaining so called £200 FREE offer is made available in installments throughout the week. So you have to pay 8Op for the damn paper and then £3.99 for postage and packing for each daily FREE offer. To me FREE is no longer a responable description for what the Daily Mail is offering - bandits!

[King Carrot]

I thought this was going to be about it's general "news" content

[Two_Sheds]

todays best offer is 70 summer bulbs (FREE) with £3.99 P&P

I agree that their description is misleading, but still ... that's cheaper than (or about the same as) the Pound Shop.

(I hate the D.Mail, and if I was seduced into buying it for a special offer, I would deposit it into the nearest bin unread. Same goes for the Sun)

[Paulottie]

Well, If you believe what the Mail says isn't sensationalized out of all proportion....Rather have a bare border than buy their loo-paper.....mind you could always ask my Mother who for some reason still buys it....She's beyond hope

[binley100]

Yes I admit I rushed and bought the paper thinking goody free stuff. Should've realised there would be p&p . All I can say is B&Q 75 Dutch Iris bulbs £3.98. Wilkinsons or the Range is therefore probably cheaper .
No contest.

[rustylady]

To be fair, it's not just the Daily Mail. At this time of year most of the papers and magazines are offering "free" seeds, plants and bulbs. And they all charge for postage and packing.

[Alison]

Well, If you believe what the Mail says isn't sensationalized out of all proportion....Rather have a bare border than buy their loo-paper.....mind you could always ask my Mother who for some reason still buys it....She's beyond hope

My mum does too - occaisionally pick it up when I'm there and then wish I hadn't when my anger levels at the sensationalist reporting reach fever pitch.

Re bulbs / plant offers, I find that offers like that are never as good as they seem, it's very rare that I would want all the items in the offer and the quality is often not that great.

[SarzWix]

My Dad buys it too, and you can tell...

As for 'free' offers, as RustyLady says, lots of publications have these offers, which are advertised as FREE... You just pay £-- postage

I'm surprised that you are surprised...

[stella]

I got the paper as well, expecting to pay P&P but it is the way the offer is set, buying the paper all week and sending off at different stages that gets me. It doesnt really seem to be a good enough offer.

[ginger ninger]

If it sounds too good to be true...It usually is, I don't buy tabloid papers at all, there isn't one worth wiping my bum on.

[zazen999]

I keep seeing this next to 'what kind of low life scum'.....and getting all confused