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tonyboy
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Christmas trees
« on: Dec 1st, 2009, 12:59pm » |
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I went down to homebase and B&Q to have a look at the christmas trees, and they had them on offer at half price. Now they say that the original price was £129 for a 6ft tree, and there tree has gone down to £59.99. Well i don't know much about the price of an artificial christmas trees, But £129, i would never pay that, and i really don't think that would be the RRP, I think they are conning people into thinking that they are getting a bargain.  Anyway i went over to TJ Hughes and they had one there advertising it for £59.99 and seeling for half price @ £29.99. Now i think that was a bargain.  Plus it was a more bushyer tree than the one's in homebase and B&Q. ( skinny things they were ) ...... Anyway thats my moan for the day...... 
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #1 on: Dec 1st, 2009, 1:22pm » |
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£129  WTF . Up until last year i was working on a tree felling contract between Lichfield & Burton upon trent felling roadside trees. Around this time of year i used to earn a little extra xmas cash felling Christmas trees for a local grower. My rate.....£3 per tree  ( & thats quite a good rate actually ). Processing costs cant be any more than a tenner, so thats £116 profit !!!...Well at least someone is having a merry christmas 
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #2 on: Dec 1st, 2009, 2:08pm » |
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For chopping a tree down that has a trunk the size of a pencil??
.......Well at least someone is having a merry christmas!!! 
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #3 on: Dec 1st, 2009, 6:05pm » |
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Well I just walk down to the Loch and chop one down......Think I might start selling 'em
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #4 on: Dec 1st, 2009, 6:45pm » |
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I'll have one off you if you do free delivery........
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #5 on: Dec 1st, 2009, 6:53pm » |
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on Dec 1st, 2009, 6:45pm, tonyboy wrote:| I'll have one off you if you do free delivery........ |
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scrooge out early this year!!
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #6 on: Dec 1st, 2009, 11:05pm » |
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Well I live in NW Scotland, so If I just charge you £1.00 per mile, that'll be 350quid to get it to the Scotland / England border then !!
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #7 on: Dec 4th, 2009, 9:52am » |
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I can relay it as far as North Wales
Hmmm on second thoughts I seem to recall something about getting caught with a Christmas tree in a van at this time of year is worse than murder!
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #8 on: Dec 4th, 2009, 11:33am » |
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on Dec 1st, 2009, 11:05pm, Dave2302 wrote:Well I live in NW Scotland, so If I just charge you £1.00 per mile, that'll be 350quid to get it to the Scotland / England border then !!
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Then to wellingborough thats another 250 mile and 250 mile back. Thats £500. £850 for a tree. Bargain.... If that was stuart he'd be asking for a million quid....
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #9 on: Dec 4th, 2009, 12:02pm » |
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Half a million, come on, it is nearly Christmas after all
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #10 on: Dec 7th, 2009, 12:05pm » |
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Yeah, the old 1/2 price con - chances of them selling at the alleged real price - nil, unless the customer is a total wally. Then when the 'sale' starts they 1/2 the price again so it's now 75% off ! Bargain you think ? They are still making a profit, believe me.
Just like those TV ads for the 1/2 price sofas - permanently on sale. Another con, not worth the 'full' price in the first place.
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #11 on: Dec 7th, 2009, 2:23pm » |
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I like the ads on ebay selling Scorpios for £2000
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #12 on: Dec 7th, 2009, 2:41pm » |
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I wouldn't have a problem with my Scorpio being valued at £2000
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #13 on: Dec 7th, 2009, 5:03pm » |
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Can you really put a price on your beloved scorpio......... priceless........
Untill things start going wrong with it and you start swearing at it and kicking it .......... bit of a love hate relationship...........
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #14 on: Dec 7th, 2009, 5:13pm » |
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on Dec 7th, 2009, 12:05pm, Scorpio_Mike wrote:Yeah, the old 1/2 price con - chances of them selling at the alleged real price - nil, unless the customer is a total wally. Then when the 'sale' starts they 1/2 the price again so it's now 75% off ! Bargain you think ? They are still making a profit, believe me.
Just like those TV ads for the 1/2 price sofas - permanently on sale. Another con, not worth the 'full' price in the first place.
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You say that about the sofas. A 3 seater leather sofa selling @£500 Yo can get them from a XCatalogue wherehouse For £150, and there still making a profit.....
Just had a blank mind for a minute there couldn't think how to spell warehouse .........
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #15 on: Dec 7th, 2009, 5:43pm » |
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on Dec 7th, 2009, 5:13pm, tonyboy wrote: Yo can get them from a XCatalogue wherehouse For £150, and there still making a profit.....
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Bloomin good job you didn't misspell it it with an o or snoopy would have been jumpin up & down on HIS sofa.
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Re: Christmas trees
« Reply #16 on: Dec 7th, 2009, 6:04pm » |
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