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(Message started by: tonyboy on Dec 1^st, 2009, 12:59pm)

Title: Christmas trees
Post by tonyboy on Dec 1^st, 2009, 12:59pm

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. ;D 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...... ;)

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Tons_of_fun on Dec 1^st, 2009, 1:22pm

£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 :-X :-X :-X

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Baz on Dec 1^st, 2009, 2:08pm

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My rate.....£3 per tree

For chopping a tree down that has a trunk the size of a pencil??

.......Well at least someone is having a merry christmas!!! }{

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Dave2302 on Dec 1^st, 2009, 6:05pm

Well I just walk down to the Loch and chop one down......Think I might start selling 'em ;D

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by tonyboy on Dec 1^st, 2009, 6:45pm

I'll have one off you if you do free delivery........ ;D

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by tootman318 on Dec 1^st, 2009, 6:53pm

on 12/01/09 at 18:45:35, tonyboy wrote:

I'll have one off you if you do free delivery........ ;D

scrooge out early this year!! }{ }{

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Dave2302 on Dec 1^st, 2009, 11:05pm

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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Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Highlander on Dec 4^th, 2009, 9:52am

I can relay it as far as North Wales ;D

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! ;D

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by tonyboy on Dec 4^th, 2009, 11:33am

on 12/01/09 at 23:05:50, 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.... ;D }{

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Highlander on Dec 4^th, 2009, 12:02pm

Half a million, come on, it is nearly Christmas after all ;)

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Dec 7^th, 2009, 12:05pm

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.

Well that's my 2 cents ;)

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Highlander on Dec 7^th, 2009, 2:23pm

I like the ads on ebay selling Scorpios for £2000 }{

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Dec 7^th, 2009, 2:41pm

I wouldn't have a problem with my Scorpio being valued at £2000 ;D

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by tonyboy on Dec 7^th, 2009, 5:03pm

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........... ;D

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by tonyboy on Dec 7^th, 2009, 5:13pm

on 12/07/09 at 12:05:39, Scorpio_Mike wrote:

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 ......... :)

Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by lesterlad on Dec 7^th, 2009, 5:43pm

on 12/07/09 at 17:13:00, tonyboy wrote:

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 ......... :)

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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Title: Re: Christmas trees
Post by tonyboy on Dec 7^th, 2009, 6:04pm

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