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Posted by Erik Vastmasd on July 11, 2008, 6:04 am
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>rainman@mailinator.com wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:51:46 +1000, Polly the Parrot
>>
>>> Bought some poppies in Bunnings.
>>>
>>> Planted facing westerly sun, carp fertiliser (smelly brown stuff mixed
>>> with water).
>>>
>>> Trouble is, either the flowers are very small, or they only half open,
>>> or the stems snap, and the stems are very short.
>>>
>>> Any ideas to improve the situation?
>>
>> Don't buy from Bunnings. They source the cheapest stock they can find at the
sacrifice of quality.
>Oh, I do beg your pardon, but I have to differ there! Just recently, I
>determined to replace all my old, decrapit gardening tools to prepare
>for my budding veggie garden. I thought to support local business by
>buying from a local nursery, but their goods (same brands and all) were
>*multiples* of Bunnings' prices. When I searched about, I found the same
>was true for most of the garden supply places excepting the
>supermarkets. Honestly, I couldn't afford to buy the stuff I needed from
>the nurseries! The price of a shovel alone would've bankrupted me!
>
>Instead, I toddled over to Bunnings and got everything I needed in quite
>decent quality (you do get what you pay for, of course). As well, I got
>four Bunnings employees, all keen veggie gardeners, brainstorming with
>me over the best way to plot my garden beds. They were so helpful and
>clearly *not* trying to sell me stuff - I came away feeling quite
>chuffed and determined to buy all my gear from there in the future. Just
>as an example: a garden fork costing $39 at Bunnings was $72 at the
>nursery! Same brand, same size, same everything. Vastly different price!
>A simple steel hook for hanging a planter that cost $1.79 at Bunnings
>was $8.00 at the nursery!
>
>I've got no affiliation with Bunnings (well... I s'pose I do now, since
>I feel so pleased with my purchases from there), but I don't think it's
>fair to dismiss them out of hand. We all have to shop around to find
>what suits us and it might be at Bunnings or it might be elsewhere. It
>probably depends on your own local circumstances. Maybe I'm just lucky
>to live near a good Bunnings?
I previously supported a local nursery and pet supplier situated close
together about 5 kms away but after I tried Bunnings who were closer, I
had similar findings to the above so I'll probably prefer Bunnings in
future.
--
Erik.
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