Read the original post again... 24th-26th May only

where is the heat? is still the same price £176

great price!

That's a crazy price for it! Mega heat!

Heat from me OP, great find. I bought this from B&Q when it was on offer for £125 and thought that was a good deal :disappointed:

got one of these when on sale last year - great price for a quality product

Good price if it materializes.

I've got one of these, paid a lot more than 87 quid though :disappointed:.

It's a good lawnmower, the box fills up pretty quickly, but it cuts the grass well and seems to have plenty of power.

Heat added :smiley:.

really want a cordless battery powered one, Bosch makes them but they're so pricey...

can someone mark this as spam and if you see any more posts for it do the same or there will be none left by the time I get there :smiley:

remember the other deals, garden chairs and paint its going to get very busy!!

amazing price, glad I resisted on the £69.99 340 last week, this will make an ideal replacement for my old sovereign mower

I paid £125 and thought that was good!

I saw B&Q had a promotion this weekend where you geta free Bosch strimmer with the purchase of any Bosch lawnmower. No idea if it will still be running when this deal goes live but worth looking out for.

very hot price!!

Great mower!

nice

Sickner, just got one of these last bank holiday for the discounted price of £125

My rotor doesn't not spin round freely. (or have i missed something on assembly) ?

Is this normal ?

I've got one of those and the handle just randomly snapped last night as I cut the grass. Was only the 4th time I'd used it. Thankfully I've still got the box and the receipt so it'll be going back to B&Q for an exchange tomorrow.

This is a blinding deal...... tempted to get it myself, even though my Rotak 34 is still working fine after 3 years.
The 34 has never really been big enough for my fairly large garden as well.

thanks, I have a black and decker rotary mower which does spin freely, this one is very hard to turn when cleaning the rotor

Its possible that your B&D mower may have a brushed motor, this is maybe why it spins freely..... The Bosch Rotak mowers have brushless motors, which are superior motors and maintenance free. A brushless motor does have a fair bit of friction when not switched on.

Edit..... saying that though, the motor shouldn't be hard to turn. You should be able to turn the blade with your hand with ease.

Sizzlingly hot....I'm in!!

Nah I've got exactly the same lawnmower (brilliant by the way!) - its very hard to turn the rotors. Doesn't seem to affect performance in the slightest.

Does it have an option to mulch, like the Qualcast? Far quicker to cut, as it saves emptying grass box.

I have the Rotak 34 and while you can feel the resistance of the motor, I certainly wouldn't call it 'very hard' to turn the blade by hand.
Maybe there's more resistance on the higher powered motors on the bigger Rotak's like the 43.

Do you think there could be a link there? :wink:

I do believe so :stuck_out_tongue:

Even so, it really is a fantastic mower; much better than the cheap, crappy petrol one it replaced. I looked at the battery powered version, but it was just too expensive for a tool which, in reality, doesn't get used that much.

Anyone else's lawn covered in daisies? Never seen so many this year.

can i buy one now, then on the 25 get them to price match the new price

I have this mower - its fantastic. Got it for about £130 a year or 2 ago, and that was a great price. £87 is a stunning price.

I bought one last year, the blade is quite 'soft' compared to Mountfield mowers, and the motor blew within 4 uses, COLD sorry, save you pennies, the reason for such a reduction is to shift them quickly

Where is the compulsory "I bought it for £80 " post ?

Price is for 3 days only, starting Saturday. if you want one reserve and collect it on Friday to pick up on Saturday at reduced price. the old promotion where you get free trimmer has finished. from somebody who works there.

Got a smaller garden.. half tennis court size.. should I be buying this?? :confused:

your right. checked last night and saw you could. well saves me time getting stock ready for people who don't turn up to collect.thanks

I'm happy to be corrected if there's something amazing about this, but isn't this rather an expensive RRP for an electric mower...?

Got mine a few months back with quidco discount but this is an awesome offer. Great lawnmower as well. Serious Heat! :sunglasses:

I'll be having some of that!! Cheers OP! :sunglasses:

Don't put yourself down like that. :smile:

I bought the 370ER last year, didn't use it until this year, had trouble with the power switch cutting out and was surprised as Bosch are usually an excellent brand. I took it back last night and B&Q confirmed that the power switch was indeed faulty. They added that they have had more Bosch returns lately than ever before. They swapped it for the newer 370ER, it looks a bit different and apparently it folds up smaller for easier storage. I received a new receipt and will now register it with Bosch for a 2 year guarantee so I am very happy with B&Q's service. I am now, however, unsure about Bosch and hope that this decline in quality does not extend to their other products. I have always held German engineering in high esteem and hope that this is not a widespread phenomenon.

Fair enough. Thanks.

Any chance the OP could post a picture of afore mentioned 'flyer' to give some confidence this is going to happen?

Thanking you :smiley:

is this definitely nationwide? I need a new mower . . .

Just called in B & Q and it was confirmed that they cannot be reserved, the guy there said there were special offers
across the range but didnt have a leaflet to confirm this ---- he said keep an eye on the press tomorrow,it should be advertised.

Are all the models - 430, 340ER & 370 - going to be reduced to half price?

Or, all of them to £87 as the op states?

Ah - that's great, thank you very much :smiley:

i have a 16ft wide rear lawn,just done a quick caculation (16 x 305 divided by 430 ) that would mean
walking the length of the garden (30 ft) 11 times --- if i bought the 370 version it would mean
walking the length of the garden 13 times ------ so if i cannot get a 430 then a 370 is no great
hardship. ----- I have been using a similar design, an old Flymo RE300 which takes 16 runs,
so i would be happy with either.

The guy at B&Q said they would be the same,so thinking about it he probably meant as the
op said 'all the same price' and not all half price.

just reading the reviews for the rotak 430 and the 370 on the B&Q site the main criticisms seem to
be the flimsy grass box,the short lead and someone was complaining that the mower in the box
wasn't the same as the picture on the B&Q website, apparently there are 2 versions with the same
model number but one is inferior to the other ------- might be worth you checking these reviews as to
know what to look for.

Just been in to b&q in Glasgow. Lady at customer services kindly checked computer for me and confirmed it will be on sale at 87 from sat morning.

Sorry for the delay in posting the picture

Big thanks OP and well deserved heat....I know where I'll be, come 7am Saturday!

Looks great. Heat added.

I wonder how many of each they will have...might go and check my local store later today

a little rude, but it will slide, I'm sure I'm not the first to have such problems.

yes the product was at fault, 10x30m flat patch, my mountfield died after 15 years, never buying bosch again

I got one today :smiley: went in for the paint on offer, it wasn't there, but noticed that they had all of the prices market up put one in a trolley and then saw the chairs weren't on offer but prices were wrong way around, asked someone and they said the offers didn't start till tomorrow and they normally put the sale material up the day before?? Anyway they shouted at someone and they came over and said it did start today and they would come with me and put it through the till. Then they checked the leaflet and it was tomorrow :smiley: Girl on the till said she wasn't looking forward to tomorrow as she was the only one in and it would be manic.

They didn't seem to have many of the 430s but lots of the smaller ones, lots on show may be 30 of the smaller ones.

As its all of the models you could probably get one from John Lewis and price match.

Don't hold out much hope of getting one of the chairs, probably only had about 40 in store so probably wont bother.

Thanks for the advance notice. Gotta get me one of these:p

exactly the same at my local store. ------- is it an in store offer only?

Are people finding they can get the mowers at this price today?

Be foaming if they all go before tomorrow due to jobsworth staff making their own promotional rules up

I urge you in your own interests to change your mind despite your one off experience. It's under warranty so get another and, if that fails too you can get your money back. Unless there's something you aren't telling us the probability is that you'll be delighted you gave it a second chance.

Got an email from B&Q and seems it's the Bosch Rotak 370 ergo flex at the price mentioned not the 430

All Bosch Corded Rotary Lawnmowers £87
Thanks OP brilliant deal, you have done a great job.

Agree and as it says in the copy of the flyer as well and saw the point of sale today up in our store a say early by mistake....of course I took advantage of it :smiley:

I'm going to be trying to get one of these at opening time tomorrow.... will meet a lot of you guys at my local one I guess!
I wonder how many of these they will have in.

Excellent. I will be buying this and with all my discounts etc, it will come to £60! hahaha! have a fantastic bank holidays boys and girls!

It's 430 or bust for me lol

Anyone care to offer an opinion on the likelihood of Amazon price matching this?

Friend just put me one by , result
No need to rush the doors at 7am
Heat added

aye thats my expectation as well, so thanks for the knowledge I need to be the 2nd in the door!

defo worth £87 and wish i had waited

Went to my local tonight just to see how many they had and where they were so I could head straight for them in the morning, saw 3 on the shelf so asked a bloke working there if that was all they had as I was hoping to get one in the morning and he said he wasn't sure and why don't I reserve one to which I replied you can't reserve them to which he gave me a wry smile and proceeded to grab one and put it behind the counter for me along with 4 sunloungers ready to pick up in the morning , ours weren't the only ones reserved ready either. Lovely bloke and lovely lady behind the counter who dealt with the 'reservation' as well :smiley: Still got to go at 7 to pick them up but at least we know we're guaranteed to get ours

Thanks so much to the OP. Got one of the four 430s out in display in the East Kilbride store.

Success! Big pile to left of doors at scotswood store, all sizes. Big queue on arrival, but nobody else for mower....almighty bun fight for garden chairs haha unbelievable!!

I just got one! It was a scramble! Most people wanted loungers!
Belvedere now have no more 430's

1 left in bed Hampton/Havant store

Same in cardiff pontprennau, most people wanted loungers, was there at 7, about 15 people waiting. Got a 430, was about 11 of them, think I was the only person getting a mower though.

Just picked mine up no one was buying the law mowers they were all jumping in for the chairs anyway there where about 6-7 left in the nelson branch if it's any use to anyone

Just got mine... Luton branch. Bought 2. One for the old man

Got mine at Crewe. They had a few but like elsewhere the chairs were what everyone was going for- pure madness it was a free for all!!!

got the last 430 at the Queensbury store!

Just picked one up from Trafford Park, Manchester. There were 50 on sale when the I got there when the doors opened, but I saw 6 go immediately. Thanks for posting :laughing:

Thank goodness I wasn't after chairs though...it was bedlam there !!

There were 20 or so 430's stacked up on display at the Trafford branch with more available on the shelving to the right. There were similar numbers of the smaller models too.

How embarrassing was the fight for those chairs though!? OMG lol

first in que at my local and not one available in the shop only 370`s staff must have had them :disappointed:

hamfistMay 24, 2014
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How embarrassing was the fight for those chairs though!? OMG lol


Haha I saw people diving in and grabbing full boxes of them, dragging them down the aisle away from the hordes.


The staff at ours were frantically shouting "it's only 4 per person!!"

Havant store, got one of the 430 mowers....only saw 3 boxed in the Garden centre unless there was another stack. Like other posters most people were after chairs. Heard cashier say to a colleague "not one add on".

Well there would have been on my trolley if they had had the £6 / 125 litres of compost!

Sorry, I was born a sceptic.

Pleased to report I picked up the 43 cm one in my local store 7 a.m. sharp this morning. They had 8 of those.
There was a veritable scrum - but only for the patio chairs. About 30 folks already queued up in the rain outside the store when I arrived, but I was the only one to go for a mower and ignore the chairs.

Thanks to the OP.

Sent hubby out at the crack of dawn and he got 4 chairs and a mower! Bit of a scramble apparently, but well chuffed! THANKS.

8.30 this morning and Torquay store didn't even have promotion prices displayed. Had to ask customer service to scan and check they are £87. got a 430, two more on shelf when I left!

Ashington store opened 8 am had seven 430's left after I purchased one. They sold out of relaxers in 5 minutes, absolutely crazy!

Heat and thanks op.

4 left at whetstone. Just now.

seems only my store is a shower if s**t then!

3 at b&q in yate, Bristol 30 seconds ago. And that's a small store probably others in the local area have some

Now price matched on Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Ergoflex-Corded-Lawnmower-Cutting/dp/B004JMY4SO

This is the same one, right?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Ergoflex-Corded-Lawnmower-Cutting/dp/B004JMY4SO

Just picked up a 430 at the Swalwell store. Still had a couple left and loads of the 370 model.

As an aside, one of the staff members said the chairs went within 3 minutes of 7am…

Waiting for Flubit now :smiley:

chuffed amazon have price matched!!!!

I struggled home with one inside the car as it would not fit in the boot. I was dead chuffed until I saw that Amazon will deliver it free at the same price! About a dozen left in bandq cricklewood at 8 this morning, but going quite fast. So, if you want one you need to go right now.

Just been into our local store expecting mania but no. Dead quiet. Staff said it was very busy when they opened but no one at tills come 9.45am.....
Having said that I found the last Rotak 430 box on some very empty pallets. I always wanted one of these & I got the bigger model 43cm metal blade & 1800 watt motor.
Cheers Op have some heat.

Update 25/02/16. Very pleased with my 430. Very powerful 1800 watt motor (I guess in future they won't come this big in view of global warming) which cuts through long grass with ease provided the blade is sharp. The only downside is the metal blade is relatively soft so don't use the lowest cut unless your lawn is billiard-table smooth (or like me, you'll be replacing it.) Still an excellent buy!

There are 7-8 left in London Chiswick
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Gunnersbury Avenue
Chiswick
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Tel: 020 8995 8028

Thank you very much loueylemon got the 430 and two loungers. I was first in the queue, got there at 6-30, twenty to thirty behind me mainly after loungers, thought I was going to get trampled to death.

10 X 430's at Carlisle store 07:00 opening 4 were gone within minutes, those sun loungers absolute free for all full boxes being dragged across the floor people buying and then coming back into the store for more again grabbing pasteboards (spell check corrected my original word :wink:).
I fell sorry for anyone going in later today they are in for a disappointment

Just picked up a 430 for £87.. Very happy thanks OP

tempted to return mine and get the one from Amazon. I can only think they did something negative to make it b&q onlyprices...

Just been in and picked my 430 up from eastbourne . Apparently they had about 20 of them and plenty left on the shelf and overhead racking .
The place was rammed with idiots fighting over a ten pound lounger , The staff set a five per person limit after the first few customers tried buying over ten each . Clowns

Just got one. Bargain. Not many left at my local store.

And avoid hysterical shoppers as well.... win win.

Manage to get one, excellent price.

Flubit= £81.78 any1 get a better offer ?

I just got one, have waited since you hotted this, thank you soooooooooooooo much!!!!

The sun lounger battles do sound entertaining though.... Maybe for one day only the staff should be allowed to use the pressure washers for crowd control :laughing:

Been waiting for this deal to go live, thanks for the heads up. Not sure which B&Q had stock??? Thankfully Amazon had price matched! Phew, could of spent hours driving around.

Flubit - £76.

2 still left in Greenwich store

£77 Flubit.

Loads of them left at the Silverlink branch

I love it when guys like B&Q and Amazon go head-to-head in the battle to give this stuff away. I wonder if Flubit will keep it up now that Amazon have it on backorder. Bring it on! Bish bosh.

Just picked up a 430 for £87.. Very happy thanks OP

I feel for those who trecked to B&Q and queued in the rain at 7am. Ideas for what to do with a second mower that I didn't mean to buy but was finally too weak to resist, anyone? Shame it isn't the ride-on kind.

Just bagged one at Leeds store, 2 more left after mine but none on shelves. They're in storage so you have to pay, then collect next day.

Thanks OP √

Now I need some hedge trimmers,

None left in both Blackpool stores grrr

Get it from Amazon?

Then Flubit it muhahahahaha...

£154-88 now on amazon

40cm one with Flubit been offered £76 , i only have a small lawn so seems a good price

It is the Rotak 370 which is different to the picture shown on the B&Q website,
the photo shows the same design as the Rotak 430 but
i think it is the Rotak 37 which is sold on Amazon and Argos which is the same design
as the Rotak 430.The Rotak 370 is designed by Bosch especially for B&Q and
doesn't look as Robust.
(if you look at the Rotak 340 on the B&Q website,the 370 looks like this)

Edit:- After reading Biffo's post #152 , i am even more confused now.

I've ordered off Amazon @ £87 but got a funny feeling they will cancel the orders. Wouldn't be the first time they've done that.

They often cancel orders you place with marketplace sellers (offer gets allocated to the wrong product) but have they done this with their own offers too?

The display model was a 370 ErgoFlex, a smaller version of the 430 but the boxes are all 370ER. Just returned mine for a refund.

I actually had the very last Rotak 430 (1800 watts) in my hands ready to pay,but changed my mind,it might have been the biggest bargain but too big for my needs so i gave it to a couple who had a 3 lawns compared to my 1 -------- I think i will go for the Rotak 37
(1400 watts) from Argos,alright it is £22-99 more but with £10 Argos coupon brings it down to £12-99 more but it will be to the
Rotak 430 design which i prefer.

Ordered 43ergo Saturday morning from Amazon and delivered Sunday morning at 9:30 and it's all setup and ready to go!

Tried Flubit with last weeks 34r for £69, but they dicked me around and cancelled my order due to running out of stock. So won't bother with Flubit again but glad i got this better deal, smokin hot!

I cannot find the Rotak 370ER on the B&Q website so was this a sharp practice by them to advertise the 370 Ergoflex
but substitute it for the Rotak 370ER for the promotion ------- this was what stopped me going for the 370 yesterday as
the picture on the box was not what i was expecting.

Just tried out the rotak 430.
In my view, no way is this worth the rrp of £170, although lightweight, too much flimsy plastic, and metal thickness of the tubular handle frame is a concern. £87 is about the right price for this.

This replaced a 13 year old Orion machine purchased from Aldi for £55. Just about all steel construction, heavy, one piece plastic grass box, and the tubular handles show no signs of weakness. Corrosion ( holed) through the steel base, but otherwise never given any trouble to this day.

Will see if the Bosch lasts 13 years, but I doubt it.

Just used my 430 on a large garden
More than happy with it
Grass box a little on the small side
Great mower

Had to make a few journeys & phone calls & speak to the store manger (long story about staff incompetence) but he managed to find us one hidden on a top shelf in the store :smiley: Very happy, great mower, great price!

430 sold out in Southampton. At £87 I would have bought one but they were gone in less than two days. Plenty of 370s left.

The 430 model SOLD OUT in all B & Q stores round my way. They still have 370's in stock for £87.

But the wrong 370's look at the photo of the B&Q leaflet on post #63 and they are not what are offer in the store.
Look for the Ergoflex handles as per the 430 model with the front black cowelling.The height adjustment is next
to the wheel and there are 5 positions, not 10. The grass collection box is in 2 parts held together with a red clip,
it's a little bit more flimsy than the one shown in the picture.

Flubit have just cancelled my order. Absolute ********, won't get one for £87 now.

Sorry to hear that. Not the first time they have done this sort of thing either or so I hear.

Thanks, it's alright. I rang them and got the spiel about "dependency on their suppliers" etc. They responded to my demand within two hours and I responded to their offer within 30 minutes. It then took two days for them to cancel my order, in the meantime B&Q ran out of stock and Amazon ceased price-matching. We're hoping to move house soon and will need a better lawnmower as our current garden is tiny, and we will have to upgrade the mower.

Flubit also cancelled my order for the 40

Wonder if they make some of these in china like the other models, our is tough plastic but grass box isn't as strong but then neither is the one on our old Flymo and suppose it's only to told grass. Wasn't too concerned about the handles until I tried to pick it up by the middle won't do that again. Ours was made in the UK. Good mower but 2cm cut is a little though for our lawn probably should have started with a higher cut before creating the tramline down the middle of the lawn :smiley:

Don't understand why it took so long. Had they cancelled on Saturday then I could have got one from B&Q.

got mine from Rhyl ,no problems as they had quite a few
not fitted it together yet as waiting for it to stop raining

It was the Rhyl store we went to, however we thought Flubit would come through and so didn't pick one up. Regretting that one now.

Rotak 340 will be on offer this Easter ;-) £85

Does anyone know which Lawnmower is better Bosch Rotak 430 Ergoflex or Bosch Rotak 37 Ergoflex currenty on Amazon for £99.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00SBN0OBS

According to Which.com Bosch Rotak 37 Ergoflex is a better Lawnmower.

Without knowing the criteria for the Which report, the comparison tool on the Bosch website suggests the main differences are a more powerful motor, larger cutting blade and bigger cutting box on the 430 so your choice will boil down to whether you have a need for the additional power - i.e. how big is your garden.

If it is average size, then the 370 will suffice.

However, if B&Q have the 430 on offer again this year for a similar price to the one in this deal from last year, I'd get that as the additional power can come in handy, regardless of garden size, when cutting really long grass.