My other half has just come home from work with another Christmas tree because it was 1p.
Every tree no matter what size was scanning as 1p!
Not sure if nationwide but could help a few people out if they are late buying a tree.
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honeymonster86
21 Dec 1528#8
Sheesh, I appreciate I'm talking to the wrong crowd here, but could there ever be a more prudent example of how broken capitalism is as a system?
Trees grown for 10-15 years to be cut down and sold for 1p. Bloody awful, companies should be fined for this sort of behaviour. Financial profits at the expense of all else in its path. All for a bigger number on a sheet somewhere.
backinstock
21 Dec 1520#1
Any discount codes?
backinstock
21 Dec 1516#14
I went to B&Q today and bought a 1p Christmas tree. The assistant asked me, "Will you be putting that up yourself?"
I replied, "No, you saddo. I'll be putting it up in my living room."
Uridium to honeymonster86
21 Dec 1513#10
Which will mostly all end up at council tip in garden waste and shredded down for compost...where as all the broken, no longer wanted plastic trees will end up in landfill as they are mixed material and won't be recyclable.
Christmas trees sold by large retail come from sustainable tree farming...more are planted each year than cut down....
If anyone should be fined it's council's that actually collect them with household waste. As long as the trees are responsibly recycled there is no harm in having a real tree
Perhaps I'll get the wife to get a card.........................she'd probably pass. :smile:
Manda2
21 Dec 151#5
Called up my local B&Q this morning; they're a fiver now. Thought that was good but, for that price, you could get five hundred!! Clearly, they're out to rip me off!!!
joanne10 to Manda2
21 Dec 15#20
They usually reduce to 1p Christmas Eve :smiley:
qbs
21 Dec 151#6
Will there be any left by Wednesday though, or will they be BOGOF? :smiley:
callagc
21 Dec 15#7
cold for me...wont fit in my Zonda
backinstock to callagc
21 Dec 154#12
Spray whisky on it, leave it for an hour or two and it will be 'half-cut'.
Should fit in then. :stuck_out_tongue:
Elevation to callagc
22 Dec 15#40
Would fit in my Bauxhall though.
londonguy to callagc
22 Dec 15#43
put it through a wood chipper first it will
honeymonster86
21 Dec 1528#8
Sheesh, I appreciate I'm talking to the wrong crowd here, but could there ever be a more prudent example of how broken capitalism is as a system?
Trees grown for 10-15 years to be cut down and sold for 1p. Bloody awful, companies should be fined for this sort of behaviour. Financial profits at the expense of all else in its path. All for a bigger number on a sheet somewhere.
SeraphXii to honeymonster86
21 Dec 151#9
What are they supposed to do with unsold stock?
Uridium to honeymonster86
21 Dec 1513#10
Which will mostly all end up at council tip in garden waste and shredded down for compost...where as all the broken, no longer wanted plastic trees will end up in landfill as they are mixed material and won't be recyclable.
Christmas trees sold by large retail come from sustainable tree farming...more are planted each year than cut down....
If anyone should be fined it's council's that actually collect them with household waste. As long as the trees are responsibly recycled there is no harm in having a real tree
cizzy to honeymonster86
21 Dec 151#15
totally agree!
Roger_Irrelevant to honeymonster86
21 Dec 153#17
They're pot grown, so not cut down, and are carbon negative (they absorb co2).
The real villains are the supermarkets that dump millions of tons of perfectly edible food because e.g. the carrots are too wonky, or the coca-cola bottle label is the wrong shade of grey.
Thoughtful to honeymonster86
21 Dec 154#18
Not at all true!
The majority of trees were sold for full price, those which have not been (and there are only 3 at my local B&Q) need to be cleared so the company doesn't have to pay for the disposal costs of the left over perishable stock.
If this was part of the wholly discredited and mismanaged public sector, there would be thousands left all at full price, and they would then pick up the tab for disposal !
All trees end up going to disposal anyway, this way at least someone gets some enjoyment from them !
Oneday77 to honeymonster86
21 Dec 15#34
I'll go out on a limb here with an assumption
You are criticising capitalism, yet your name suggests you are a 29 year old lover of Sugarpuffs. Which I'm pretty sure are not a good food stuff or sustainably produced.
Jbdesignme to honeymonster86
21 Dec 15#35
You've got to be joking...Are you annoyed because a tree is cut down in it's prime (a very 'Pheobe from Friends' like view!). The tree is fulfilling it's life destiny!
Plus, it's better people get enjoyment from them. Be happy it's a good deal, is it better if it's £200?
Strange, strange people on this site :smile:
mtc1 to honeymonster86
22 Dec 15#45
This comment is so funny, complaining about capitalism whilst browsing a site for people who love to consume :smile:
The irony of so many likes as well :confused:
The reason they are being sold for a penny is because it will be cheaper to give them away than dispose of them, makes perfect sense to me.
Chester111 to honeymonster86
22 Dec 15#55
marineville
21 Dec 153#11
Well, if they only sold them with roots they could be donated to a nature project..
PowickAV to marineville
21 Dec 15#27
They do! See my post! Why buy a cut tree when you can get one that is POT GROWN with roots Xmas Eve for same price (if there are any left!) :smiley:
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Opening post
Every tree no matter what size was scanning as 1p!
Not sure if nationwide but could help a few people out if they are late buying a tree.
Top comments
Trees grown for 10-15 years to be cut down and sold for 1p. Bloody awful, companies should be fined for this sort of behaviour. Financial profits at the expense of all else in its path. All for a bigger number on a sheet somewhere.
I replied, "No, you saddo. I'll be putting it up in my living room."
Christmas trees sold by large retail come from sustainable tree farming...more are planted each year than cut down....
If anyone should be fined it's council's that actually collect them with household waste. As long as the trees are responsibly recycled there is no harm in having a real tree
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:stuck_out_tongue:
Perhaps I'll get the wife to get a card.........................she'd probably pass. :smile:
Should fit in then. :stuck_out_tongue:
Trees grown for 10-15 years to be cut down and sold for 1p. Bloody awful, companies should be fined for this sort of behaviour. Financial profits at the expense of all else in its path. All for a bigger number on a sheet somewhere.
Christmas trees sold by large retail come from sustainable tree farming...more are planted each year than cut down....
If anyone should be fined it's council's that actually collect them with household waste. As long as the trees are responsibly recycled there is no harm in having a real tree
The real villains are the supermarkets that dump millions of tons of perfectly edible food because e.g. the carrots are too wonky, or the coca-cola bottle label is the wrong shade of grey.
The majority of trees were sold for full price, those which have not been (and there are only 3 at my local B&Q) need to be cleared so the company doesn't have to pay for the disposal costs of the left over perishable stock.
If this was part of the wholly discredited and mismanaged public sector, there would be thousands left all at full price, and they would then pick up the tab for disposal !
All trees end up going to disposal anyway, this way at least someone gets some enjoyment from them !
You are criticising capitalism, yet your name suggests you are a 29 year old lover of Sugarpuffs. Which I'm pretty sure are not a good food stuff or sustainably produced.
Plus, it's better people get enjoyment from them. Be happy it's a good deal, is it better if it's £200?
Strange, strange people on this site :smile:
The irony of so many likes as well :confused:
The reason they are being sold for a penny is because it will be cheaper to give them away than dispose of them, makes perfect sense to me.