I quite like Wilko but they bought up a department store outside the indoor shopping mall. It's down past TKMaxx which bought another. By the time I've trudged through the indoor mall, whatever the weather, I can't be arsed to walk down to visit. If it was more convenient,I'd use it. I think perhaps they bought too many cheap sites rather than being a bit more discerning.
I’ve only ever been in a Wilco shop once, when I was visiting someone, years ago. I only use mail order, free delivery over £100.00. I get loads of suet blocks, half the price of any where else, kitchen stuff, microwave, kettle, bedding, all laundry liquid and fabric conditioner, a huge order, twice a year. Will be sorely missed by us.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I used to shop in Wilko quite a lot, but over the last several years they've discontinued many of the products that I used to buy so I don't go in there very often now. If that's typical then I suppose it's no surprise that they're falling by the wayside.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
They made a huge mistake insisting in remaining on high streets instead of going out of town like all the other discounters did and their p&p on online orders has been high and quite careless at packing...too many time fluids run and damaged dry goods.
They're great to pick up seeds and bulbs and got a whole load of liquid fertiliser for £1,50 a bottle when they were getting rid of stock. But to get to their store it usually means driving for half an hour and using B&Q's car park and walk down the high street to them so I can't carry large or heavy items. The cat will particularly miss their freeze dried chicken and duck treats, always much cheaper than the branded options and 100% meat.
Hope someone will buy the company and turn it around, remember the mess Homebase was in five years ago?
I've never used Wilko - they're much further away from where I am than other similar places like The Range, even though the majority of them are through the central belt. Understandable as that's the most populated part of Scotland. I saw earlier that there's a list of the ones closing in the immediate/near future. 14 or so I think.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hope someone will buy the company and turn it around, remember the mess Homebase was in five years ago?
There are no Homebase stores left near here and we are not exactly in the back of beyond. There is a large Tesco (not local) that has a mezzanine floor with homebase products but the range is very limited they have to order things in apparently. Only been there once in about 3 years so I wouldn't hold your breath regarding Wilko. The only Wilko round here is near 2 other huge SMs and wedged between an Aldi, and an M&S. Only been there 2 or 3 times since it opened.
We don't have Wilko here but I am a strong advocate for buying local. Where I live most of the economy is based on tourism so I always encourage my tourists to shop locally. They don't! They come to stay for two or three days and within an hour the Tesco lorry drives up with a delivery. It grinds my gears! The last time I tried to buy a large item from my local shop was my workbench. Local shop £107 but online £66. Had it been within a beagle's gowl I'd have bought it there but that price differential is eye-watering so just no.
Didn't the Australian purchasers of Homebase have the brilliant idea of having a sale of barbecues, picnic stuff etc one Christmas? Great idea if Homebase was in Australia🙄 Do they still own it? Their plants seem well-cared for at the local one but that might vary with the quality/ training of the staff at individual stores.
Homebase closed the branch here so they lost my custom. Shame really, as it was nearer than B&Q. We do have an out-of-town Wilko as well as the town centre one, but it concentrates on homeware, ornaments and suchlike and carries only a very limited range of toiletries, cleaning stuff, pet and garden (which are what I want from there).
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I only use mail order, free delivery over £100.00. I get loads of suet blocks, half the price of any where else, kitchen stuff, microwave, kettle, bedding, all laundry liquid and fabric conditioner, a huge order, twice a year.
Will be sorely missed by us.
They're great to pick up seeds and bulbs and got a whole load of liquid fertiliser for £1,50 a bottle when they were getting rid of stock. But to get to their store it usually means driving for half an hour and using B&Q's car park and walk down the high street to them so I can't carry large or heavy items. The cat will particularly miss their freeze dried chicken and duck treats, always much cheaper than the branded options and 100% meat.
Hope someone will buy the company and turn it around, remember the mess Homebase was in five years ago?
I saw earlier that there's a list of the ones closing in the immediate/near future. 14 or so I think.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They don't! They come to stay for two or three days and within an hour the Tesco lorry drives up with a delivery. It grinds my gears!
The last time I tried to buy a large item from my local shop was my workbench. Local shop £107 but online £66. Had it been within a beagle's gowl I'd have bought it there but that price differential is eye-watering so just no.
Do they still own it? Their plants seem well-cared for at the local one but that might vary with the quality/ training of the staff at individual stores.