I got £157 worth of plants for FREE from a high street shop – I filled my car boot & back seat, now I’m set for summer
A WOMAN has revealed how she managed to snap up £157 worth of plants without paying a penny from B&Q.
The savvy shopper explained how her local store had put out all their ‘end of season’ flowers so customers could take them home.
Taking to the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, she wrote: “All of these were free at B&Q Camborne this afternoon.
“£157 worth of plants.”
She then uploaded some photos showing off her freebies that she had found after lunch on Sunday, and showed how they completely filled her car.
These included pots of beautiful petunia plants which could add a pop of colour to her garden borders.
The B&Q store had left on the prices, so she realised how much of a saving she had made.
She assured people that she had left loads of plants behind so there were enough for other shoppers looking to spruce up their gardens.
The shopper said that she was going to bring many of the sad-looking plants back to life with some TLC.
One friend commented on her post saying: “You always were great at bringing plants back to life!
“You’ll have to post the pics when they are flourishing again.”
And many people were highly impressed with her free find.
One wrote: “That’s why there was none when I went in…. Only kidding fabulous find, that’s the only way I wouldn’t get into trouble, bringing free plants.”
Another added: “You lucky duck.”
And a third commented: “Well done, look forward to the after pictures!”
Meanwhile, one person pointed out: “They have a community fund and if you email them you can actually request free stuff for pta events.
“My local one provided tools for us last year too, I think it has a financial cap but info is online.”
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