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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:51 pm 
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Looking probably 5/6 bags depending on size obviously. Anywhere doing best deals?


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:59 pm 
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Interested in this too as I've to do a kid's play area in the back garden.
Woodies and B&Q usually do 3 for 2 on things like that but havent been in a while, so dont know what their offers are

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:49 am 
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Depending on how much you need, buying from a farm supplies/building suppliers type place is normally miles cheaper than getting it from any of the big DIY stores.
I used to get it from woodies when they did the 3 bags for price of 2 @ €18, but for the patch I needed ending up using about 9 bags.

I got 1 ton of it delivered (lovely quality stuff) from a local builders suppliers for €80.

I found the stuff I bought in the DIY stores also had a very high water content in the bag, so when it dried out there was a lot less of it.
Whereas the stuff I had delivered today is nice and dry.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:00 pm 
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Where are you based? Dont have a wheelbarrow so wonder would that just be too much hassle for me.


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I'm based in Kilkenny, though a lot of builders providers and possibly a few garden centres do sell it in larger quantities too (a lot of the Glanbia/Country living centres do it in this quantity if there's one near you).
I'd imagine they might sell it in half tonne quantity too, definitely a lot cheaper than buying by the bag.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:21 am 
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caprilicious wrote:
I'm based in Kilkenny, though a lot of builders providers and possibly a few garden centres do sell it in larger quantities too (a lot of the Glanbia/Country living centres do it in this quantity if there's one near you).
I'd imagine they might sell it in half tonne quantity too, definitely a lot cheaper than buying by the bag.


I wonder is there any where is Kildare that do this, I need to get alot of it at the moment.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:22 am 
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Woodies have it on 3 for 2 at the moment.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:41 am 
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mummyto6 wrote:
caprilicious wrote:
I'm based in Kilkenny, though a lot of builders providers and possibly a few garden centres do sell it in larger quantities too (a lot of the Glanbia/Country living centres do it in this quantity if there's one near you).
I'd imagine they might sell it in half tonne quantity too, definitely a lot cheaper than buying by the bag.


I wonder is there any where is Kildare that do this, I need to get alot of it at the moment.


We use these as well. Here are the locations for you..

http://www.countrylife.ie/Locations

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