The Milton Keynes Money Savers Thread

jockettuk

popped to mk today so thought would take a nosey at ikea see what all the fuss is abt .. spent 2 and half hours there 2 hours trying to get out of the place lol.. now i know why i said i probably wouldnt like it lol...

novice_money_saver_2

Went to IKEA last night for the first time.

Went for 4 specific things - left with none of them, but 4 other items which I didn't know I needed..... :rolleyes:

I liked the Swedish foodmarket and the garden centre bit.

BTW - big bags of frozen prawns £3.50 - bargain! Unfortunately, freezer is full to overflowing so didn't buy any this time.

Have to go back at some point as window blind does not fit. Pah! Will pick up some prawns then

Guinea_2

Swattie wrote:

I saw the Boot sale advertised in this weeks Citizen so it should be on.

I am looking to do a boot sale in the summer and wondered whether the MK Bowl one is any good? I mean....what time do you have to arrive, are you hassled before you even set up?; etc. OR....does anyone know of anywhere else that does a regular one so that I can go have a look round before comitting myself? :happylove

$17mma

The first ever car boot sale I done in mk we had to get there at 6am to get a good spot and set up..

was great fun!.. i suggest to get there as early as possible..

$17mma

Has anyone been over to the B&Q near Comet?... heard someone saying it is the biggest in the UK?

Have they closed the Bletchley one down?

Suggs

$17mma wrote:

Has anyone been over to the B&Q near Comet?... heard someone saying it is the biggest in the UK?

Have they closed the Bletchley one down?

The new one near to Comet is very big, not sure if it is the biggest one though. plenty of parking and loads of space, you could easily get lost in there!

Bletchley is still open, they have signage up advising IKEA customer not to park there.

Louisa_Jane_2

Just come back from B&Q at Bletchley, bought lots of shrubs that were reduced to 50p! Also had some nice strings of lights (flowers,butterfliesetc) that were marked down to £2.98.

$17mma

Louisa_Jane wrote:

Just come back from B&Q at Bletchley, bought lots of shrubs that were reduced to 50p! Also had some nice strings of lights (flowers,butterfliesetc) that were marked down to £2.98.

I better take a look down there.. my garden looks like a grave yard at the moment!

jockettuk

stupid question time.. is the ikea and asda wall mart in the bletchly region of mk lol. I go from aylesbury and just do a route map to get there.. might be easier if i knew what parts of mk these places are actualy in ...

Louisa_Jane_2

jockettuk wrote:

stupid question time.. is the ikea and asda wall mart in the bletchly region of mk lol. I go from aylesbury and just do a route map to get there.. might be easier if i knew what parts of mk these places are actualy in ...

Yes, in Bletchley on old A5 watling street on the V4 I think (I'm not very good at remembering all the V's and H's!)