The Great Cheap, Safe Fireworks Hunt

windmill84

umm ive only bought fireworks twice from supermarkets this year tesco, last year asda. asda werent that great, but there was a lot of them in the selection box i got (which was BOGOF) most of the stuff was fountains though.

if you can stretch to £55 id recommend getting what i got, but maybe instead of getting 2 cakes the same, get the selection box and the cake for a longer display. (i didnt get the selection box so i cant comment on it but it does have a few other things in it)

i really do recommend those shot tubes though!

Thommo3105

2520years wrote: »

We set ours off...they weren't very good. Especially the large rockets. Don't get your hopes up.

Hi, how "really" bad were the War Hawks as I have 2 packs? Do they not bang at all?

Thommo3105

Thommo3105 wrote: »

Hi, how "really" bad were the War Hawks as I have 2 packs? Do they not bang at all?

I have now taken War Hawk rockets back to Lidl as needed to know I was going to get a good display. I nearly bought Terminal Velocity from Aldi, but evntually bought 15 little brother rockets for £13 from a garden centre, I know these will give the effect I require and they are 8m rockets.

olbas_oil

Have I left it too late to get fireworks? We were planning a party next Saturday, but the supermarkets seem to have stopped selling.

Tappy

Apparently Morrisons have reduced their prices by 50%.

If any of the supermarkets have any left, the chances are that they'll be reduced further.

There are specialist firework shops that are allowed to open all year round. You'll be able to get something from them.

George_Bray

waltzing wrote: »

sales-wise, its been a disatser so far for fireworks shops. no one is buying much.

This fits with Nov 5 being the quietest ever, by far, around where I live. I'm not surprised with the sky-high prices being charged for fireworks everywhere. Most of these fireworks must cost pennies in China and, ten years ago, they were fairly priced in the UK, too. Not now - the prices seem absurd. The wholesalers have themselves to blame, unless import duty has tripled, quadrupled, or something. Knowing Labour, I wouldn't rule it out. Does anyone know the reason for the steep price increases?

mdj1

If anyone is thinking of buying fireworks for new years eve.

www.fireworkscrazy.co.uk have some special New Year deals and I got an email yesterday saying that if you use the coupon code NYE2009 before midnight Monday you get an extra 5% off aswell!

neil1

Yes iv noticed firework crazy is doing some really good deals! lately, i might next year look into them if they keep up the low prices

Dan2310

Hii!

Just thaught I would post in here now as it is now September and in just over a months time fireworks will go on sale in the shops.

They are still available from all year round sellers any time though!

Just a heads up to anyone who was thinking of buying fireworks from BM Bargins stores this year, they will not be selling them!

Got an email yesterday stating that due to a decline in general sales of fireworks they will not be stocking them this year or the foreseeable future!

neil1

My god its been a year already

thanks for the heads up there, I would also like to add that epic fireworks have added some realy nice items to there new shop.

You can read about the event here http://www.thefireworkshoplist.com/blog/2010/08/the-uk-firework-phenomenon-epic-fireworks-way/

And also firework crazy have added some realy cool range to there website, with it been bonfire night and diwali on the same night i can see this year been big