The Great Cheap, Safe Fireworks Hunt

lazza_w

I don't know if this is of any use, but I made a spreadsheeet of quite a few of the fireworks on offer at some of the supermarkets, Bulldog and somewhere that sells Black cat fireworks online (discountfireworksonline) at discounted prices. It's incomplete (I only put in stuff that looked interesting to me) and may not be 100% accurate, but may give you an idea of what to buy and where

http://www.mediafire.com/?hbb29b8s7vh1est

GhostWarrior

I've finally come up with a fireworks shopping list and I'll hopefully be able to get them all tomorrow

LIDL

25 Carat & Ipanema @ £12
Firefighter @ £9.99
Maybe another 25 Carat & Cyber Box @ £12 or Firepack @ £12.99

ALDI

Terminal Velocity @ £9.99
Thrilling @ £4.99

ASDA

Meteor Shower & Sparkling Treasure @ £10
Powder Keg @ £3
Gold Sparklers @ £1

I have a packet of Shooting Stars (rockets) leftover from ASDA that I bought along with the Meteor Shower pack the other day. For a fiver, the Meteor Shower pack was well worth the money - my girlfriend is quite excitable and really enjoyed them but I think I'm gonna be disappointed with the Shooting Stars rockets.

Quick question... Where can I get hold of "launch tubes"? My neighbour gave me a long cardboard one last year but I've misplaced it and can't seem to find any online. Is there anywhere that might sell them or anything I might have around the house that will do the job?

simmy17

GhostWarrior wrote: »

I've finally come up with a fireworks shopping list and I'll hopefully be able to get them all tomorrow

LIDL

25 Carat & Ipanema @ £12
Firefighter @ £9.99
Maybe another 25 Carat & Cyber Box @ £12 or Firepack @ £12.99

ALDI

Terminal Velocity @ £9.99
Thrilling @ £4.99

ASDA

Meteor Shower & Sparkling Treasure @ £10
Powder Keg @ £3
Gold Sparklers @ £1

I have a packet of Shooting Stars (rockets) leftover from ASDA that I bought along with the Meteor Shower pack the other day. For a fiver, the Meteor Shower pack was well worth the money - my girlfriend is quite excitable and really enjoyed them but I think I'm gonna be disappointed with the Shooting Stars rockets.

Quick question... Where can I get hold of "launch tubes"? My neighbour gave me a long cardboard one last year but I've misplaced it and can't seem to find any online. Is there anywhere that might sell them or anything I might have around the house that will do the job?

Best bet is to buy another pack of rockets i use the handle off a shopping trolley best pound i ever spent

GhostWarrior

Yeah, the Terminal Velocity box from Aldi is a packet of 16 rockets which are supposedly pretty good. I'm not sure about the shopping trolley idea... I've got my mum coming to mine for bonfire night and I don't think I'd be able to convince her I had only borrowed it lol

simmy17

GhostWarrior wrote: »

Yeah, the Terminal Velocity box from Aldi is a packet of 16 rockets which are supposedly pretty good. I'm not sure about the shopping trolley idea... I've got my mum coming to mine for bonfire night and I don't think I'd be able to convince her I had only borrowed it lol

I spray painted it black looks just looks like a think rocket tube lol

Tappy

You can buy suitable tube from pretty much any DIY store. Should cost a couple of quid at most.

Ideally you'd want something 1m tall with a 2cm diameter.

windmill84

had a great weekend! i went to that garden centre and stocked up on a load of fireworks. they had some fantastic deals on and you could save a load of money off the rrp. i became a member and basically got the stuff at trade price

cant wait to set them all off!! i still might go to lidls though just to 'top up' haha

GhostWarrior

Nice collection there how much did that set you back?

windmill84

cheers! £250 including lifetime membership

Si7

windmill84 wrote: »

had a great weekend! i went to that garden centre and stocked up on a load of fireworks. they had some fantastic deals on and you could save a load of money off the rrp. i became a member and basically got the stuff at trade price

cant wait to set them all off!! i still might go to lidls though just to 'top up' haha

Nice haul there fella I cleaned out my local garden centre over the weekend too lol. Topping up with Lidl cakes is a must, I think it's actually law hehe