B&Q Petrol Generator £32.98 (merged)

jaz_2

I'm normally sceptical of superstores' special offers, as more often than not the 'reduced' price is exactly what the item should have been sold at in the first place, but...

I've been after a light use generator set for a while now, and this one was reduced from £49.98 in a flyer stuffed inside the local free sheet. It's a generic Chinese model which can be bought from lots of different outlets at a wide range of prices and in different paint jobs. I can't find it on the B&Q website, but you can see it here branded as Yamalee for £62.99:

http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/lionsun?op=catalogue-products-null&prodCategoryID=1

and here as the Evopower GG950 for £88.13:

http://www.genpoweruk.co.uk/product.php?productid=16133&cat=249&page=1

It's noisy and a 2-stroke, which for the uninitiated means you mix oil in with the petrol (or else it dies a horrible death), but with change from £33 it'll do for what I want.

Hope this is of some use!

speedyjoe

Love the description of the generator on the second URL It says "It’s ultra-quiet" and then in the specs it lists "Noise level LwA dB(A) 91" Ooh whisper quiet. You could almost sleep next to it - not :-)

Good price for an emergency backup though.

jaz_2

Ooh whisper quiet.

That bit made me laugh as well

They also say it would be useful for camping trips... you'd be really popular with the neighbours!

tightus_wad

I got this for £26! Dad (70) got it on a OAP wednesday and got another 20% off it!
Bargin!

eilz

Does anyone know where I can find a cheap DIESEL generator???

pol76

Does anyone knoe were i can find an oap for this deal:D

philhuff

jaz wrote:

B&Q Petrol Generator £32.98

£32.98 to generate my own petrol!? Fantastic! That should cut my fuel bills significantly.

imahappyguy

To Get A Oap Card .
The Oap Card Is Called A Diamond Card And You Have To Be Over 60 To Get One .to Get One All You Have To Do Is Go Into Your Local B&q With Some Id And Ask For One .then Fill A Application Form In And You Get The Card Stright Away .you Can Only Use The Card On Wednesdays And Its Only 10%off Everthing [not Showroom Stuff.i.e Kitchens, Ect ]hope This Helps

portal

If it's 800w, then that's a useable amount of power (better than the 600w's I've seen recently around that price)....

Still no good for boiling a kettle :-) (you'd need 2000-3000w for that!)

Could just about power lighting in a few rooms, cordless phones and the TV - sorted :-)

Portal

Derek_Duval

portal wrote:

If it's 800w, then that's a useable amount of power (better than the 600w's I've seen recently around that price)....

Still no good for boiling a kettle :-) (you'd need 2000-3000w for that!)

Could just about power lighting in a few rooms, cordless phones and the TV - sorted :-)

Portal

Would be OK with a travel kettle. Argos do a 550-650W one for £9.99.

tightus_wad

sorry - but the OAP card gave Pa 20% off! I have the receipt so ner ner ner ner ner!!!