What's good/cheap at B&M?

elsien

If you're looking for any furniture, I found their bathroom cabinets very good value for the price. Easy to assemble and sturdy in comparison to other similar but more expensive flatpacks from other retailers.

NoGoodNamesLeft

They get the odd makeup bargain in. Right now my local has Maybelline mousse foundation for £2.50 which is actually quite good.

They also have some really good offers on junk food like chocolate and crisps, so I try to stay out of those aisles for the sake of my waistline!

sharond101

My husband used to cycle long distances and the flapjacks for 29p were massive and gave him lots of the calories he needed for a tiny price. They used to do amazing peanut butter, Kernel King but they haven't had it in ages. They have good cereal bars and biscuits are cheap. We like the sweet chilli sauce they sell in a tall glass bottle for 99p. Some good marinade sachets and stir fry sauces much cheaper than supermarket prices. I love it when you get 10p crisps too.

iazcac

dlusman wrote: »

Looking on their website , some of their stores are described as "bargain stores" others as "home stores" - but I cannot see anywhere that says what the difference is . Any ideas ?

.....We have two formats: B&M Bargains and B&M Homestore. The former has between 8,000 and 10,000 sq ft of sales area. The extremely competitive offering attracts a high footfall, stores achieving 10,000 transactions in an average week, peaking at nearly 30,000 per week. This footfall is one of the highest enjoyed by any UK retailer. It demonstrates the crowd pleasing offer we bring to any retail destination.

Our B&M Homestore format has a Bulky Goods bias, and can trade up to 25,000 sqft in good visibility Out of Town locations. Many Homestores also have a Garden Centre attached. These Homestores primarily sell Paint, Wallpaper, Furniture, Home Textiles, Furnishings, Wall Decor, Garden & Leisure products.

K9sandFelines

sharond101 wrote: »

My husband used to cycle long distances and the flapjacks for 29p were massive and gave him lots of the calories he needed for a tiny price. They used to do amazing peanut butter, Kernel King but they haven't had it in ages. They have good cereal bars and biscuits are cheap. We like the sweet chilli sauce they sell in a tall glass bottle for 99p. Some good marinade sachets and stir fry sauces much cheaper than supermarket prices. I love it when you get 10p crisps too.

Our store is selling this, is it worth getting? I didn't pick any up because we already have some in the cupboard, albeit T*sco Value.

nickbeee

I've scored some Taylors Coffee taster packs from my local branch - 4x45g packs in a box for £1.99. They also have Twinings Everyday boxes 240 (160+80) but as I already have a stash of those I didn't check the price!

marvin

Fry's Orange Cream

Been hunting these for ages no where was selling them and they were 79p or so each on Amazon.

39p each dates into mid next year a bargain as far as I am concerned, can't guarantee this is all stores though.

The rest of the household stuff never bought anything I have not had to return so would not recommend any of this.

sharond101

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Our store is selling this, is it worth getting? I didn't pick any up because we already have some in the cupboard, albeit T*sco Value.

What item do you mean??? If it's the Kernel King peanut butter I would avoid. It tastes awful, they changed the recipe and are selling it of cheap until the original recipe batches return. I used to buy it by the trolley load then was so disappointed that it changed. I wrote to them and got the changed recipe explanation. Any batch number before L3150 will taste bad!!! Batches after that I expect will be back to the great tasting kind (one hopes...) If it's the sweet chilli sauce it's really good.

paulineb_2

marvin wrote: »

Fry's Orange Cream

Been hunting these for ages no where was selling them and they were 79p or so each on Amazon.

39p each dates into mid next year a bargain as far as I am concerned, can't guarantee this is all stores though.

The rest of the household stuff never bought anything I have not had to return so would not recommend any of this.

They have them in my store, havent bought any yet but yes, great bargain.

paulineb_2

I just bought a silentnight double electric blanket for 19.99 from B and M.