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Old 10-11-2007, 16:44   #1
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Default everyone loves a bargain...

you know, the sort of bargain you tell everyone about because you can't believe what a great deal you got.
the sort of bargain that makes you smile every-time you think about it.

today i bought this bike

an Apollo FS.26S, (with dual suspension, 21 speed Shimano gears, 7005 Aluminium frame, Suntour branded front fork, and disc brakes) that Halfords advertise at £149
I also got a free £20 cycle accessories voucher, a £10 Halfords voucher and a years servicing (for the bike, fnar fnar) and guarantee
and paid the grand total of...
£60!

it was 'second hand' because it had been traded in for a larger frame after the first owner realised it was a bit to small to ride comfortably!

yay!

so what bargains have you had recently?
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Old 10-11-2007, 16:48   #2
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Excellent bargain
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Old 10-11-2007, 17:08   #3
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Wow, a WHOLE bike for £60!!! Looks like a decent one too. Were you looking for a bike or were you just in the right place at the right time? I swear they were a lot more expensive when I was little.

We got our shelves in the lounge at a reet bargainacious price. Leon got all 3 glass shelves for £1.20 (+ £10 P&P) off Ebay and said to me "right, you can buy the brackets". So we went into B&Q expecting to pay more for the brackets than the shelves, and found these 6 brackets for 50p each in the clearance. There were only 6 left of the same type/wood. Dead pleased

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Old 10-11-2007, 17:14   #4
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ooooh nice shelves!
i think i saw them in a pic with leons 'toys' on - hehe, so they've gone to good use!

in real terms, i'll use the accessories voucher (need lights etc) and Jasper will no doubt spend the £10 voucher on car stuff - so it cost me £30! (well thats the way i'm working it out in my head - it makes me feel less guilty for spending money i don't really have!)
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Old 10-11-2007, 19:28   #5
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I got a dress for £8 that was £45 \o/ exchanged one i got in the sale a few months ago and got 10% off for a tiny mark on the inside.

I love those shelves, they look expensive.
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Old 11-11-2007, 03:31   #6
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For £60 i suppose you can't go wrong, but i'm not sure if its a bargain Im a bit of a bike connoisseur maybe though. I generally get a lot of stuff second hand which i suppose does and doesnt constitute as a deal since it *is* second hand but is still a good deal... Im looking at some £500 second hand bike right now actually and maybe getting in to road biking as opposed to breaking every bone in my body mountain biking...
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Old 11-11-2007, 05:08   #7
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£60 for a bike is indeed amazing, I am same with Alex, a bit of a bike "connoisseur"

My best bargain lately has been my Nokia N95, brand new - ish off a friend. £100, it's a contract only phone at the mo from all the networks and i am using it as a PAYG, it still can fetch £250-£300 on the bay, so dead chuff with that.
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Old 11-11-2007, 11:12   #8
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I bought a new bike last week for £30! But it was a friends who is a student and wanted anything for it all in great condition, im like a kid when I ride it!

Yesterday I went shopping for a winter coat. Found the coat I wanted marked £70 down to £50 and when we got to the till it had gone down to £25. We were shocked! Lovely lovely blue one and i like it lots
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Good Bargain. I want a Bike & one of those petrol engines to strap onto the frame

My Bestest bargain at the mo is 4 YES FOUR Toffee crumbles from Farmfoods for a £1. One solitary sheckle gets you Four times Toffee crumble loveliness

*Admits to eating All 4 in one sitting every single time i get a box for the last FOUR boxes *
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I can beat the toffee crumbles, I bought 8 packs of sesame snaps for £2 the other week. Yum.
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