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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I buy seeds online but I rarely buy plants because of the high delivery charges, I think its done to stop you ordering just one plant.
    Often they say something like free delivery on orders over £100, or similar depending on the pot size ordered.

    Not sure why a French seed company should charge 8 euros to deliver within France though, it does sound a bit steep.
     
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      So is €28 for 5 packets of seed! I've had a look at Ireland as, in theory, they should be able to export within the EU. Perhaps no-one's told them, though :biggrin: In any case, there doesn't seem to be a Plantworld equivalent :sad:
       
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        Many people live in new housing with small gardens and don't want or need to spend more than a £100 on plants, particularly shrubs. There's also others like myself that like to buy unusual plants, so they are often bought as a single item.
         
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          Your delivery costs will come down when they can reliably deliver by drone!
           
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            Or balloon ...
             
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              How or why do stones & plastic get into my compost bin when I know I don't put such things in:noidea:
               
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                Good question. I found a trowel in mine which is handy because I lost one a couple of years ago, wish I knew where I left it.
                 
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                  Nice idea, but I can't see it happening. My house is hard enough to find by road let alone the air, and I'm not putting the house name and number on the roof. :)
                   
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                    I am absolutely certain we'll be doing exactly that within a decade via a big QR code or something similar so the drone delivery can mark the house
                     
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                      So how is a drone going to deliver furniture or appliances? :biggrin:
                       
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                      I was going to moan about my visit to my GP's surgery yesterday but its all been said before;):heehee:
                       
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                        They are likely to use "what3words".
                         
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                          Does that apply to flying machines? :scratch: I suppose there's no reason not to :dunno:
                           
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                          Anything is possible @Sheal with a big enough drone. We watched this house being dropped off yesterday

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