Struggling to find a cheap water butt...help!

Evening all,

I have been looking to buy a water butt for my allotment but so far the cheapest I can find is on ebay (210 litres for £26 - includes delivery)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/210L-Litr...d_Bath_Feeder_CV&hash=item33911e0a75#shpCntId.

This is much cheaper than argos (£40!), amazon (£50) & Toolstation (£75!!).

I looked for IBC's on ebay and found something but the delivery was 99p per mile and it was a 100 miles from me so it far eclipsed the items value.

What can I do?

I need 2-3 water-butts but the cheapest I have found means it it will add up to £78 - is this too much to pay? Surely I can find cheaper alternatives?

Thank you for your help,

Samuel

 

Aldi and Argos have got 100 litre ones for about £18.
Wickes just sold me a bl00dy big one for about £24, don't know how many litres but could easily be 200+.

The only cheaper alternative is watching out for local secondhand bargains, improvising with other containers or trying some of those blue food barrels they are always flogging on Ebay.

 

Have you tried your Council website? They often have "deals". I bought six large ones from mine (it was a "buy one, get one half price" deal). This included the diverter kits and stands (that's something to watch for when you are buying butts - they don't all come with them included )