B&Q must be struggling. I've just received an email saying that from 3 September the Wednesday Diamond Card discount (10%) will be restricted gardening products. Instead, they say, they will be lowering prices generally and running fewer price promotions and discount offers.
B&Q Diamond Card
Aug 02, 2018
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I only picked up my card a week ago. Not used it yet. What a waste of time.
It also said 10% discount in their cafes!
Translation: they are in trouble and soon to go bust!
Can you clarify please.
Do you mean that ONLY gardening products will receive a 10% discount, or gardening products will be excluded from the scheme?
Originally it was just an over 60s concession card. Then they started issuing them to everyone; I think there were promises of potential benefits, but I never saw any.
Only (some) gardening products and cafe food will get the discount.
Gardening products on offer are already excluded so it's only if you buy a very over-priced single garden product at "FULL PRICE" you get the 10% discount. In general, they are slashing a £30 price to £25 so the diamond card is valueless for the product so you may as well go and buy the equivalent product elsewhere for £15.
stuff them .....
I only use them as a place of last resort. Their pricing on some "on offer" gardening items such as potting compost is comparable with local gardening centres and the occasional one off bag of building sand is the same if factoring in petrol costs/time to get it elsewhere locally. Otherwise I source from other retailers - Screwfix and Toolstation are nearer.
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