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Lawnmower - Aldi €229 down to €99

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  • 14-06-2018 1:46pm
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    thomasm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭


    Picked one up this morning reduced from €229 to €99. 46cm blade, Briggs and Straton Petrol Engine, Self Propelled, 3 Year Warranty. Thought it was a good price at €229 and seems a steal for €99


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    Mikenesson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 318 ✭✭Mikenesson


    thomasm wrote: »
    Picked one up this morning reduced from €229 to €99. 46cm blade, Briggs and Straton Petrol Engine, Self Propelled, 3 Year Warranty. Thought it was a good price at €229 and seems a steal for €99

    Are they this price all over?


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    Thebeast078
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭Thebeast078


    thomasm wrote: »
    Picked one up this morning reduced from €229 to €99. 46cm blade, Briggs and Straton Petrol Engine, Self Propelled, 3 Year Warranty. Thought it was a good price at €229 and seems a steal for €99

    What branch of Aldi did you pick this up?


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    thomasm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭thomasm


    Mikenesson wrote: »
    Are they this price all over?


    Not sure, was in Waterford this morning


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    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


    They were all gone in Athlone just now, although the red price card was up scoring them down to €99, so it must be everywhere.


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    bromley52
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    thomasm wrote: »
    Picked one up this morning reduced from €229 to €99. 46cm blade, Briggs and Straton Petrol Engine, Self Propelled, 3 Year Warranty. Thought it was a good price at €229 and seems a steal for €99

    The Briggs and Straton brand was purchased by a Chinese company. It's not the same as was there 15-20 years ago.


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    jimgoose
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    bromley52 wrote: »
    The Briggs and Straton brand was purchased by a Chinese company. It's not the same as was there 15-20 years ago.

    I don't think B&S actually sold their branding, did they? They have manufacturing plants all over the world, but the majority are in the USA.


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    Rainislove
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭Rainislove


    Where can you drop the grass after cutting? I am messed up with that


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    Mikenesson
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    Rainislove wrote: »
    Where can you drop the grass after cutting? I am messed up with that

    Let.it fall on the lawn


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    T-Maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,136 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Rainislove wrote:
    Where can you drop the grass after cutting? I am messed up with that


    Sure you just take it back to any Aldi, together with your receipt.

    Be grand.


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    Needles73
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Needles73


    bromley52 wrote: »
    The Briggs and Straton brand was purchased by a Chinese company. It's not the same as was there 15-20 years ago.

    Any evidence that Briggs and Stratton were purchased by a Chinese company ?
    As far as I know they are still American but manufacture some engines in China. Regardless the engine will probably out-live the mower itself.


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    Wheety
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    I've noticed this with some of their specials. Really drop the price if they're still in stock a few weeks later. The pizza oven was half price in Fonthill a while ago.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    I think the real problem with a lot of these in-store mowers sold by Woodies/B&Q/Aldi/Lidl is that while they have good engines, a lot of them have poor bodies and fixtures that don't last and it can be extremely difficult to get spares.


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    T-Maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,136 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Lack of mechanical knowledge and aptitude, experience, maintenance, common sense etc in my opinion.


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    Mikenesson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 318 ✭✭Mikenesson


    Wheety wrote: »
    I've noticed this with some of their specials. Really drop the price if they're still in stock a few weeks later. The pizza oven was half price in Fonthill a while ago.

    Ya they prob just clear the shelves for the next lot


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    dhaughton99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭dhaughton99


    None in newlands cross Aldi. Will take a look in Tallaght and Kylemore tomorrow


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    mea_k
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭mea_k


    Be careful with this one, i purchesed one 4 weeks agoo. Grass was not even cut 2 times the steel frame had bent and probably would snap after few uses. Also the blade part is joined with plastic and is not the safest . anyway i returned it as its very poor quality. And did make complaint its not safe. And blade is too close to the plastic cover. However i did purchase it at regular price and to me maybe 99 e would have been enought to cut such big area maybe 2 times :)


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    Mikenesson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 318 ✭✭Mikenesson


    mea_k wrote: »
    Be careful with this one, i purchesed one 4 weeks agoo. Grass was not even cut 2 times the steel frame had bent and probably would snap after few uses. Also the blade part is joined with plastic and is not the safest . anyway i returned it as its very poor quality. And did make complaint its not safe. And blade is too close to the plastic cover. However i did purchase it at regular price and to me maybe 99 e would have been enought to cut such big area maybe 2 times :)

    Could you explain more clearly?


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    CeilingFly
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    bromley52 wrote: »
    The Briggs and Straton brand was purchased by a Chinese company. It's not the same as was there 15-20 years ago.

    You must tell the New York stock exchange aa they still have them listed as an American company :)https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BGG/

    https://www.basco.com/content/basco/na/en_us/who-we-are.html


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    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    I remember reading years ago that they opened a plant in China (around 2004?) and that they then moved a tiny amount of production to that plant to test it. But never heard that they were acquired by a Chinese company.


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    kneemos
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    I've used one of these. The power drive is pretty slow so you'd tend not to use it.
    The oil cap tends to work itself loose and falls off regularly. Not a massive amount of power in long grass.
    A decent mower though,an absolute steal for 99quid.


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    jamesd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,420 ✭✭✭jamesd


    Deedsie wrote: »
    Just picked one up in Aldi - Nenagh. Was sick of borrowing the oul lads every second weekend. Hopefully it will do the job. Small enough back garden lawn. And I would be fairly good to keep on top of it.

    Was there more left yesterday ?


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    mac_daddy
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭mac_daddy


    None left in Glenageary


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    The lips
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭The lips


    None left in Portarlington, does anyone have a product code to check stock?


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    Rows Grower
    Registered Users Posts: 7,857 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    thomasm wrote: »
    Picked one up this morning reduced from €229 to €99. 46cm blade, Briggs and Straton Petrol Engine, Self Propelled, 3 Year Warranty. Thought it was a good price at €229 and seems a steal for €99

    Big "Thank You" Thomas, owned one of these since last year and it has never let me down, now have a spare brand new one for 99 euro, unreal value!

    One left in Kenmare an hour ago.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    #26
    kingdomfan
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭kingdomfan


    There were a couple left in aldi letterkenny, but reduced to 199 not 99 😠


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    #27
    xpletiv
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭xpletiv


    Any in Kylemore or Ballyfermot?


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    #28
    jacob2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 275 ✭✭jacob2


    none in ballyfermot palmerstown or long mile rd


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    corsav6
    Registered Users Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭corsav6


    None in Castlebar, not even a sign that they were there.


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    #30
    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


    Picked one of these up recently but it starts and cuts out on me. I've pulled it apart and can't find any obvious problems. Anyone else have any trouble with one of these?


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    Needles73
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Needles73


    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »
    Picked one of these up recently but it starts and cuts out on me. I've pulled it apart and can't find any obvious problems. Anyone else have any trouble with one of these?

    If it's not the carburettor it's still the carburettor......have you checked it ? Is petrol ok as in fresh. Have you checked spark plug and connection onto it !


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