Richard Jackson "Ultimate Suet Balls"

[catzrcool]

Well, what a price. I buy the exact same things from Home Bargains and the are £1.89 for a pack of 10. So for 50 I would be £9.45. You can buy them just in packs of 10, or a case of 100 for £18.90.

QVC's price for 50 is £15.95 + £5.95 postage.

Just too ridiculous for words. I have to say the birds do love them.

https://www.homebargains.co.uk/products/18632-wild-garden-ultimate-fat-balls-10-pack-case-of-10.aspx
Don't know why the link is saying £14.90 as it is £18.90.

 

[maymorganlondon]

I saw the title of the thread and thought it was a new nickname for Richard
Q are far too pricey for this sort of thing. Home Bargains is excellent for garden stuff.

 

[alisonwt]

Better still, these are the same ones loose and only £6.99
https://www.homebargains.co.uk/products/37293-wild-garden-40-pack-ultimate-fat-balls-32kg.aspx

 

[Deleted member 21838]

I’d want his own testicles for that price - grilled to a crisp and served with air fried pomme frites and a cheeky little Lambrusco.

 

[boffy]

I’d want his own testicles for that price - grilled to a crisp and served with air fried pomme frites and a cheeky little Lambrusco.

He is a cheeky little Lambrusco.

 

[boffy]

WILKO are superb for bird food. I am not a lover of mixed seeds far too much waste. My feathered friends will throw away any seeds they dont like leaving a mess for god knows who to come and eat. So I buy WILKO Sunflower Hearts. Clean, no husks, whole sunflower seeds not broken bits. Excellent VFM. WILKO's do Fat Balls that QVC sell for a ridiculous price with the nuts and whole sunflower seeds for a good price.

 

[ohnonotshoppingagain]

you know with all his products, he must be a millionaire by now!

 

[Deleted member 21838]

His products have always seemed very expensive to me. I always feel if ever he bought a round for us all, we’d be expected to drink fifths rather than pints.

 

[candycane]

Not tried RJ's fatballs for the birds but I have to say all fatballs are not the same. I had some bargain ones that were hard as canon balls and the birds didn't go near them. I think even the rats left them alone!! Then I had some of the more soft, full of seed ones - might have been grumpy gardener and they were gone in half an hour. To be fair, once the starlings caught sight of them they could have been gone in 10 minutes, however the starlings didn't eat the hard ones, they went in the bin so false economy.

CC

 

[lynnonthelake]

Not tried RJ's fatballs for the birds but I have to say all fatballs are not the same. I had some bargain ones that were hard as canon balls and the birds didn't go near them. I think even the rats left them alone!! Then I had some of the more soft, full of seed ones - might have been grumpy gardener and they were gone in half an hour. To be fair, once the starlings caught sight of them they could have been gone in 10 minutes, however the starlings didn't eat the hard ones, they went in the bin so false economy.

CC

I have to agree the birds in our garden will only eat the deluxe version

 

[boffy]

The Deluxe fat ball are a dead ringer for the WILKO ULTIMATE fat balls. They are soft have all the seeds and some whole nuts and whole sunflower seeds. 30 x 80g footballs for £5.25. And no postage

 

[user 17461]

I'll give Mr Jackson's fat balls a miss, thank you.

There's a sentence I never thought I'd ever type

 

[User 27140]

It is qvc’s mark up which makes them this price. He probably gets less than half when you include the vat.

 

[solopolo]

Always buy fat balls from home bargains suet lovely and soft birds love them RJs prices are crazy

 

[boffy]

I bought the RJ Flower Power to try and see if I get fab results.

 

[ERICS MUM]

I bought the RJ Flower Power to try and see if I get fab results.

Will you be doing a ‘control test’, to compare results of FP / no FP ? Would be interesting to see the results.

 

[boffy]

No I will just see how it goes. lol I could do it but I just cant be bothered. I could see if it makes a difference with my flowering shrubs in the border. Take pics first with miracle gro then start using RJ for a year and see if the shrubs and climber are far better. I doubt it will make a difference tbh. My plants are usually good performers.