April ???

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Mal
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April ???

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Mal. Aylesbury vale Bucks. cacti and succulents. T.S.G.member.
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We can all now sell our collections and buy a personal Jumbo Jet and a yacht each, or even collectively bail out the country!

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Re: April ???

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That's daft.

Mind you, not as daft as the two-segment rooted cutting of an ordinary Easter cactus that I saw going for over four quid last night!
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Re: April ???

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and theres only 1 cactus in the lot!

I think that person got swindled when they bought them in the first place...
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HI Stuart, yes I saw that as well, don,t suppose you know the buyers name and address, I think I could make a few grand !!!!!!
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Perhaps the interior designer they employed to furnish their penthouse ripped them off for the feature plants in the first place!:rofl:

A fool and their money etc. But how is it the fools make the money in the first place?:shrugs: I know selling plants to bigger fools on EBAY!(tu)

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Re: April ???

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I think that's Harry Enfield's online shop!

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You've still got 17 hours to be the first bidder!
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Anyone having a bid, I'm going to 500 quid max:rofl:
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More like 500p Vic. :rofl:
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