Roger, Wilko.

[sheddy]

Can you not go down and and stock up before they are no more?

I guess that ship has sailed

The Wilco lube must be a rebadged product - do we know what it is ?

 

[cyberknight]

I always found it a bit thin to use as a chain lube , ok for stuff where you would use a thin lubricant .

 

[slowmotion]

Their bulk packs of empty jam jars will be sadly missed when the marmalade-making season comes around.

 

[Drago]

The Wilco lube must be a rebadged product - do we know what it is ?

A very good question Mr Shed. It seems a fair bit thicker, more oil and less solvent than most spray lubes I've come across and for that reason I've struggled to find any obvious name brand match.

As Mr Knight says, still a bit thin for chains, but it's more robust, manly nature makes it much better suited as a lubricant and protectant than the usual suspects.

 

[Emanresu]

The excess stuff where there is too much for the remaining stores are appearing on the Moore & Large auction site

10 Track pumps anyone?

https://www.johnpyeauctions.co.uk/Browse?FullTextQuery=wilkin

 

[dicko]

Just about everything that’s not screwed down in our house came from one Wilko or another.

 

[FrankCrank]

Some good news at last. It has been announced that the Reading Wilko will live on, at least for the short term. Same goes for all the Berkshire stores. However, 52 stores elsewhere in the UK are set to be permanently closed this month. Hope the axaman doesn't cometh to Reading till March, so I can enjoy a perusal once more.

 

[biggs682]

Shows that riverside shop has 2 in stock @Drago

 

[GuyBoden]

The scousers have bought most of the Wilko shops, so you'll now be able to buy a pair of kecks, have some scran, whilst wearing a new pair of bins drinking a can from the offy .

I'm wondering if they'll let us Woolly Backs into the shops.

 

[freiston]

I used to like Wilkos - they filled the gap that Woolies left. In fact, food shopping aside, I reckon I used Woolies and Wilkos more than any other town centre shop (though when I worked in Solihull, Robert Dyas was a useful substitute).

A few years back, Wilkos reduced the size of their Coventry store by about half and similarly reduced the range they carried on the shelves, making online ordering a requirement if what I wanted was not in stock in-store. If I'm ordering online, I might as well get it delivered as make a trip into town to collect it - the lack of counter staff didn't help the experience. I don't really bother going into town now unless I have a requirement such as visiting the optician. Seems to me it's a bit of a catch 22 - if they don't "rationalise", they can't afford to continue, if they do "rationalise", they become less desirable and lose business.

 

[freiston]

A very good question Mr Shed. It seems a fair bit thicker, more oil and less solvent than most spray lubes I've come across and for that reason I've struggled to find any obvious name brand match.

As Mr Knight says, still a bit thin for chains, but it's more robust, manly nature makes it much better suited as a lubricant and protectant than the usual suspects.

Admittedly a bit more expensive, but would Weldtite TF2 lubricant spray be an acceptable alternative?

 

[Hyslop]

I guess that ship has sailed

The Wilco lube must be a rebadged product - do we know what it is ?

Just seen,I used to use their own brand Mach 3 blades,which were rather good.When they vanished,I rediscovered the product in Superdrug.Now, I'm not suggesting the magic lube will turn up there,but the products out there, someone's looking for an outlet.Halfords, Decathlon?

 

[FrankCrank]

There were some rumours a while back that the Reading branch would be saved, but alas, closed last week.
Next trip back there I'll just have to wander aimlessly round the town looking for all the nicknacks I can't get over here

 

[raleighnut]

There were some rumours a while back that the Reading branch would be saved, but alas, closed last week.
Next trip back there I'll just have to wander aimlessly round the town looking for all the nicknacks I can't get over here

Yep Maz and I were only talking the other day about the amount of 'stuff' we'd bought at Wilko from cooking implements to plates and glassware, then there's gardening equipment, decorating supplies, cleaning products and all manner of sundry things that came from Wilko.

 

[PeteXXX]

Rumours are that Poundland are taking over the Wilko at Weston Favel, Hamtun.
Sounds good until you realise that the present Poundland is about 4 doors up so, no doubt, they'll be closing that one..