I don't know how much spades cost in say the 1950's, but I'd guess that if
you worked out how much that was as a percentage of your pay now compared to
£90, that the £90 spade wouild seem cheap.

We're all so used to massed produced cheap (though not necessarily good
quality products.

Just my 10 pennorth

Trevor
East Yorkshire


BTW 3 days of absolutely gorgeous weather. Able ot work or sit in the
sunshine without having to head for the shade to cool off.



"DLee" wrote in message
...
Hi All

I was reading his garden book, and in it, he says that his favorite spade
is
one made of stainless steel forged from a company called Bulldog. He paid
£
90 for it in late 80s, and it is perfectly balanced and feel right, so he
uses it all the time although he has 6 or 7 spades. He thinks that this £
90
spade was worth every penny.

Would you pay £ 90 for a spade? I paid £ 20 for a Wilkinson Sword spade
this
weekend at B&Q, and felt that was too expensive for spade. Is it the case
of
BBC paying him much, or like other things in life, you get what you pay
for?

cheers

Dan




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