I can't find T's sales list - is it open yet?

[sainfoin]

As ordering starts at 12noon where is the list? Do you have to accept cookies to see it?

 

[Jimmys Mum]

Some folks were emailed a list, seems a bit hit and miss though as I'm a regular customer and didnt get emailed.
Veg posted four days ago in this link http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=27492&highlight=Sale

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

As ordering starts at 12noon where is the list? Do you have to accept cookies to see it?

I think the 'list' goes live when the sale starts

 

[VEG]

I did post the list up on another thread


Craig

 

[itma]

I think the 'list' goes live when the sale starts

Yes.
No possibility of ordering before the starting gun.
However, previously I seem to think that they posted the email info listing on the website before opening the 'shop'. .

But its important to note that they are trying to run things differently (Saturday midday obviously) to try and avoid the website problems of last year when everyone piled in at the opening and the website had big problems coping. Even though it kept shutting you out, re-logging-in reconnected you with your shopping basket in progress. You just had to be persistent! (And decisive!)

 

[BKF Admin]

Our Winter Sale will start online at noon on Saturday 4th January 2014 when full details will be on our website http://www.thorne.co.uk/winter-sale Telephone sale orders can be made from 9.00am on Monday 6th January. Last year, our website crashed with all the additional traffic. We have made every effort to ensure this doesn't happen again.
Orders over £100.00 will be sent carriage free within the UK, except the Channel Islands.
Sale ends 5.00pm Friday 31st January 2014.
We will get the orders out as soon as we can but please be patient. In previous years, we've had three weeks work for the despatch department in the first day of the sale!

Shown below is a list of the main items. There are also quite a number of "bits and pieces" with very limited quantities.
HIVE PARTS, ENGLISH CEDAR
All parts are empty, flat packed and complete with nails, plastic runners, etc.

National Brood Body 17.00
10 x National Brood Body 165.00
National Super 13.50
10 x National Super 130.00
National 4” Roof 18.00
10 x National 4” Roof 175.00
National 6” Roof 20.00
National Open Mesh Floor 13.50
National Solid Floor 13.50
National Crownboard, No Escapes 7.50
National Hive Stand 9.00
National Sloping Hive Stand 10.00
National Sloping Hive Stand with legs 18.00
National 14” x 12” Brood Body 28.00
National Entrance Block for Open Mesh Floor 1.50
National Wire Excluder 12.00

WBC Brood Body 14.00
WBC Super 10.00
Commercial Brood Body 22.50
Commercial Super 15.00
Langstroth Brood Body 17.00
Langstroth Super 14.00
Langstroth Jumbo Brood Body 28.00
Smith Brood Body 18.00
Smith Super 13.50
Dadant Super 15.00
Dadant Brood Body 28.00

FRAMES – SECOND QUALITY TIMBER, packs of 50
DN1/SN1 26.00
DN2/SN2 35.00
DN4/SN4 29.00
DN5/SN5 37.00
14” x 12” 42.00
BS Manley 37.00
Commercial Deep, Shallow, Manley 37.00
Langstroth Deep, Shallow, Manley 37.00
Dadant Shallow, Manley 37.00
Langstroth Jumbo, Dadant Deep 42.00
OSB Frames 29.00
Smith DN4 and SN4 29.00
Smith DN1 and SN1 26.00
Langstroth Deep or Shallow
per 500 300.00

MISCELLANEOUS

MAQS 42.50
Wood Treatment, 5litres 15.00
BS Dummy Board 3.50
XP Excluder 3.00
500g ¾” Nails 3.50
S/S Frame Wire, 500g 10.00
Wire Crimper 5.50
Narrow Plastic Ends, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow 3.25
Castellated Mouseguard 2.25
Ventilated Mouseguard 2.25
Rhombus Escape 1.50
Corner Supports, set 4 50p
S/S Smoker 13.50
Adjustable Fasteners 2.00
Liquid Bee Smoke 1.00
Basic Hive Tool 2.00
Budget Claw Hive Tool 2.00
C1 Hive Tool 10.00
National Frame Rest 2.00
Tool Grip 6.50
Palm Tool - large 6.00
Palm Tool - small 5.00
Frame Cleaner 2.00
Bee Jet 4.94
Occasional Jacket & Veil, Large 5.00
Open Mesh Helmet 5.00
Jacket and Fencing Hood 20.00
Jacket and Round Hat 20.00
All in One, Adult 35.00
All in One, Adult - Medium 35.00
All in One, Child 25.00
Mordant Leather Gloves 7.50
Mordant Leather Gloves, childs 6.25
Uncapping Fork 2.75
Cold Uncapping Knife 5.00
Serrated Knife 7.50
S/S Double Strainer 13.50
Nylon Double Strainer 6.00
Conical Tap Strainer 12.50
Honey Dispenser 10.00
1000 L12 Tamper Labels – White and green bee 10.00
1000 L12 Tamper Labels – Gold and black skep 10.00
100 L12 Tamper Labels – Green and white skep 1.80
100 L12 Tamper Labels – Yellow and black skep 1.80
100 L12 Tamper Labels – Green and white bee 1.80
100 L12 Tamper Labels – Plain white 1.80
500 L12 Double Ended Tamper Labels - Hive 10.00
500 L12 Double Ended Tamper Labels - Bee 10.00
1000 Squeeze Bear Labels 3.00
50 Old Style Cut Comb Containers and 4C, please note the occasional container may have a small hole or poor fitting lid. They should all be checked with water before use with honeycomb. 8.00
100 Plastic Mini Pots 3.00
50 Trio 1.00
8oz Rectangular Comb Cutter 12.50
Pollen Trap 5.50
Polish Tins, 10 2.00
Stainless steel Grafting Tool 3.50
Queen Puzzle Cage 25p
Plastic Press in Cage 25p
Clip Catcher 2.75
Marking Cage and Plunger 2.75
Butler Cage 1.20
Plastic Porter Bee Escape 50p
Galvanised Mesh, min size 12” sq. 25p
BS Frame Feeder 7.50
Set of 8 Royle Posters 10.50
Belinda Bee 2.50
Small Skep 20.00
Coloured Candle Sheets, Mixed Colours, Slight Seconds 4.00
Black Candle Sheets 4.00
50 Round nite light holders 1.75
50 heart nite light holders 1.75
1.5kg Bain Marie 12.00
2.5kg Bain Marie 14.00
Utility uncapping knife 5.00
12oz squeezee containers 3.60
16oz squeezee containers 4.00
Standard Mouseguard 50p
Water Feeder 50p
250g 1.6x38mm Galv Panel Pins 1.00
250g 2.65x50mm Galv Losthead Nails 1.00
250g 1.6x25mm Galv Panel Pins 1.00
250g 1.6x25mm Flat Head Wire Nails 1.00
Study Prints 22.50
1kg Varroa Gard 5.75
Honey B Healthy 8.70
Carousel 500
National Open Mesh Floor, assembled, Western Red Cedar, Second quality 15.00
National Rhombus Board, English cedar 10.00
Langstroth crownboard, second quality 5.00
Bolt on bellows 4.00
Screw on bellows 4.00
Langstroth Frame Feeder, Plastic 6.00
WBC Polycarbonate quilt with hole for PPBE 7.50
WBC Polycarbonate quilt plain 7.50
Vitafeed Green, 1 litre, expires October 2013 30.00
Vitafeed Green, 250ml, expires October 2013 9.60


Gill, Rebecca and Paul
E.H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd, Beehive Business Park, Rand, Market Rasen, LN8 5NJ

 

[VEG]

their site just crashed

 

[dpearce4]

guess what. midday and its crashed hahaha

 

[itma]

...
But its important to note that they are trying to run things differently (Saturday midday obviously) to try and avoid the website problems of last year when everyone piled in at the opening and the website had big problems coping. Even though it kept shutting you out, re-logging-in reconnected you with your shopping basket in progress. You just had to be persistent! (And decisive!)

1201 - crashed!

Though I did see the spurious "collection from Rand" header ...

 

[VEG]

I saw a heading this stuff can only be collected at rand??

 

[dpearce4]

looks like 100s of people just tried to log on and down it went, ahwell sale is on for a few weeks lol

 

[Jimmys Mum]

Got 6 items in my basket then it crashed again

 

[dpearce4]

Show off, I managed just 5 packs of SN1 frames. then went to order commercial and it crashed again.

When I logged on before the sale started it still had my last order in my basket should have just added to that, instead of clearing it lol.

 

[einsteinagogo]

Should have invested in a better web server!

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

 

[itma]

Got there - 45 minutes total for a dozen or so product lines.

It'd be 'nicer' if the server could just slow down rather than give up. As it is, its all or nothing!

 

[fiftyjon]

Whether you order now or a few days later I'm sure your order will be fulfilled.
As most are ordering boxes and frames if stock is depleted then more will be made.

Delivery might be a few weeks though.

 

[dpearce4]

We don't think it's funny.

We have invested heavily in technology. As we all know, it's great when it works.

Problem seems to be that the huge surge at noon caused the site to crash and suddenly an old message about our Rand Sale appeared.

We're working on it and the site should be OK - as long as you nice beekeepers form an orderly queue!

for letting us know so quickly.

hope you are going to beat the company that gives you the service.

were all the products that you wanted in the sale on there when you looked after it crashed?

Well done in trying to keep ontop of it for us people who have money burning holes in their pockets.

 

[dpearce4]

Seems to be working well now Gill. the rand thing has gone to.

 

[itma]

We don't think it's funny.

We have invested heavily in technology. As we all know, it's great when it works.

Problem seems to be that the huge surge at noon caused the site to crash and suddenly an old message about our Rand Sale appeared.

We're working on it and the site should be OK - as long as you nice beekeepers form an orderly queue!

Gill, its a nuisance, but it shows just how popular the sale is!

As long as the thing looks after what has gone into the basket, the need to try a few (or more) times to access a page is all part of the fun. (Or what passes for fun with bargain-hunting beeks...)

The only real problem might be with those odd items where there may not be more than the odd one or two items.
The pressure to discover them is what must lead to the opening-time-rush.

Beekeepers, bargains, orderly queue?

 

[Erichalfbee]

20 minutes.
Not bad, crashed a couple of times so alternated with looking here and returning to Thorn
Spent too much.....sigh