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Dobbies Garden Centre Atherstone
Christmas at Dobbies Atherstone One of the largest UK garden centres had attracted a
huge amount of shoppers. We let you know to expect from a Christmas
visit to Dobbies. Christmas Trees
The display of Christmas trees was extremely
small for a large garden centre. The trees were simply
arranged in rows with uninspiring decoration on and around
them. If you want to buy a Christmas tree, our
advice is to give Dobbies a miss.
Give Dobbies a miss as far as Christmas decorations are
concerned, much better is available elsewhere. Father Christmas For Kids
Inside the grotto, Santa was excellent though the
toy received barely warranted the �5 entrance fee. Christmas Spirit and Feel
There was one big XMAS display (see picture left) but the
remainder of the store decorations were poor. The dejected young
lady taking bookings for Santa's grotto summed up Dobbies at
Christmas. Christmas Prices
But shop wisely and keep an eye on the prices of individual
items. There are bargains and good prices to be had but there
are also some very high prices. The four Christmas gift tags on
offer (see picture left) at �2.50 shocked us. Our Christmas price guide below uses a star system,
the more stars the better the value.
Synthetic
Christmas trees
Christmas
decorations / wrapping
A visit to
Father Christmas
Overall
Summary We can't recommend Dobbies for Christmas shopping but,
as the main article shows, it still remains a good garden centre
otherwise.
Christmas Shopping
(page 3)
When we arrived at Dobbies on a mid-November Saturday, the car park
was full and cars were parking on the road.
Christmas Tree Decorations
Matching the display of Christmas trees, the range of
Christmas decorations was small for a garden centre of this
size. Not only that, the display was very uninspiring.
Santa's Grotto had the the worst entrance we have ever seen!
Two lonely strings of white lights leading to the information
centre. Inside the information centre, the decorations were poor
and minimal.
In the middle of November the majority of the store
conversion was obviously complete but it inspired no Christmas
spirit at all.
Prices at Dobbies, Atherstone, outside of Christmas are
average for a large centre. This was also the case for Christmas
goods.
One star shows prices give extremely bad value for money.
Five stars show prices give extremely good value for money.
We were looking forward to doing some Christmas shopping at Dobbies
and hoped for a good experience from one of the largest garden centres
in the UK. We were very disappointed. The range of gifts and Christmas
goods was poor and presented very plainly.