DIY Week wants to hear how the snow has affected your business. Two retailers we spoke to have had very different experiences, but with one thing in common... rock salt.
"The snow has made business slow but it's actually quite good for us because we would normally use this time for any renovations and tidying up the shop floor. We've been using the past couple of days as tidy up time and anyone else who isn't doing the same is mad.
Everyone has been coming in asking for rock salt, snow shovels and sledges. I think we sold something like 100 snow shovels last week and now we can't get hold of any more. We were offered sledges before Christmas as well. Solus had them but you had to buy 200 and you think 'will we sell them?' but now we could probably sell 1000.
We have remained open the whole time, with that good British Bulldog spirit. We've muddled through and are just tidying up and making sure we're ready for the spring.
It's good for us because it's normally 'hard winter, good summer'. That's what happened last year and, if we haven anything like last year, it would be fantastic. I think it's definitely going to be an uphill struggle because last season was so good. It would be great to match that."
John Hoare, commercial director, Woodcote Green Nurseries, Surrey

"We haven't really been affected by the snow - we're a coastal town so we don't get as much as they do inland. Some delivery drivers have been coming in telling us how bad it is further in though. What we have had has melted but we've had people coming in asking for rock salt nearly every day. If only I'd known, I'd have got some more in."
Lennie Watson, Watson Home Hardware, Sutton on Sea

Is your experience the same? Did you see it coming and get your salt orders in early? We want to know about how you prepared, how business has been, and what your customers have been asking for...and if you have any photos of the snow where you are, we'll include them in an online gallery on diyweek.net.

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