B&Q red-faced after mole mistake

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	B&Q red-faced after mole mistake

queerty

4-9-2008 5:54 AM

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queerty says:

You learn something new everyday - I had no idea that there were no moles in Ireland.

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4-9-2008 3:05 PM

tanyamm

What sort of animals or creatures besides the domesticated variety do they have in Ireland?

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The chain admitted it had been a mistake to stock the devices in its NI stores and that they had been on sale for several months.
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It stocks two mole repellers - one priced £19.98 and the other £14.98. Both are to be withdrawn from sale.
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"The mole repellents were sent to Northern Ireland by mistake and will be removed from stores in the near future," a B&Q spokesman told BBC News.
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