Wilkinson toy winner!

ASK two-year-old Charlotte Jeffries, of Wallasey, what she would choose to do on a sunny afternoon - play in the garden or go shopping with her mum - there would be no choice . . . . Charlotte would choose the garden!

However, Charlotte recently chose shopping over playing.

Winner of Wilkinson's opening day photograph competition, Charlotte visited the Cherry Tree Shopping Centre store with her mother, Samantha and Nanna Fay, to receive her prize - £30 of Wilkinson gift vouchers to spend in the store. Samantha received a bottle of champagne.

Surprised to hear that Charlotte had won, Samantha said: "When I saw Charlotte had been chosen as the winner, I was absolutely thrilled. She had a great time choosing all her toys.

"She loves playing in the garden and was there all afternoon playing with her toys. In fact, I think she was a little overwhelmed with them all."

Karen Griffiths, assistant store manager, said: "We ran the in-store photo competition to celebrate our store opening. Lots of families were photographed and team members then had the difficult task of voting on the most appealing photo."

Open seven days a week, Wilkinson offer more than 25,000 products for the family, including many leading brand names as well as its own 'Wilko' brands. These range from general houseware to pet care, decorating to DIY and toiletries to tights.

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