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Saved so much money at the Car Boot today

mgardner
mgardner Posts: 388 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Hi Everyone

I went to my local carboot today and bought

A yogurt maker (electric)
Two Brand New Wiretrays(useful for making up Christmas Sweets, bath items etc)
Brand New set of 6 stainless steel Knives and forks.

Total 50p.

Best wishes Mary
Sealed pot challenge 543

Comments

  • SueRob_2
    SueRob_2 Posts: 153 Forumite
    Wow, that sounds great. I love car boot sales.
    Sue
    The mind is like a parachute, it works best when open
  • JayneH_3
    JayneH_3 Posts: 168 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well done Mary! I can't wait for the car boot season to start again here. :smiley:
    So many shoes, so little time....
  • john_kent
    john_kent Posts: 425 Forumite
    havent been to one in ages. Last time I went , spent £55 on about 400 lps . Sold em on Ebay and afte rlistings and postage made around £10 profit, Im a littl ebit more savvy now and have aniche I try to exploit. May go to one next week
  • KizzyK_2
    KizzyK_2 Posts: 993 Forumite
    Im still waiting for the ones around here to start :rolleyes:
    You lot have made me want a bread maker after a whole winter talking about them hehe
    :j Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus :j


  • Penny-Pincher!!
    Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
    Fantastic. I love Bootsales, there are a few about ATM, but hopefully will get to the bank holiday one as its hardstanding and easier to use the chair on it. I have started writing a list of things to look out for. So far:

    Roasting trays
    Cake tins
    Stock pot
    Pans

    PP
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  • mgardner
    mgardner Posts: 388 Forumite
    KizzyK wrote:
    Im still waiting for the ones around here to start :rolleyes:
    You lot have made me want a bread maker after a whole winter talking about them hehe

    Yes I know i absolutley drooled over breadmaker and I actually got one (very dirty didn't thaink it would work) on the carboot for £1. Gave it a good clean put in a new fuse and it works great. Just keep looking.

    Best wishes Mary
    Sealed pot challenge 543
  • bluemoon_3
    bluemoon_3 Posts: 297 Forumite
    mgardner wrote:
    Yes I know i absolutley drooled over breadmaker and I actually got one (very dirty didn't thaink it would work) on the carboot for £1. Gave it a good clean put in a new fuse and it works great. Just keep looking.

    Best wishes Mary

    I got one last year too - for £2 (I posted about it on MSE at the time because I was so excited!). It gets used at least once a day and all these months later it's still going strong. :)

    It's the kind of gadget people buy but often don't use that much, so if you keep your eyes open and get there early you might be lucky!

    I can't wait for my local car boot sales to get started this year. :D
    Sealed Pot Challenge 5 - #1742 :j
  • apple_mint
    apple_mint Posts: 1,102 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I love the Sunday morning car boot sale trips ... just waiting for the better weather when they will all start up here again.
    Enjoying an MSE OS life :D
  • ladygrey_2
    ladygrey_2 Posts: 374 Forumite
    after reading oldstyle there's so many things on my list to look out for at carboots that it will probably take me all summer
  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
    apple_mint wrote:
    I love the Sunday morning car boot sale trips ... just waiting for the better weather when they will all start up here again.

    They've already begun in my area :j :j :j (although I managed to be too late for today's one - hit a Craft Fair instead :laugh: )
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