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Jumble sales

studentgirl_2
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Evening all,
Well im skint as per, but I know that tomorrow there is a jumble sale on. Do I go?? Iv never been to one b4. what do they sell? is it just rubbish? or has anyone picked up some good stuff. I was thinking board games and maybe winter coats for the kids.
Thanks studentgirl xx
Well im skint as per, but I know that tomorrow there is a jumble sale on. Do I go?? Iv never been to one b4. what do they sell? is it just rubbish? or has anyone picked up some good stuff. I was thinking board games and maybe winter coats for the kids.
Thanks studentgirl xx
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I'd 'do a jumble' regularly when kids were small. Depends on who, what, where. I've had real bargains - MUCH cheaper than car boot sales or charity shops. Some are awful - just tat but you get to know where to avoid. Always good for books, games, clothes etc. Some have plant stalls, cake tables etc and others have craft stuff. Can only tell by asking or going!0
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Go, have fun - you might get a real bargain
Look for curtains, thick ones for the winter.
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I agree, go! Have a rummage and who knows what you'll find. Often the less promising the sale looks, the better the bargains
Take a friend if poss, then if all else fails you can have a laugh about some of the more weird and wonderful stuff on sale.0 -
Go with an open mind rather than expecting to find something specific. I always find them good for kitchen bits, crockery, books and the household linens often have treasures to be found. Yes there's a load of tat but I often find bits that are useful but that I wouldn't go out specifically go out and buy. I help at one a year and this year I found 3 ramekins which was exactly the number I needed. It was an absolute treasure trove when my Mum was doing her City and Guilds patchwork course- I brought her loads of unusual fabrics from the clothes which were cut up and incorporated into all sorts of new projects.
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i love jumble sales - generaly get books for next to nothing...and occasional crokery bit or bob.Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness. There is no more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "i am really clever!"0
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You will be amazed at what you can find - we always come away with a couple of bin liners worth. I've also had some great crockery/bakewear, and what I normally do is give the kids 50p each to spend - they end up with some really good stuff off the toy stalls0
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I go to jumble sales whenever I can as it's always worth looking. As said above, always good for books and often there are good clothes. Not all of it is great but I would recommend going to them, especially with the prices in charity shops having gone up considerably in the last couple of years.Be careful who you open up to. Today it's ears, tomorrow it's mouth.0
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Hi Studentgirl,
As your thread has dropped down the Old Style board I've moved it across to the Jumble Sales board to see if you can get more replies.
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lol I remember at the peak of our Jumble Sailing (lol!) we went to up to 4 jumbles every saturday! not anymore though, perhaps 2 or 3 a month. If you are going to another jumble soon, I suggest you wear old, unwanted clothes as you get up close to some pretty smelly people, also try not to wear jewelerry as this may come into contact with dirty items and spoil it.The quickest way to become a millionaire is start off as a billionaire and go into the airline business.
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