Best car boot sale and charity shop bargains.

shelovestobuystuff

Aw!,I was supposed to be selling at my first car boot in ages this morning but DD was up ill during the night so I have slept in.I will never make it in time now unless I go in my PJ,s:o.
Theres always next week.Better get a louder alarm clock before then.

go4it

JesaRose wrote: »

Lets not turn this into a debate about whether people should make money on things from charity shops or whether charity shops spend too much money on things etc etc etc. I get so fed up on these type of arguments on MSE and this is my favourite thread so please don't spoil it. If someone doesn't like the thread or the spirit of the thread then don't read it or don't bother moaning about it. Haven't you got anything better to do with your time?

As someone who has worked in charity shops, this is my view. With the amount of stock coming in it is difficult to price everything correctly. The aim of a charity shop should always be to take stock in and get it out through the door sold as quick as possible. Now if you buy an item for £1 but it's actually worth £20, then it's yours to do what you want with it. At the end of the day that's £1 in the till. It may be worth £20 but how long will it take to sell at that price? There's no guarantee that you will sell it. If a shop sells 200 items a day for £1 that's £200 in the till - that will cover rent, rates etc. The goods may be worth more but if they were priced higher then maybe the daily takings would fall to £10 hence not covering any costs.

Saffronsmum

We got up early this morning to drive to a boot sale (1 hours drive) only to find it wasn't on :mad:, so we went into town and waited for the charity shops to open, wee picked up..

2 pairs of John Rocha winter boots for my little girl (really lucky they were her size) 1.50 a pair.

Guess Who for my daughter complete for 1.00.

A vintage (well 80's) keeper toy for 1.00 (worth 5-8.00 on ebay)

And a few bits of childrens clothes including Fat Face and Roxy trousers for 1.00 each.

And we had a lovely morning out even though the kids were not impressed at getting up so early

JesaRose

go4it wrote: »

As someone who has worked in charity shops, this is my view. With the amount of stock coming in it is difficult to price everything correctly. The aim of a charity shop should always be to take stock in and get it out through the door sold as quick as possible. Now if you buy an item for £1 but it's actually worth £20, then it's yours to do what you want with it. At the end of the day that's £1 in the till. It may be worth £20 but how long will it take to sell at that price? There's no guarantee that you will sell it. If a shop sells 200 items a day for £1 that's £200 in the till - that will cover rent, rates etc. The goods may be worth more but if they were priced higher then maybe the daily takings would fall to £10 hence not covering any costs.

I run a chain of them and partially agree - I think the shops should get as much as they can for an item BUT if they sell it at a price which is too low then good for the buyer, well done them for getting a bargain. Charities should train their staff better. I have a view from both sides of the fence, I love a bargain as much as everyone else but my staff (mostly) know their stuff. Its my job to make the most profit from the donations, but its my hobby to get bargains in other charity shops. At mine I pay more than the price tag so there is no question of price reductions for staff, we don't do that at all

sotonsaverjen

So I tested out Alwyn Road in Rugby today and it was surprisingly a good sized boot, I got a denim jacket, topshop, £1.50 with a pair of earrings in the pocket! They're broken but fixable and will be perfect once I've sterilized them!

Went over to table top sale which was pretty small and not as jumbly as I'd hoped. I did get an indian silk head scalf in red and white (its so pretty) for 20p and 3 broaches for £1.50 though I gave the old dears £2.

Off to one called croft tomorrow am, early (should be asleep already as up at 6am!!!) hopefully it'll be a biggun

anyone else done well so far this weekend?

sotonsaverjen

Went to croft car boot today on the A5 near Leicestershire. It was HUUUUGGGEEE!!
and really good, I got:

1 x Dorethy Perkins new black patent peep toe flats 50p
1 x Aladdin style pumps, new 50p
1 x pair of leopard print tights, vintage style, 20p
1 x amazing quality cotton black mac, probably for tall person, 20p!
1 x wallis sequined top (verry fashionable atm heehe) 50p
1 x velvet 80s style dress with button down front (it fits and will be very in vogue come autumn (trust me! yes its velvet, but trust me!!) £1
Old copy of POP magazine for uni work 20p
1 x vintage next sweater with embellishment (80s style) 50p
1 x swiss pocket watch from an old dear, its beautiful and just needs winding up £2, can't wait to wear it on a long chain

flipper_2010

sotonsaverjen wrote: »

Went to croft car boot today on the A5 near Leicestershire. It was HUUUUGGGEEE!!
and really good, I got:
1 x velvet 80s style dress with button down front (it fits and will be very in vogue come autumn (trust me! yes its velvet, but trust me!!) £1

What do you mean, velvet has always been in fashion! Well with people who have dress sense

JesaRose

I cannot touch velvet it makes me go all funny, I have some strange aversion to touching it. But it will be very "in" come Autumn - good buy for the coming season

Our local boot was HUGE this morning but I didn't buy loads. Just a few goodies:

best buy - Phillips Ipod docking station £10. Its only been used a couple of times and they are currently selling in Argos for £38.99 (was £58.69 a few weeks ago and I nearly bought one then). The sound quality is excellent and its really loud so will help out at our wedding next year when our hired band have breaks from enteraining everyone
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001501&langId=-1&searchTerms=5136333

New suede Kenneth Cole handbag and purse £1
New Shoe Tailor gold leather flats £1
Art deco silver & turquoise earrings £4.50
New Clinique blusher £2
55 padded envelopes £2.50
H&M summer top £1
9 x 1980s My Little Ponys £1
White leather flip flops 50p

rugbybabe77

Got to the local boot for 7.30 today (about an hour earlier than normal due to DD waking early). didn't buy much as had to go back to the car twice and ran out of space!
1 x Early learning Centre Soft Stuff Train (for playdoh etc) brand new in box £1
1 x Pink Smart Trike Plus, excellent condition with bag/sunroof etc. £10
1 x kids wooden picnic bench with umbrella £7 including the seller walking it to my car!!!
was very busy as it was buy one get one free on pitches. will head back next week as it is bogof again.

Saffronsmum

One of the best weeks at the boot sales for me , weather was great and a lot of people having a clear out. I went to 2 boot sales (both huge) and got..

5 fisher price little people sets for 20.00 (some still boxed)
2 pairs of clarks boots 4.00
3 jigsaw puzzle (childrens) 1.00
Fat face top 50p
2 vintage fisher price toys 3.00
A little suit case full of hama beads and 25 boards 5.00
Fisher price vintage garage 2.00
Next skinny jeans 50p
2 next skirts 1.00
A rain coat for my daughter 1.00
keeper toy 50p
boden jeans and top (childrens) 50p
Selection of Next baby clothes 50p each

Still unloading the car and can't remember what else i bought but overall a great day :T