Best car boot sale and charity shop bargains.

Miró

For some reason one of my local charity shops had loads of BNWT clothes from M & S, Next & TU!

Got 2 prs of real silk trousers @ £2.50 each

also a Lands End cabin bag for £1

:j:j:j

katy-lou

Had fun this morning at the charity shops

Zara silk dress - £4
Gap skirt - £1.99
Planet blazer (boyfriend style) = £5.50
Sun dress ( very similar to the new Topshop ones) £1

Very pleased.

merzal

I got a gorgeous warehouse dress this morning for £2 - fits me perfectly! Saw a similar one that I wanted a while back for £75 so I'm very happy!
Also got:
Wimbledon DVD £1
Board Games 50p each
FCUK giftset (bubble bath/body lotion/spray) £1
Bracelet 20p
Book 50p (don't usually pay that much for a pb but was by an author I really like!)
Weights £1

Looking forward to tomorrow!

goanmad

What a beautiful day for a boot sale!

I got:

Vintage red waterproof lace-up ankle boots £2
Tan leather cowboy ankle boots £1
Brown leather gladiator sandals £1
1960's huge vinyl Kelly bag (with a red leather coin purse inside) 50p
1960's brown leather handbag 50p
1930's silk scarf 25p
Adidas shell toe trainers 50p
Edina Ronay cardi 50p
Jaeger cashmere jumper 50p
Tan suede moccasin boots 50p
Great Plains A Line summer skirt 50p
Primark sundress (new with tags) purple aztec print £1
Green top with Mexican embroidery 50p
Lancome lipstick 30p
Vintage dressing gown with groovy bird print - free
Diesel baseball boots (new) £2.50
Silver filigree statement necklace £1 (costume jewellery)
Two new Lifesystems cotton sleeping bag liners £4
1970's stainless steel pendant necklace
3 x 1960's psychedellic glasses purses & a small brown leather coin purse £1.75
Rough Guide to Spanish 50p
Plus 4 carrier bags full of plants for £7

:j

Sounds like we all did well today!

twentypenceoff

10 cds all of the "thats what i call music" variety type for £2.50 the lot which i thougt was a bargain

JesaRose

I missed the jumble sale as we were having lunch and shopping but looking forward to 2 bootsales tomorrow morning

Congrats on all your wonderful bargains

BlimusOreilly

Ooh great thread - can I join in as jumbles and chazzas are my most favourite hobby!

Goanmad - I LOVE reading about your finds - they sound like the sort of things I would leap at. I had been selling vintage clothing on and off for the past 18 years but my best ever rag merchant closed down and I gave it up last year. Most stuff I find now I keep!:o

Visited a new town today, which is always exciting for scoping out fresh independent charity shops.
I found:

Two vintage wooden 'folk art' owls for 90p
A really lovely long pea green cotton skirt £4.25
A slow cooker book £2.00
A huge stack of brand new postcards (great for postcrossing) 50p
A kodak digital camera £2.99
Portuguese cook book 50p
Two large bags of Brittains space toys (which I may put on ebay) £3.50

Wench

I recently had a (minor) rant on the benefits board about the cost of my daughters school uniform.
The blazer alone costing 25quid.

Went into town today, popped into the Salvation Army, and got one for 2 quid , correct size, and correct school logo:j:j

Am overjoyed !

hornetgirl

Oooh, some good finds already this week. Well done all. Tomorrow's forecast is good here, so if I can get up in time it's the bootsale for me in the morning

Ballymackeonan

Mary Queen of Shops moves onto charity shops, starting on June 2nd:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/style/5374163/Do-our-charity-shops-need-tidying-up.html

A good tip in the article - if the assistants are fatter than you, they won't have bagged the best clothes in your size!

Rain here agaon yesterday, so did a few local charity shops, a couple of finds. A pale blue silk jumper with silver beading round the neck was £2 because of some staining, it's responded well to a soaking in Vanish and a hand-wash in Dreft. And a pair of Georges Rech black linen wide-leg trousers with a beaded and embroidered waistband for £3.50!