Best car boot sale and charity shop bargains.

Pixulated

I've never made any money from merching but I'm about to start dropping on ebay. Outsourcing from Asia etc.

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I missed the show I suppose it'll be on bbc iplayer??

shelovestobuystuff

I bought the ugliest ornament in the world for £1.25 from a charity shop a few days ago.Cannot find anything like it online but I think it may be a staffordshire flatback,fingers crossed.I couldnt resist the ugly little chap,no-one else would have bought him poor fellow.
Maybe I will take him to flog it who are visiting my town this month and see if they can tell me his name or something.
I also bought myself,with my last £4 which shows what a junk shop addict I am,a green and brown glazed austrian vase and a cobalt blue mottled plant pot made in west germany.I love odd pottery.

linni

Jehova's Witnesses had a pitch at our local boot fair and they were giving away free books. I wonder what books they were! Got to admire their commitment though.

blushingbride_3

whats the trick when selling as i always end up with lots to take home & to the charity shop

Katie

Maysie

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l1tft/Mary_Queen_of_Shops_Mary_Queen_of_Charity_Shops_Episode_1/

yes its on i-player.



I was laughing this morning. I admired a fellow mum and neighbours bag at school this morning she smiled and said 75p table top. I replied mine too a £1(saw my bag last week at a designer outlet for £19.99 in the sale so was rather more chuffed with it that i had already been as its so lovely).

It was just one of those moments where you can admire someone elses bargain skills.

Bargain on everyone

goanmad

Went to the Thursday car boot sale today not expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised (and the gorgeous sunshine was a bonus).

To keep:
Super-wide leg retro jeans (perfect fit) £1
Chunky knit Mango belted cardi £1 (for those chilly festival nights)
Purple satin Tie-neck blouse 40p
Black cotton camisole with tiny buttons, ethnic embroidery and frilly hem £1
Huge Primarni Indian bangle with mirrors and beading (new with tags) £1
Vintage leather suitcase £1 (dated 1959)
Big velvet double bed throw with peacock feather design £1
Kitsch 60's plastic tray with a photo of Butlin's Red Coats holding a Polynesian- themed party 20p

For eBay:
Green and black maxi dress £2
Pink tie-dye maxi dress £1.50 ( bought at the Isle of Wight festival)
Brown velvet maxi with turquoise ribbon trim £1.50
Jon Zack hippy sun dress £1
Asos midnight-blue satin blouse 40p
Topshop stripey batwing jumper 40p
Vintage 1950's Carhartt jeans (still with tags) 20p
2 TopShop ruffle front blouses 80p
Per Una mohair jumper £1
Mango ruffled-front chunky cardi £1
Abercrombie and Fitch silk ra-ra skirt with corsage attached £1
Primarni checked Indie girl shirt 40p
Primarni tartan tie-neck blouse 40p
Religion top 50p
Irregular Choice shoes £1
Atmosphere/Topshop/Pink Soda/Morgan silk camisoles £1 each
Red Herring purple suede moccasin boots 50p
Fake fur trappers hat 20p
1980's black belt with a big green bow decoaration 20p
1960's pink lurex evening bag 20p
Vintage 80's silk ra-ra dress 50p
Flower print tea dress £1
Crochet jumper threaded with turquoise beads and suede ribbon 50p
Indian crinkle cotton mini skirt with embroidered and sequinned butterflies £1

Good, eh? If it rains on saturday I won't be too annoyed!

maggie111

OMG I love Mary Portas' shows!! Thanks so much for the heads up!!

Yay!!

lesw

I just went in the Mary Portas charity shop at Westfield, London, it's open till June 27th. Some nice stuff in there, everything seems to be size 10 or below though. Some of the prices are quite reasonable though, I saw a Ted Baker top for £6.

dianasnan

watched my recording of the Mary Portas programme last night. Made me think of a book called Who moved my Cheese by Dr Spencer Johnson that I found in a charity shop. Basically its about a group of mice and the way they adapt to change. I did get her point about collection bags unconsciously encouraging people to put rubbish in them.

bless those old dears cotton socks, they had done things their way for 30 years and several of them weren't going to change for anyone. Reminds me of a charity I supported, some of our old dears thought everything should be priced at 10p and one actually sold a semi precious ring for 20p much to the annoyance of it's giver.

Can't wait for next weeks programme.