Best Car Boot, Charity Shop and Jumble Sale Bargains - New Thread 4/10/09

lynnemcf

Very excited because today my Auntie Em is visiting and she is a fantastic bargain spotter ... this time we are on the look out for 70s gear for a hen night and a vintage waistcoat for DH ...

Miss_Laid

Today I got a Fosters beer fridge for £4, been wanting one for ages :beer:

Thrifty_Ruby

Afternoon All,

Popped in local small Bootfair this morning & found a almost new pair of ladies White & Pink Adidas Trainers for £1, but the best bargin was....... A pair of Pink Genuine UGG Australia Boots in mint condition for £5 :j :j :j.........my daughter is soooo happy!
Dx

monkeypuzzle32

no CBS for me this weekend as I have been working late shifts,although I did get a couple of things from CS in the week,nothing exciting but good buys;

River Island boot cut jeans-£3.99
M&S Autograph thin knit 'luxe' sweater £3.99-I thought this was a tad over priced but it looked good on and will be nice for the Autumn in a 'smart casual' way!

landregistrylass

Morning all. You seem to mostly pick up clothes and perfumes...........do you sell these on? Are you hagglers? I think I am a bit too quiet and dont push my way in there! Tips gratefully received on how I can up my "bagging" rate

JesaRose

Tried out a new bootsale yesterday and very glad we did - I bought a gorgeous pair of Bally tan riding boots for £5. More than I usually pay for second hand boots but Bally are fantastic quality and very very expensive to buy new.

A Job Brown woolley dress for autumn 50p
Vintage croc handbag £2
Cream healed brogues (new) 50p
Two huge leather beanbags for our living room - perfect for when our friends visit £5
Brand new Peter James hardback for OH - currently in shops for £18.99 or online for £8/9, we paid 20p! He is so chuffed
Another pair of shoes 50p plus one more pair of boots but they are a bit big so need to get some insoles for them

museumworker

Great news on the boots JesaRose, I would LOVE a pair of those! :j

goanmad

Apologies for my absence! I'm pleased you're all out there getting bargains. I've had rather a lt lately and don't want to bore you with a tremendously long list so here's a few highlights:

Ebay:
Green long-sleeved Swedish-made 1960's sunburst mini dress £2.50
Pink and gold lace 1960's mini £2.50
"Concord" late 60's black and white Regency-styled maxi 99p
"California" yellow and orange psychedelic maxi £2.63

Charity Shops:
"California" gingham maxi with white blouse built in underneath £5
Embroidered platforms £2
Vintage St Michael embroidered 70's sundress 99p
1960's Finnish-made leather framed satchel £2.99

Jumble Sale:
Psychedelic 1970's hand-made maxi dress 20p
1940's tiny hand-made snakeskin wedge sandals 10p
3 x big-eyed children retro framed prints 10p
5 x vintage suitcases £1
1970's tan leather shoulderbag 20p
1960's seagull pint shift dress by "Lynda Leigh of London"

Car Boot:
Vintage tan leather American cowboy boots in my size £6
12 x 1960's Hong Kong costume dolls £2
2 pairs of 1950's barkcloth curtains 80p
Opera glasses £2
4 polystyrene heads for hats £2
Black unworn mock-croc wellies £2
Edwardian muslin blouse 50p

JesaRose

Was wondering where you were Goanmad - have been catching up on your blog since I got back from honeymoon. Loving the camper vans - we had one as our wedding car and it was brilliant. Would love to get one ourselves.

Thanks for the great book you sent me, I really enjoyed reading it on the beach

goanmad

JesaRose wrote: »

Was wondering where you were Goanmad - have been catching up on your blog since I got back from honeymoon. Loving the camper vans - we had one as our wedding car and it was brilliant. Would love to get one ourselves.

Thanks for the great book you sent me, I really enjoyed reading it on the beach

How did it go, Jesa? I did think of you. What a wonderful idea to have a camper as a wedding car, they do funeral ones now, too!

Just been mid-week car booting:

1960's Terence Conran for Midwinter motor car pin dish 10p
1980's Sophia Loren sunglasses in tapestry case 50p
2 x pairs barkcloth curtains £1
Triple CD Ska compilation £1
1950's "FW Woolworth" windbreak still in original wrapper £2
8v battery charger £2
2 x retro flasks by Aladdin £1
Set of Tupperware lidded dessert dishes 25p
1970's psychedelic granny bag 25p
1960's psychedelic nylon scarf 50p
Child's Crimplene jacket with matching cravat 50p

The bargain of the day has to be 40 x 1950's wood lab stools I spotted dumped next to a school skip on the way home. They were about to be smashed up and the caretaker let us have the lot for a tenner!