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

misfire

My friend did a booty yesterday and she asked me to help her she said I could bring anything I wanted to sell - I took along 3 items and sold 2 of them so made a little bit of cash with no outlay.

Best bargain yesterday the new jill mansell book - FREE from the lady on the next door stall.. I have all her other books but must have missed this one as its a 2011 one. It made my day!

I also got a baby sterilier for 50p - same one we had but I broke the lid and had to replace it (with a NAFF NAFF NAFF one - new version by the same company I HATE it total waste of £10 and that was on half price offeer) so I made a hybrid - my old one now has a new lid - I now will not burn myself everytime I sterlize the baby bottles. Definitely a mega bargain.

begley

I've just got back as the heavens opened - good timing! I was there early this morning as Mrs B has an early shift. I got a little Topshop sparkly shrug which I KNOW Mrs B will love - 50p, a pair of shorts for me - 50p, a Man U top for Kiddo for football training - £2 (she's very pleased!), and also got Kiddo a new Dance Mat for the Wii, with 3 games for a FIVER! I couldn't believe it when the lady told me the price!I was debating putting it up for Christmas for her but was a bit worried that it may be faulty (hence the low price!) so have given it to her now. It works perfectly so I have lost custody of the television.......have a very happy 14 year old though! She'll dance all day!:j

mrputney08

Got a gorgeous 10ft x 3ft classic deep red indian runner rug. Paid £35 for it, judging by the wonky lines and the soft touch I reckon it's handmade and wool or merino, probably worth about £4-600 squid in John Lewis? Anyone...?





Anyhow I'm very happy with it! ..everything you see in this pic is lovingly gleaned and cleaned from car booties, well, all except the flooring and the building that is!

becky_sleaf

mrputney08 wrote: »

Got a gorgeous 10ft x 3ft classic deep red indian runner rug. Paid £35 for it, judging by the wonky lines and the soft touch I reckon it's handmade and wool or merino, probably worth about £4-600 squid in John Lewis? Anyone...?





Anyhow I'm very happy with it! ..everything you see in this pic is lovingly gleaned and cleaned from car booties, well, all except the flooring and the building that is!

Looks like you got a bargain to me! It's lovely

It was spitting with rain this morning when I went to our local car boots. Even so I managed to get lots of baby clothes for my 14 week old daughter. I'm buying bigger sizes so I don't need to buy at full price over the winter I got a big bag off one lady for £12! All Next,M&S & Monsoon so a complete bargain. Especially as many were new with tags!

I also got another big bag from the other car boot this time Zara & Next & these were priced at 20p an item! Needless to say I got plenty. All lovely warm winter trousers & dresses so I'm really pleased.

Lamaze toys 50p each

My other daughter who is almost 4 has been treated to some Ted Baker Leggings,Disney Cinderella,Beauty & The Beast & Dumbo dvds all of which were £1 each.

Really pleased with today's purchases! :j

ScaryGreen

I've just been made redundant and i'm expecting our first baby in January so I need to get some bits and pieces and have very little cash so I went to a carboot and jumble sale yesterday and i'm pretty please with my modest haul.

From the car boot i got a very large pyrex casserole dish with lid for £1, a Lamaze tummytime mat (which has been washed and looks like new and I have no packaing to get rid of) for £3 thats £25 in Argos and at the jumble sale I got a v.big bag of mega blocks for 30p!

I haven't been to a carboot in ages and had forgotten how cheap you can pick stuff up especially as i've been searching eBay for bits and pieces so have a far idea how much things are going for on there.

becky_sleaf

ScaryGreen wrote: »

I've just been made redundant and i'm expecting our first baby in January so I need to get some bits and pieces and have very little cash so I went to a carboot and jumble sale yesterday and i'm pretty please with my modest haul.

From the car boot i got a very large pyrex casserole dish with lid for £1, a Lamaze tummytime mat (which has been washed and looks like new and I have no packaing to get rid of) for £3 thats £25 in Argos and at the jumble sale I got a v.big bag of mega blocks for 30p!

I haven't been to a carboot in ages and had forgotten how cheap you can pick stuff up especially as i've been searching eBay for bits and pieces so have a far idea how much things are going for on there.

I find that you can pick up fantastic baby stuff alot cheaper than you would on Ebay. I also think you have the added bonus of seeing it in the flesh so to speak rather than in a photo. Great finds

moneysavingmumofone

Hi everyone. I am a car boot and charity shop addict! I havent been to a car boot for ages though due to lack of funds, the last time was a few months ago! My bargains that day were:
Exvellent condition Ben 10 Plimsolls 50p
BNIP Twilight Necklace for my sister 50p (£7.99 new)
BNIB Ben 10 comic book maker £1 (about £10 new)
Im always on the hunt for Dr Who stuff for my son but I very rarely see any and if I do the seller usually wants way too much for it, I know you have to pay more for some of the rarer stuff but this is usually the common tat lol. Im going to have to squeeze in a few car boots before they shut for winter.

WartimeScrapingofMarmite

mrputney08 wrote: »

Got a gorgeous 10ft x 3ft classic deep red indian runner rug. Paid £35 for it, judging by the wonky lines and the soft touch I reckon it's handmade and wool or merino, probably worth about £4-600 squid in John Lewis? Anyone...?





Anyhow I'm very happy with it! ..everything you see in this pic is lovingly gleaned and cleaned from car booties, well, all except the flooring and the building that is!

Flippin' gorgeous!

got-it-spend-it

Wow, some fab bargains on here.

I have had a lot of charity shop luck recently- not least a gorgeous as new Planet jacket today for £6. I've just looked on the Debenhams site and they go for £169 new :eek:.

I picked up a toy pushchair for my DS last week for £2 and he absolutely loves playing with it.

I have to say that before I had my LO I had no idea just how brilliant car boot sales are for children's clothes. I have picked up so many lovely items for him for 50p an item, all from Next, Mamas and Papas, John Lewis etc. I am astounded at the bargains that can be had, and I bet my friends are fed up of me telling them about them too :rotfl:.

becky_sleaf

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Wow, some fab bargains on here.

I have had a lot of charity shop luck recently- not least a gorgeous as new Planet jacket today for £6. I've just looked on the Debenhams site and they go for £169 new :eek:.

I picked up a toy pushchair for my DS last week for £2 and he absolutely loves playing with it.

I have to say that before I had my LO I had no idea just how brilliant car boot sales are for children's clothes. I have picked up so many lovely items for him for 50p an item, all from Next, Mamas and Papas, John Lewis etc. I am astounded at the bargains that can be had, and I bet my friends are fed up of me telling them about them too :rotfl:.

I couldn't agree more. I rarely buy my 15 week old daughter brand new clothes as the second hand stuff I pick up is so good! I too get all Next,M&P,John Lewis,M&S,Ted Baker etc. And it's soooo cheap. I got so much last week I'm stocking up on winter clothes in bigger sizes now so that when the car booting season comes to an end I don't have to spend a fortune on new stuff.