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

joyce63

I see it's gone a bit quiet here, now that the car boot sale season is at an end. I found a nice set of 4 cups and saucers in the shop I volunteer in. They had been put out for sale, with each cup and saucer priced at £1.50. They are by Elizabethan and the pattern is "Chelsea". It's very retro, 1970s looking. Each cup and saucer is a different colour. The only problem is that they appear to have been a set of 6 in different colours, so I thought I'd have a look on eBay to see if they had the missing two. It seems the patterns "Carnaby" and "Portobello" aren't too hard to track down, but not the "Chelsea" pattern - grr! They are similar, but they're not the same as the Chelsea one. Of course I'm now going to be obsessed trying to find these 2 darned cups and saucers, I'm a lost cause...and I don't even drink tea or coffee!

tiff

Well I'm still charity shopping like mad but refuse to pay prices if I think they are unreasonable, such as £7.50 for a secondhand cardigan and I dont like to pay more than £2 for my 11 year olds clothes unless its something really special but that hasnt happened yet.

Went shopping this morning and found a lovely long chunky black cardigan for me for £3.75 which is great. Looks brand new as I wont buy if its bobbly either! Got DD some tracksuit bottoms to wear on scout camp in a few weeks. Would have bought a John Rocha top for work but they wanted £5, and I didnt want it that much.

plantpot87

Came home really happy with my two carboot buys yesterday. Managed to get an xbox 360 dance mat with game for £4.

But my best buy had to be a willow pattern dinner set containing:

5 bowls
5 plates
3 small cups and sauces
2 bigger cups
butter dish
salt and pepper pot
tea pot
milk jug
sugar bowl
windmill and shoe ornamnets
2 x one stem vases
gravy boat
3 egg cups

a grand total of £5 :j It will be perfect for me and my boyfriends first house together.

kate1974

In charity shop found today a vintage ships bell clock-an absolute beauty!Clocks like that are selling on Ebay for silly prices but I don't care and keep mine!

ladyharleyrider

i love bootsales our house is full of our great bargains..this sunday I bought a Bamix stick blender with extra blades and processor for the bargain price of £3, a denby divided serving dish (it matches our set) for £2, a few well known chef cooKbooks £1 each ...yep i love bootsales....

tiff

Just bought today in a CS, a scratch map that comes in a tube. You put it on the wall and scratch off the places you've been, selling in Urban Outfitters for £20, I paid £2. Its brand new, so thats a great Christmas present for my brother and sister in law, I was considering buying the Urban Outfitters one so well pleased that I found this.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/scratch-map/invt/5536470166666/

ScaryGreen

Went to a JS with my Mum earlieron today, got a whole washing machine load of baby clothes only spent £2 (plus fuel to get there)!

I'm finding that charity shops arnt as cheap as CB's or JS's, my local RSPCA CS is charging £1 for 3 items.

And last week, I got a M&P moses basket with stand and accessories, baby bath, Tomy baby monitor and 4 baby grobag's for £30.

Coco_2.55

Hi guys

Not posted for a while but really pleased with this morning's CB. Got:

Harrods large teddy bear in military costume, great condition £2
WF 'Mr Egg' egg cup/holder 20p (these are £9 on amazon so quite pleased)
Topshop black skirt 50p
Kate Moss full 100ml body lotion 25p
Guinness playing cards (vintage toucan poster versions) BN 50p
Vintage Enid Blyton large book with pictures, really quaint and unusual 50p
Vintage boyfriend white cardigan 50p
Vintage-style embroidered cushion that reads 'You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince' £1.50
Porcelain mug that reads 'Her Ladyship' BN in box 50p

Really pleased with everything I got, love the Harrods bear and the quaint little cushion the most.

clearingout

Picked up a carrier bag full of Bionicle pieces this morning - cost me £1. The eldest has so far made 5 full Bioncile with it and is still at it....keeping him quiet if nothing else which is well worth £1 of anyone's money!

sparklysushi

I got a pair of baby pink Dr Martens in my size for only £10. Really great condition. I don't usually spend that much at boot sales but I just couldn't resist as I have a little collection of Dr Martens already so am a big fan.