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

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  • goanmad
    goanmad Posts: 1,644 Forumite
    I-Owe-You wrote: »
    Dragged 2 donation bags with me today though, so hopefully I'll get some good karma for my CS adventures at the weekend!

    That's always my philosophy, I Owe You! Works every time.
  • lola34 wrote: »
    It shut last week, they are apparantly moving to another shop but haven't found one yet, let me know if you findout where / if theres a jumble sale, I keep checking the gazette on line but no luck, I have seen adverts for past ones in a church in mbro where you paid £1 to get in and could get as much stuff as you like- hope its one like that :rotfl:

    Think I've found one in Berwick Hills - Google maps says it's not too far from North Ormesby where I live, but I'd probably get lost.

    Here's the link http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/gazette-communities/ts3-north-ormesby-to-park-end/ts3-north-ormesby-to-park-end-local-news/2010/02/23/church-of-ascension-jumble-sale-84229-25896617/

    Bad news is I'm working 7-1 that day! :( So I'm going to try and do a shift swap with someone :D
    D'you know, in 900 years of space and time, I've never met anyone who wasn't important
    The Doctor
    Taste The Rainbow :heartsmil
  • Gaz70
    Gaz70 Posts: 66 Forumite
    im a bit down on my bargains latley :( best ive had is 50p for some fairy liquid from tesco! LOL
    weather permitting will be off to the mid week cbs tomorrow.. I'm going to sort some junk out and try the karma thing............. then maybe i'll find another troika vase for 95p... i think im still making up the karma for that buy. lol
  • I'm walking into town today so might nip in the CS's and have a wee look. No high expectations though.
    Grocery challenge October: £228.28/£250.00 NSD 4 ( not completed)
    Grocery challenge November : £291.65/300.00 NSD 10
    Grocery challenge December : £0/240.00 NSD
  • Claire_Bear
    Claire_Bear Posts: 1,372 Forumite
    Managed to swap my shifts tomorrow for a 2 o'clock start so I can go to my first ever jumble sale! Any tips from anyone, I get the feeling that I'll get elbowed out of the way of all the good bargains by the experienced jumblers so some ideas of what to expect would be nice! :)
    D'you know, in 900 years of space and time, I've never met anyone who wasn't important
    The Doctor
    Taste The Rainbow :heartsmil
  • Managed to swap my shifts tomorrow for a 2 o'clock start so I can go to my first ever jumble sale! Any tips from anyone, I get the feeling that I'll get elbowed out of the way of all the good bargains by the experienced jumblers so some ideas of what to expect would be nice! :)

    Take your own large STRONG black bin bag. If it's a 'fill a bag for a fiver' type thing you can get so much more in without it ripping etc. If not it's still handy if like me you end up buying more than you thought you would. Jumbles i've been to hand out thin swing bin type bags but you can't pack much in them! ;)
  • Yep it's a 'fill a bag for a quid' one,I thought that they'd hand out some bags when you get there so everyone has the same size. I'll take a bin bag with me just in case but all I have is the cheapy thin ones so not sure how good it'll be! I was planning on taking some strong shopping totes and weekend bags so I could transfer anything I buy into these afterwards to make it easier to carry (I'm walking there and back :eek:)
    D'you know, in 900 years of space and time, I've never met anyone who wasn't important
    The Doctor
    Taste The Rainbow :heartsmil
  • Make sure you have some hand wipes or antibacterial soap ! Hope you have more luck than me and the 3 tables of grubby yack on offer ..... update us with your finds!
    :jPobodys Nerfect:j
  • Yep it's a 'fill a bag for a quid' one,I thought that they'd hand out some bags when you get there so everyone has the same size. I'll take a bin bag with me just in case but all I have is the cheapy thin ones so not sure how good it'll be! I was planning on taking some strong shopping totes and weekend bags so I could transfer anything I buy into these afterwards to make it easier to carry (I'm walking there and back :eek:)

    You could always put one inside another. Just if you get anything with pointy edges (eg books) they make holes in thin bags, your bag splits and it all falls out. Nightmare!!
  • QueenBee wrote: »
    Make sure you have some hand wipes or antibacterial soap ! Hope you have more luck than me and the 3 tables of grubby yack on offer ..... update us with your finds!

    Aw no :( After my bad luck with the car boot sale the other week I hope I'll get some good bargain karma and I find something I like :) I'm really excited! I'll take note of doubling up the bin bags jasmineswhiskers, good tip :)
    D'you know, in 900 years of space and time, I've never met anyone who wasn't important
    The Doctor
    Taste The Rainbow :heartsmil
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