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

littlesheepy

RuthC wrote: »

Hi everyone, I'm a long time lurker and was looking forward to being able to add my own bargains after our local boot sale started yesterday.

But went yesterday and I was so disapointed , I think the organisers have changed because it is usually well organised and brilliant but it was chaos and full of traders . Hopefully it was just first day teething troubles and will be back to been brilliant soon.

I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with some boot sale reccomendations.

It's my birthday next Sunday and my lovely husband has offered to take me for a weekend away to find my boot sale fix, probably going to go either Bristol area or Midlands but don't have a clue where the best booties are, can anybody reccommend any big boot sales for either Saturday 24th or Sunday 25th?

Thanks in advance

Stafford Common is usually pretty good too if you're headind that way on the Sunday :cool:

Maysie

I bought a nice hand mirror today totally mirror sort of bevel i think its called not seen one like it very modern. £2.50 in sobel house charity shop. That was reduced from a fiver!. Its got a piece of ribbon so it could be hung up and its got a really nice soft fabric backing to it. Perfect for my daughter it will stop her using a mirror i rest candles onto gaze at her hair. I love a good present that takes the mick hehehehehhehe

medsdemon

GrammarGirl wrote: »

How totally spooky... cross posts, and it looks like we bought the same thing!!! :eek::rotfl:

But you got yours at a more bargainous price

Kel_3

had a fab morning at a car boot on sunday! Got quite a few good bits!

M&P Ziko Frankie pushchair £20 - only wanted it for holiday but it is in fantastic condition so can see me using it all the time!
Mickey mouse clubhouse firestation £3 - DS2 is mickey obsessed and hasn't stopped playing with it yet! its like new as well!
Butterfly Lamaze toy for DD 50p
Pink spotty gillet for DD for next winter 50p
Animal swimming cossie for DD to grow into 50p
BNWT Pink heart gro bag for DD £2.50
Pink Tutu for DD 20p
No added sugar t-shirt to ebay 20p
Little einsteins DVD for DS's £1.50

I'm doing on next week, but still hope to get round and buy some bits!!! I love car boots!!!

Wkdwill

Saffronsmum wrote: »

Went to one boot sale today and managed to buy:

Phil and Teds pushchair 50.00
ELC wooden camper van 5.00 (which my daughter loves)
ELC pink cottage (happy land) 3.00
A rain coat for my eldest 1.00
School uniform 3.00
Playmobil vet set new and unopened for 20.00 (the set cost 40.00 in the shops), i will put this back for x-mas.
Maclaren buggy 8.00
West ham coat for my youngest 1.00

Lets hope this lovely weather continues for next weekend

You lucky so and so, I daren't say how much I had to pay for mine, well worth it though.

Wkdwill

My best buys lately have been.

Petrol strimmer £7.50 great bargain for us as my DH has the exact same one and needed it for parts, in the end he used his existing one for parts as the one I bought was in fab condition.
Bundle of Next clothes for DD £2
2 Disney Princess costumes for DD £4
Huge bundle of Next clothes for DD £5.50 from Ebay
Brand New Pod shoes for DH £3.50 from Charity Shop

Think ill be having another trip to the car boot this Sunday now.

Saffronsmum

Wkdwill wrote: »

You lucky so and so, I daren't say how much I had to pay for mine, well worth it though.

I think i was lucky, i knocked him down from 70.00, he was setting up on his own and his wife was joining him later, i bet his wife wasn't pleased when she found out how much he sold it for:D.

Gaz70

I did my 1st car boot sale on sunday. sold some my old commodore games, and some computer games that didnt sell on ebay, old out of contract mobiles and a digital camera and some old games and stuff. had a good day enjoyed meeting the punters and having a natter with them and got rid of the stuff i cant shift on ebay! ok im regretting flogging the commodore games so cheap now but at least theyre gone! made 100 quid so did alright.

me and the other OH are addicted to chazzing (thank you for the name) now when he's off work we get in the car and goto various towns for a good chaz day lol! i often see named bags but scared of buying a knock off so dont buy em. i stick to console games and collectables.

goan i read with interest your blog post on the house maids diary, really interesting insite and quite tragic too. wish i could find sommat like that!
happy hunting folks

JesaRose

Not much for me this weekend but I did get a cheap DS game which my nephew will love £2.50, a £3 PS3 game for OH and a brand new Radley purse for £3 which might just be mother in laws birthday pressie

medsdemon

JesaRose wrote: »

Not much for me this weekend but I did get a cheap DS game which my nephew will love £2.50, a £3 PS3 game for OH and a brand new Radley purse for £3 which might just be mother in laws birthday pressie

ooh that was good for the Radley purse:)