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

Miss_Laid

CoraDora wrote: »

Trying to keep my eye out in the Local paper about Carboots locally, Leeds area, but really struggling to find one

Try these sites remember to ring to check they are still going ahead
http://www.yourbooty.co.uk/
also carbootjunction

cat04

CoraDora wrote: »

Trying to keep my eye out in the Local paper about Carboots locally, Leeds area, but really struggling to find one

I know they have a smaller car boot at my old school, Royds, in Rothwell/Oulton if that's near you. They only have 3/4 a year, one weekend a month in April, May, June and possibly July. I think the April one was last weekend, it's usually round about the 25th of the month. Can't remember if it's the Sat or Sun though. I live in Lincoln now, but my mum lives nearby so I see the signs up when I visit!

HTH

Spottiswoode

Does anyone know where the best place to look for jumble sales adverts in and around Edinburgh. Found a couple on gumtree.
Thanks in advance
Spottiswoode

GrammarGirl

CoraDora wrote: »

Trying to keep my eye out in the Local paper about Carboots locally, Leeds area, but really struggling to find one

Car boots are rarely advertised in our local papers, I find. I use http://www.carbootjunction.com/ to find new ones but my two favourites are the big one near Leeds/Bradford airport (6am Sunday on Greenacres Farm) and the afternoon one in Otley (12-4pm Sunday at Wharfdale Farmers Mart).

Miró

Today's chazza shop finds......:j

Pair of as-new bathroom type curtains? 50p! Lovely 2 tone raspberry colour with wave pattern. Seem to have some sort of rubbery backing so am assuming they are for a bathroom??

Lovely pale wood box, just the right size to keep pens, pencils etc in. 50p again. Beautifully made but had a rather twee flowery pattern painted on the front. Bit of sandpaper and elbow grease soon had it sorted!

lilmisschick

On sunday I dragged my DH to the car boot sale as I am looking for a few particular books but he reluctantly agreed...

Anyway, walking around he says 'omg, I can't believe it.. look over there' and there were some 1998 adidas predator accelerator football boots that sell between £80-300 on ebay and the guy only wanted a £1 for them, woo hoo!!

Now he doesn't know whether to sell them or keep them?! Oh well, at least he's keen to come again haha xx:j

sammie1884

Saffronsmum wrote: »

What a bargain, we brought our daughter the same bed off of e-bay for 50.00 but we had to buy a mattress.

I didn't buy much at the CB this week, just some clothes for the dd's (zara and GAP) for 3.50 (15 items).

I still cant believe it! I was watching one on ebay already and it ended today for £76 without mattress! Its a fab bed and well worth what they go for on ebay thats why I am soooooo shocked they only wanted £30 for it! I keep checking it over in case there is something wrong with it!! :rotfl:

GrammarGirl

Yesterday's trawl of the charity shops unearthed:

Gilded gold mirror with rose detail at the top, £4.99
Leather Nine West Saddle Bag, £6.99
Vintage floral tea dress, £3.99
2 Johnny Loves Rosie chiffon floral clutch bags, 99p each BNWT
Glass cake stand, £1.49
MNG olive laddered cardigan, £1.99
Principles huge cream wool shawl, £3.99
Tiny vintage tan leather satchel, £1.49

Quite a haul! Most of it's for eBay... I'm gonna keep the mirror, cake stand, cardigan and shawl for me though!

RuthC

I've really got the bargain bug back now!!
Went charity shopping yesterday and got some great bargains as one of the shops was having a clearout and all clothes were 3 items for £3!

I got;

Evans east coast combat trousers
Ann Harvey black floaty top
M&S black t shirt
Rogers & Rogers hot pink t shirt
Plain white t shirt (no tags but very similar to M&S one)
George Moda linen overshirt

all for £6!

also got
6 long bead necklaces from heart foundation for total of £7.50
Evans long sleeve top £1.50
Evans long summer skirt £2.99

:j

zoenryansmummy

i adore charity shops, they're my favourite kind of shop!!! my brother and sister refuse to go shopping with me as i have to go in every shop lol. my most recent bargins were
mothercare humphreys corner dress for my cousins new baby 20p
next/mothercare tops and trousers for above baby, 6 items 20p each
stardust and the lakehouse BN on dvd £1.50 each
Casino Royale BN dvd (only bond film i like lol, no prizes for guessing why :rotfl:) £2
Thomas the tank engine photo album for my lil man 25p

the best bargin i would have to say is the elc whizz around garage. I persuaded my parents to buy the whizz down mountain for my little man for his first birthday and decided i was gonna get the garage with his birthday money, well the day after his birthday my mum found it in the charity shop for £2.50!!!! it's £40 on elc site!
Oh and i got my daughter the elc pink sing along cd player from charity shop on her birthday couple weeks back, paid £2.30 and when i got home looked on elc site and that's £40 new too!!! the 6 batteries it takes cost me more than i paid for the blummin thing!! but she adores it and is a little performer lol x x