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

goanmad

Penny_Farthing wrote: »

In Marie Curie charity shop this morning found a brand new purple lined boucle type skirt suit by Irish designers Libra. Perfect fit and hangs beautifully. £10. The jacket will be fab with jeans. Chuffed to bits...again!

Well done, great find :T (love your blog, by the way. You're a very talented lady.)

Today's boot sale bargains:
2 vintage 1960's kitsch prints £3
Jacob Jensen phone £2
Clinique, YSL,Clarins,Lancome and Sisley make-up (all unused and boxed) £1
Bright yellow 1960's melamine "Melaware" picnic set £2
2 leather bags - a black saddle bag and a green purse with a chain strap 40p
1970's maxi dress with an attached cape 20p
2 pairs of emo trousers with chains attached £1
Grey hippy-style dress 50p
Vintage clip-on gent's tie 20p

I'm keeping the pictures for my collection, the melamine will go in the campervan and makeup is for me. A friend's going to a fancy dress party as Marilyn Manson so the trousers are for him to try. The rest will be eBayed.

Off to a jumble sale at 2pm and hope to report more bargains later.

goanmad

Well the jumble sale wasn't up to the usual standard so not much to report. BF got a pile of penny collar vintage men's shirts which look like they've been in an attic since they were in fashion so they're being washed as I type.
I found:
A vintage Foster's linen jacket, thin lapels, very mod-ish.
Electric blue Frank Usher cardi
Boned rose print 50's style prom dress
Vintage nylons in a pretty box
Unworn 1960's chiffon nightie in the original packaging
Handmade retro patterned oven glove
Midnight blue silk cami with sequins
Leather belt with a snarling tiger buckle
1970's A-line skirt
1980's Jacques Vert red blazer with brass buttons

Photographs available on my blog!

Penny_Farthing_4

Wow, that rose printed prom dress is a fantastic find. Am sooooo jealous:D

Have found out that there is a Thursday carboot sale not too far from me, so guess where I'll be next week. Will also take the advice given on your blog.

goanmad

Penny_Farthing wrote: »

Wow, that rose printed prom dress is a fantastic find. Am sooooo jealous:D

Have found out that there is a Thursday carboot sale not too far from me, so guess where I'll be next week. Will also take the advice given on your blog.

Good luck and don't forget to share your finds! xxx

pennystretcher

Doesn't it feel great when you find something lovely in a charity shop for a fraction of original price? I am already looking forward to my next "marathon".

I know couple of people who wouldn't blink an eye walking into shops and impulse buying a new £60 shirt! :eek: (and they still live at home and complain how they can't afford to buy a place of their own because they don't have enough money for deposit!!)

Meanwhile I can spend £30 on a charity shop spree and get loads of stuff that makes me smile (since the money goes to good causes as well, I call it feel-good shopping!)

I am going to do a big declutter during my holiday - taking things to charity shops...and of course buying some new stuff too while I am there ...can't wait.:rotfl:

Penny_Farthing_4

Question - are coffee mornings the same as jumble sales but with catering? I saw a poster outside a church hall this morning advertising a coffee morning for tomorrow and as well as coffee and tea and cakes on sale they have bric a brac. Am tempted to go, if only for the cakes :cheesy:

NotQuiteNorbert

Penny_Farthing wrote: »

Question - are coffee mornings the same as jumble sales but with catering? I saw a poster outside a church hall this morning advertising a coffee morning for tomorrow and as well as coffee and tea and cakes on sale they have bric a brac. Am tempted to go, if only for the cakes :cheesy:

Where I used to live they were pretty much the same, yeah.

goanmad

Penny_Farthing wrote: »

Question - are coffee mornings the same as jumble sales but with catering? I saw a poster outside a church hall this morning advertising a coffee morning for tomorrow and as well as coffee and tea and cakes on sale they have bric a brac. Am tempted to go, if only for the cakes :cheesy:

Not as raucous as a jumble. Generally a rail of nearly-new clothing, a table of bric-a-brac and lots of delicious homemade cakes. They are always worth a visit!

Ames

*decides to keep an eye out for coffee mornings*

goanmad

Ames wrote: »

*decides to keep an eye out for coffee mornings*

Yes, all this talk of coffee mornings is giving me a craving for cakes!