What frugal find came your way today?

Augustus_the_Strong

I found a scruffy-looking coffee table in the street - thought it looked like an Ercol table, and decided if it was still there when I came home from work in the evening I'd take it in. It was, so I did (and put a note through the neighbour's door to make sure they'd meant to throw it out). Spent a bit of time cleaning it and putting Danish oil on, so it now looks good. Saw the same thing refurbished in the Margaret Howell shop selling for £400 ! so worth all the effort.

bigskinflint

my next door nieghbour[god bless her] gave me her old frying pan 30years ago, i am devastated as the handle broke off on shrove tues ,whilst making pancakes,

mineallmine

Great thread budgeteer and well done for appearing in this week's Martin email.

I was thinking about getting a static exercise bike - ummed and ahhed - looked at cheapie ones on the Asda website and they were out of stock. So thought oh well I will get round to getting one. Then I see one in a charity shop - couldn't believe! Money for them, bike for me. Fab!

I know on the declutter thread someone said how they put a card in a local shop saying FREE TV, which they needed to get rid of now they'd upgraded it - within an hour someone rang up for it as their's had just gone wrong. We've done the same - put odd furniture outside with a sign on it saying help yourself and it always goes!

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mineallmine wrote: »

Great thread budgeteer and well done for appearing in this week's Martin email.

I was thinking about getting a static exercise bike - ummed and ahhed - looked at cheapie ones on the Asda website and they were out of stock. So thought oh well I will get round to getting one. Then I see one in a charity shop - couldn't believe! Money for them, bike for me. Fab!

I know on the declutter thread someone said how they put a card in a local shop saying FREE TV, which they needed to get rid of now they'd upgraded it - within an hour someone rang up for it as their's had just gone wrong. We've done the same - put odd furniture outside with a sign on it saying help yourself and it always goes!

Ooh, thanks for letting me know 'I'm' thread of the week! I feel quite chuffed:D
Well done to you too on your fab exercise bike. I like the idea of putting 'help yourself' signs on your furniture. It's a good way of helping your community isn't it? I hope more people do this

zarazara

2 more freebies. A first class stamp and a large plastic rectangular container---useful for storing stuff under the bed.

skintmumof3

a free mothers day card from photobox, free itunes song..marina and the diamonds.. and free new phone an lg pop courtesy of an upgrade.........so a pretty good day for me. yayyy
oh also a freebie cheque for a tenner for submitting a review about a bank......
thanks
skint
xx

hart44

I got a beautiful large glass cake stand for nothing from work the other day because the glass dome lid had got broken. It has come in handy for a gift for my cake making mad DIL.

I am always in charity shops and have managed to get loads of fabric and very good (almost new looking) duvet covers for all my sewing projects and the most I have paid is £4.00 for nearly 5 meters of fabric

jinny

There was a pound coin left in a small Mr T shopping trolley. I am finding quite a bit change on the ground too lately mostly put it in a charity box in a shop though.

rubytuesday

Some rosemary from the wild area of my local park for my roast chicken tonight.
That's not naughty is it?

Aril

Several ladies's mags from freecycle and some buttons for my craft stash that my colleague was going to throw away.
Aril