What frugal find came your way today?

p-pincher

Have been given a sewing from mil, was contemplatring buying one from john lewis, now just got to learn myself to sew!

mrsmuggy

This is my first post on this thread and i find it a bit daunting to be honest but here goes, i got a beautiful 6ft by 3ft coat rack with a brolly stand on it from a lovely lady from freecycle over the weekend,she even delivered it for me so i gave her some diesel money for her time but i still couldn't have bought it for that price.
That wasn't so bad,thanks

tiff

I saw your post on the shabby chic thread mrsmuggy, I love it when you get fab things from freecycle. I've quite often been more successful when I've asked for something (as you did), rather than replying to an offer.

Horace

I admit that I havent posted on this thread before.

I havent used freegle for ages now but have had some vintage christmas tree decorations from someone as they had been left in her maisonette by the previous owner (some were broken but most of them weren't and now I put them on my own tree).

There is someone I know from the networking group that I am in who is a beauty therapist and only uses organic products, she has developed a natural nail polish remover so I said that if she sent me a bottle to test I would give her feedback on it..well this little bottled arrived yesterday and I have now had to paint my nails.

I love buying things in charity shop especially old wooden furniture which looks a bit tired because I cover the floor with old newspapers and then start manually sanding it and then varnishing it. My telephone table is an old card table that is on a cantilever so in its current state it looks like a hostess trolly but the lid moves and then it becomes a card table...it cost me £10 and having seen it in books etc know that it is in fact worth a lot more.

mrsmuggy

I like you Horace love to buy wooden items and transform them,nothing i like better to see before and after picks

zarazara

Plants for the garden,given to me bya kind friend. And 15% off and freeP&P -some clothes I bought inc a much reduced winter coat. I also found a £10 voucher I'd forgotten about and bought a book for £1.50 in a second hand shop.

deborah64

My o/h has saved a very large wooden crate from being scrapped at work, it has a pallet base so will be ideal for our compost bin at the allotment.

babybug

I always read this thread, in awe of what some of you come across! Well today, I had something I could share (and was embarrassingly happy about being able to!)

A colleague has decided to change his garden completely, and had bought a huge bag of compost that he no longer wants, along with some seeds and pots

So now I just have to get over my hatred of gardening and I can start growing the seeds

luxor4t

Today:
Mr S sent me some vouchers that I can use in Mr T's
I was sent A £5 voucher for my local Dewhirst's (M&S seconds shop)
I found 1p

How nice is that?

dreamywings1

Mr T delivery very impressed got 2 aubergines for 20p!!! Hope they dont realise they have been priced wrong and charge me the extra