Jumble sales ....

benbenandme

Thought that as the title of this board includes jumble sales I would start a thread about them as I've never seen one on here!

So ... does anyone ever see jumble sales advertised these days?? As a kid they seemed pretty common at weekends but I don't remember the lsaast time I saw one advertised. Also has anyone found any bargains at them ???

FloFlo

I haven't been to one for years, used to go regularly to the Sally Army hall one when I was a kid and regularly got told off for bringing a load of junk home.

tra_2

All I ever see advertised are table top sales. A posh name for a jumble sale, I wonder?

lynzpower

Ive had some cracking stuff at jumbles. My mate got some BNWT tommy hilfiger jeans for 20p. Ive had loads of pairs of 80s stilletoes & clutch bags etc which Ive sold on the vintage section of ebay.

You usually find them in your local paper, ( like freesheets) . Many of them happen on Saturdays, Im going to find one to go to next sat hopefully, I know theres one in walthamstow somewhere as I saw it in a shop window yesterday but didnt write it down :rolleyes:

Contains_Mild_Peril

tra wrote: »

All I ever see advertised are table top sales. A posh name for a jumble sale, I wonder?

A table top sale usually means an indoor version of a car boot sale. Jumble sales are nuch rarer than in days gone by where I am, too, which is a shame. I love them, especially when the clothes stalls do fill-a-bag-for-£1 at the end (which also happens less often nowadays, and it used to be F.A.B. for 50p!) I once got 47 garments into one large carrier bag.
Other bargains I've had include a big bookcase for £2, an iron (good working order with plug) for 10p, and a vintage leather bag for 20p which I used a couple of times and later sold on eBay for £42!

Discount_diva_5

Oh i haven't seen a jumble sale advertised for ages! I loved them as a kid and there seemed to be one nearly every week at various church halls and Scout huts.
When i was about 10, I bought a cup and saucer for about 10p from a jumble sale as I thought it was really pretty and that my mum would like it. She did and, about 15 years later, we realised it was a "Suzy Cooper". She still has it on display in the kitchen.
I'm going to scour the local papers for news of jumble sales. Hope they still exist..