Car Boot Sale Bargains

sewbocushions

£81 is a good amount to make, well done! yes, as a buyer i like things that are priced as sometimes you're not in the mood to ask if you don't feel like haggling. I couldn't go yesterday as had to take (well drop off) the kids at Legoland (using Tesco vouchers of course!). I'm jealous of Dance in the dark's red throws, I'd like them!!
Baby and kids stuff is best to buy at the booty as some people hardly use stuff and you can get it in immaculate condition which is great as you don't use it for long so you may as well get it cheaper.

musemad

I love car boot sale but never seem to actually see any cash from the stuff I sell because I love buying at them so much as well.
I normally spend at least 50% of what I get off my stall on bits and pieces that i want .:rotfl:
The stalls are quite dear as well with a lot of stuff selling b4 I am actually seeing a profit.
Car boot sales mostly finish at the end of this month some am hopeing to get a couple more in.:D

Princess_Fiona_2

Both me and my partner have got the Car Boot Bug at the moment. We went to 3 in 1 week. This weekend we bought:

Winter plants 6 in a tray for £1.00
4 really nice prints for the lounge £2
10 books for my niece £1
New purse for my niece with her name on 20p
New Brooch for my mum 20p
Sainsbury's washer tablets £2 a box of 48

This was a huge car boot at Essington just off the M54 .
I just love having a rummage. Not bothered if I buy or not. Gets you out of the house for a few hours.

sewbocushions

We have a huge one in Southampton near the Tesco's at Bursleldon. In the summer it's too big to go to every stall and I give up after a few hours - well, when the kids are complaining too much and hubby can't carry anymore or I've run out of dosh!!

essexgal

Hadn't managed to get to a car boot for a couple of weeks but boy did I make up for it today

12 coffee spoons/5 tea spoons in 'Kings' design - for £1
6 brand new luminarc ruby coloured glasses (for port) - 50p
large set of cookie cutters - A-Z and Xmas - 50p
2 x magic scarf (the fluffy stretchy ones) one pink, one lilac - 50p each
Rose Tyler action figure (from Dr Who) for DD2- 10p
1 brown gypsy skirt for DD2 - 50p
1 purple gypsy skirt with sequins round hem for DD2 - 20p (as new)
5 sets pjs/nighties - tinkerbell, disney, barbie in exc. condition for DD2 £4.50
pottery oil burner (shaped like castle tower) - 10p
1 Wedgwood mug depicting 100 years of English Monarchy - £1
1 miniature Whitbread tankard + 1 miniature pottery jug (for DD2s dolls house) - 20p each
3 large glass cannisters (ideal for glass painting) - £1 the lot
2 german/english dictionaries - 20p each
2 learning French books - 20p each
8 glue sticks (tesco version of pritt) - £1.50
Black jacket for DD1 for school - 50p
set of 3 farm animal shaped soaps - 20p
6 small baskets - ideal for making up as gift baskets - 50p
1 large (2.3l) tupperware container - 50p
loads of (new) toiletry/jewellery/arty bits for gift baskets from 10p - 20p each


So not a bad haul today - and Christmas shopping well underway....

essexgal

sewbocushions

you did well Essexgal! ours was a big one yesterday but I came away a bit disappointed. I did get a pair of really nice, modern, paintings for my daughter's newly decorated room for £4. Plus an eyore soft toy, as new, as a present for younger daughter to give at a friend's party for £1.50 (what a skinflint, but she loved it). Oh and 3 guiness book of records for 50p for a friend who's collecting them. and of course lots of out of date crisps for £1! But I'm really looking for bean bags to use the beans for a sewing project and couldn't see a single one, always the way!

Funkyfarmgirl

Went to Chirk yesterday:
Babyliss NEW Bath spa Therepy (unopened as well!!) - £2 (found these retail at £30-£40)
Some Beavis and Butthead comic books for other half - 3 for £1
5 pieces of blue glass for gran, 4 at 50p each, one at £1, a glass, 3 vases and a bowl
Really nice chiffon black top with embroidered flowers on - £1

DanceInThe_Dark

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote: »

Yesterday's haul included a Kenwood Chefette mixer for £1, a bag of delicious homegrown damsons (must have been at least 500g) for 25p and 5 assorted old pewter tankards for free.
Unfortunately I also encountered an unpleasant nincompoop who objected to my browsing her stall without buying anything (apparently I've done this to her at previous sales too, though I didn't remember her) and accused me of trying to damage a watch in the hope that she'd sell me it cheaper!

Sorry to hear you met a Weird Woman- encounters with people like that put a downer on your day.
Glad you got bargains though:T :T

DanceInThe_Dark

sewbocushions wrote: »

But I'm really looking for bean bags to use the beans for a sewing project and couldn't see a single one, always the way!

I bet you will go to the next booty and find half a dozen each cheaper than the last , always the way. What are you making? It sounds intriguing...

I have a "thing" about curtains and have to stop myself from buying them, I look at them and think all that material for jsut a few quid just think of all the things I could make! Except I never get round to it.

My latest "treasures" from a small carboot held at my local hospital include

a blackboard with a folkart picture of a goose for the Kitchen (spotted one on ebay for £12 plus £3 post) - £2

Self Sufficency book 50p
fishing book for the DH 50p

and my number one treasure - a cookbook about recipes during the war an inspired purchase after reading a thread in the OS forum. -30p

Not a huge haul but a grand day out for £3.30:D

lnr

Great to read about your fab finds!

My recent excellent hauls have been:

Brand new platform espadrilles from Nine West - £2! (were £50 new)
Classic Genesis CDs - £1 each
DVDs - £1 each (I can't bring myself to buy full-priced DVDs any more when I can get them at a boot sale!)
Haynes manual for the Jag;) - £3
Jordan's biography:o - 50p
Fabulous handmade in Spain gypsy/peasant style skirt - £2
Brand new boxed security light - £4

Yippeeee:D Am quite sad it's heading towards winter now as the boot sales won't be so good, boo hoo!