Today I went to a carbootsale and I bought...

Mado

5 rolls of wallpaper for 50p. :rotfl:
Wonder what I'm going to do with those... (OH is laughing already)

Maybe I'll send a bit to Jay-Jay for her DD to decorate on.

What silly things did you buy??????

moggins

There's been about 8 car boots in my area this weekend and I haven't been able to go to one of them thanks to dh's parents hijacking him to cut down some trees They even borrowed my ex as well so I had to have my son at home too

apple_mint

A spong mincer for £1.50
A big baking bowl (I call them Bero bowls) for £4
Preserves book for 50p

I love car boots!

Murtle

Where can I locate carboot sales in my area?? they don't seem to advertise in the local free papers??!!! any ideas....I've heaps of stuff I want to sell...Mado...I hope you live in my area

rolpaula

An O2 sim card :rotfl:

not really never get up early enough for boot sales :doh:

jockettuk

Murtle wrote:

Where can I locate carboot sales in my area?? they don't seem to advertise in the local free papers??!!! any ideas....I've heaps of stuff I want to sell...Mado...I hope you live in my area

why dont you put your location on your profile or on here then anyone living near you could advise you ..

jockettuk

rolpaula wrote:

An O2 sim card :rotfl:

not really never get up early enough for boot sales :doh:

if you living near peterborough sometimes they advertise ones that start in the afternoon

catznine

A lovely book on making paper flowers for 50p
4 very large planters for £5 - Will try to grow some carrots in one, herbs in another and maybe some salad in another.
A potted mint that I will put into one of the other planters for 40p

VickyA_2

The village that I live in has giant car boot sales in the summer. Their next one is on Bank Holiday Monday, so I will try to get up early enough to get some bargains (clutter).

So, if you live near Newmarket/Ely next weekend, it's the place to be!

And they always advertise round here in the small ads in the free paper. Quite good as it stretches as far as Cambridge where there are some giant ones year round.

misty

Whenever, I go to bootsales all I see is tat that I wouldn't give houseroom - I mean broken,chipped filthy manky stuff. I'm green with envy when I read about people buying breadmakers etc for £2. I saw a steamer for veg at one - it was absolutely filthy with dust and grease - I would have been ashamed to admit it was mine let alone try to sell it. I asked the woman how much? just to see what she would say and she said £12!!! £12!!!!!! - I wouldn't have given 12p - plis you can buy them in ASDA for about £8 brand new with a guarantee.

On a happier note - I did buy a blanket box from second hand/junk shop - in oak for £5 with free delivery thrown in. It's solid with legs - needs stripping but will be fab.

juno

I bought a tape and 5 books! And I won a bottle of wine, and 11p.

But I did manage to stop my daddy buying a foot spa (we already have one and no one uses it!) and all of the other random junk he wants.