O/S WOMBLING, Road Coinage, Skips, Roadside 'finds' etc

balabooberlies

Thank you.  Great tips.

bala

Bogof_OAP

I have a good collection of insulated cool bags (the picnic type and also lunch bags) that I put the freezer contents into while I do the biz.  It's only a small half-freezer at the top of a fridge-freezer so it doesn't take much icing up to make it impossible to fit bargains in!  It frosts up so quickly too, bit of a pain but you can't seem to get frost free ones in a suitable size (this is in my tiny one-bed "second home" flat, no room for any luxuries).

MovingForwards

Got two huge bags of cable today, plus some sundae dishes, tea pots and crockery.

balabooberlies

Well done,

2 working clipper lighters, 2 lone pennies, 1 working pen.  No coupons.  People are feeling the pinch.  Also, am decluttering so have been mindful of that.

Happy Wombling for March everyone

bala

bit_by_bit

Oooh, now I am on the amazing declutter and clean thread but I am also a bit of a womble.  A dangerous thing to be for a person with hoarder tendencies.   I hope you don't mind me joining in bala?.  In the last 6 months I have had a few wins .......
September I picked up a dog crate from someones house and sold it on a local selling site for £20.00.
Another win was the set of cheap greenhouse shelves that come with a plastic cover. DH kindly picked these up for me as I spotted them on the way to work. There was no cover but they have held unidentified bulbs dug up and potted from the front garden all winter. However I had a brand new cover for it after I helped an elderly neighbour clear her shed out. And it fitted. 
Another assisted clearout resulted in a vintage standard lamp, also sold for £20.00 locally.
Finally; today I picked up a stone watering can ornament which will go to my MiL with a plant in it and a double helix type wind garden ornament. I think that will be going on the local selling group. 
Thats my lot for now ........thankyou for reading 

balabooberlies

hello bbb........love you joining in.  

And well done !

bala

balabooberlies

Sorry Moving Forwards

meant to say more......

brave of you to do what you do with cables but what will you do with the rest ?  Do you sell them ?

bala

MovingForwards

Bala, I'm treating them as upgrades and offering my old ones as starter home freebies, there's always people looking for basic household items, especially with charity shops closed at the moment.

balabooberlies

That's really lovely MF

Last summer I put out a dinner service, settings for 10 (?) that was surplus to requirements.  I also put out heavy duty carrier bags for people to carry it away in.  One person was polite enough to take only what they needed.  4 dinner plates, side plates etc.  Strangely, I found that really touching.

As I really was thrilled last year with the bits and pieces that I wombled (all still in use) I am going to start putting out decent things that I don't need anymore.  I love donating to charity shops but sometimes people need something free/found.  Even if it's just for the mental boost.  For me each find gave me a feeling of abundance.  But I am a hoarder trying to de-clutter so it is time to share.

bala

MovingForwards

Thanks Bala it's nice to help people, more so now with places closed. I know I could potentially start a sideline, but the 'metal' one is more than enough, especially with the space we don't have available.

It's something for me to think about in a few years though.