Champagne Lifestyle on a Lemonade Budget - 2021

AlwaysAllie

savingmore said:

LL, may we have link to your shop?  would love to look....and possibly buy 😀😀

Me too.   Not sure if it’s allowed on the forum, but perhaps it could be pm’d to us.

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Wednesday2000

Ooh PM me the details too LL.  I would like to look too.

I said on the other thread Sugarbaby that sofa was a great bargain!

I've been getting a few nights of good sleep and it really has made me feel better. I feel better for offloading a load of junk to the dump from my home yesterday too. I don't know where it all comes from!

I'm just having a cup of tea and waiting for my breakfast to cook. My husband has his second jab today.

helensbiggestfan

Hello darlings, I don't think I'm allowed to post details directly on the thread.  However, if you all pm me I can then Pm  you back........😉. That way then hopefully  I'm not "touting for business" and contravening site rules.  

Very frustrating Morning, road works, road closures.  When I finally made it to my favourite chazza they were shut.  😂.   Never mind.  

Nice and sunny and thankfully a lot warmer today. Just going to peg out the washing, then see about brunch.  

Have a great day y'all.  

sugarbaby125

My Champagne moment today was taking my new Beldray Cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner out of it's box, putting it together and giving it it's 1st use. It exceeded my expectations. I managed to buy it on eBay for only £32.99 including P & P costs 

candygirl

SUGARBABY, You are brilliant at bagging bargains !! I can't get over the 49p sofa!! 😲😲😲😲

phoebe1989seb

What a fantastic and much deserved bargain, Sugarbaby 😄
Great news on the eBay sales, LL 😃

helensbiggestfan

Good Mornjng my lovely friends.....

champagne moment ..........another 3 sales. 💃.  My treasures are selling like hot cakes.  Maybe I need to increase my prices.  😂.  

I need to do some more listings, there's only a couple of items left. Once I have done that I will a send a link to those of you who have been kind enough to have asked.  Give me a couple of days.   

As you can imagine I am very happy with my progress so far.  It's very much a learning curve, not the selling - I have been in sales most of my life and not the product knowledge - I love fashion and like to think I'm quite knowledgeable about the rag trade.  No, it's the online bit and the technological know how that's required that slows me down a bit .....but I'm learning.  

Currently I do everything on my iPad and I struggle a bit....I don't think it helps with my neck and shoulder. I definitely suffer from  IPad neck, 😂🤣. 

My youngest son is going to give me his old desk top computer. It's an Apple, a bit dated now but more than sufficient for my needs. It will link to my iPhone and IPad so once that's all set up life should be easier.  He's always been my go to tech guy but now that he no longer lives with me I am having to learn to do things myself.  It's trial and error and sometimes it's painfully slow but I'm getting there.  

I also am new to shipping/posting.  Currently using Royal Mail and I overestimated postage costs on some items. So I have just issued refunds.  I really want to grow this little business, slowly and organically and it's important I think to build up a good reputation for fair dealing. 

Without being too conceited I had a very successful career in house sales and this was largely due to my personal reputation within the industry (even now I get offered jobs😂). I was tempted but it's far too cold on site in winter for my old bones ......😂🤣. And anyway I'm loving what I'm doing now - indulging my passion for fashion and love of vintage clothing.  Although so far I have been selling Retro/pre Loved and unwanted new, rather than true vintage. Even so, I'm loving the challenge.  And of course the extra income will be handy.  

Picked up a lovely bargain today, a new to me padded bed cover and matching pillow shams, in that lovely lilac/grey.  £6.  Not in SUgarbabys league of bargains of course , 😂🤣 but I'm happy.  

Right time for brunch.  

Have a great week.....hope you all have lots of champagne moments. ❤️

candygirl

What a brilliant start LL.I bet you're so pleased 😀 😄 

Wednesday2000

I just found some dark green ankle boots in a chazzer that I'm going to wear next week when I go out. I'm so excited about going out, it's ridiculous.  I just went to look at some charity shops on a whim and I only had £5 on me.  I did want grey boots but I cannot find any so dark green will be okay. I also got two cushions for when we sell the house. £5 exactly.  

helensbiggestfan

Ooh green boots sound fab.  

Grrrrrrr!!   I am soooooo frustrated.  Just spend a fruitless couple of hours...tried to list some more items.  Not happening.  Spoke to customer services, useless!!!!!      Definitely need my tech guy although I think it's their end. 😂  I have given up for today.   

Can't cut the grass either, because it's chucking it down.  Hey ho.  Guess it's just one of those days.  

As Scarlett O'Hara would say......"tomorrow is another day".