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Shabby Chic Thread?

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  • COOLTRIKERCHICK
    COOLTRIKERCHICK Posts: 10,510 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    here is the link to the patchwork quilt at aldi

    http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_5567.htm

    i am gobsmacked.... about a bit being made on that kitchenette:eek:

    its got to be a windup or a shill bid...

    well i would not pay that in a month of sundays... or even if i won the lottery and had mega money....
    Work to live= not live to work
  • pegginout
    pegginout Posts: 993 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I bet they have shill bidded it because they have hundreds of MSE watchers and they hope we will be making a bid, I think NOT!
    :money: Martin Lewis Rocks!:money:
  • oldMcDonald
    oldMcDonald Posts: 1,945 Forumite
    I just came on to say that someone had bidded on that cabinet, but obviously you all saw first!!

    I agree, it has to be a wind up or a shill bid. c'mon - own up - who placed the wind up bid?
  • maypole
    maypole Posts: 1,816 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I can't imagine that anyone in the know would bid that much, because everyone in the know is on our site;)
  • LizD_2
    LizD_2 Posts: 1,503 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Pipkin wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Cath Kidston send out wallpaper samples?

    I'm not sure about wallpaper, but you can order swatches of the fabric.

    http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=1-52-2-1&cid=LinenUnion&pcidl=FabricbytheMetre1%2cLinenUnion&vid=62336&language=en-GB
  • dizzy_lizzie
    dizzy_lizzie Posts: 2,952 Forumite
    Mollymop5 wrote: »
    I clicked on the bidder and they have zero feedback.Maybe they're bidding themselves.guess i'm just suspicious.quote]

    Mollymop that's just what I thought.:) Who would pay that when they're going for so much less? :confused:
    Luvz Dizzy x
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    I don't believe in the concept of hell, but if I did I would think of it as filled with people who were cruel to animals.
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  • Clutterfree
    Clutterfree Posts: 3,679 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    How convenient that the seller has made the bidders name anonymous....
    :heart: Ageing is a privilege not everyone gets.
  • COOLTRIKERCHICK
    COOLTRIKERCHICK Posts: 10,510 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    maypole wrote: »
    I can't imagine that anyone in the know would bid that much, because everyone in the know is on our site;)



    mmm but it might be someone on this site.... maybe just winding the ebayer up
    Work to live= not live to work
  • jamtart6
    jamtart6 Posts: 8,302 Forumite
    aww no we're far too nice for that!! I do think the seller has so many MSE watchers that they may have shill bidded. who knows tho!!

    EDIT: would like to pick the brains of the vintage community... My Mum has a large Royal Doulton Fairfax dinnerset with numerous plates etc, she wants to eBay them, but is this something that shabby chic-ers/ vintage lovers would like? We have done a bit of research on eBay and they haven't sold for a vast amount, but I just wondered if this is the type of thing shabby chic-ers would be interested in? Any comments very welcome thanks :D

    :ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A
  • Clutterfree
    Clutterfree Posts: 3,679 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    It would still be cheaper to go for one of the others, even if you had to pay courier charges.
    Madness.
    :heart: Ageing is a privilege not everyone gets.
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