Monday 28 April 2014

Magpie Monday - Easter Boot Sale

Remind me never to bother with a car boot on Easter Sunday again.

I mean, this was seriously dire.  All those stall holders who clearly don't generally spend their Sunday mornings at church had obviously been overcome by the religious urge to stay away, or perhaps they were too busy stuffing themselves with chocolate eggs.  Who knows.  But they sure as hell weren't at the boot sale we went along to.

A cold, grey, drizzly dismal morning traipsing around the handful of tables that had bothered to turn up.  This was the first sale I'd been to this year, and if this were the first one I'd ever been to I'd have been put off for life.

It says something that the best bargain my friend could find was a job lot of toilet rolls and a packet of cleaning cloths.  Classy. They were at least new! Haha.


For me, the best I managed was this cute little hoodie for Ruby.  At 50p it was a great little bargain for my girl who is growing so fast she's out of all of her winter jumpers, yet I don't want to spend a lot on jumpers now with summer (hopefully) just around the corner.


Hopefully you did better than me.

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25 comments:

  1. Hey toilet rolls are expensive a cheap job lot isa great fin and think of all the crafting !!!!

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  2. I hate it when bootsales are so woefully empty! That is a lovely jumper, though, and a complete bargain too.

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  3. Loving Beckys positive spin on it! Days like that you just need to think back to your fab hauls over the years :)

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  4. We had similar experiences with Automobile Museums in Italy during Holy Week. CLOSED! I still haven't figured out which week is Holy Week. I always thought it was the one before Easter :( Love the cute hoodie and your cutie is so sweet! Linda@Wetcreek Blog

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  5. Bad luck at the boot fair. I can never get up that early it's zzzzz for me on a Sunday morning. Ruby sure is growing up fast and it's a lovely hoodie, still a bit chilly at the moment so she'll need it!

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  6. You can never have too many toilet rolls. i havent been to a boot fair in years but I keep thinking I should. I am after bits for my garden and think that might be a good place to start.

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  7. Same here! The boot sale in Hitchin was dire. With a four day weekend I thought it'd be heaving! Still, you always need loo rolls! Thanks for hosting Liz. x

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  8. well they were both bargains wont they but i agree going to a boot sale on a bank holiday was mad!!! x

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  9. Grim! But at least you've something to show for it - the top is sweet, and as mentioned already, plenty of TP craft potential there! :)

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  10. Who takes toilet rolls and cleaning cloths to sell at a boot sale?? Ruby does look gorgeous in her hoody though.

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  11. Ahhhh the days of getting up ridiculously early to go to a car boot sale!!!

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  12. oh i found quite a few - bought 3 h&m long sleeve tshirts for £1! and they look good too!
    I like your purchase :)

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  13. I do miss a good English car booty (will remember that Easter Sunday tip though!)... Lovely top though, that must have made it worthwhile!? :)

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  14. My first link up to Magie Monday! Been meaning to do this for ages! Elinor x

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  15. Thanks for hosting this link up.

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  16. We have a boot sale in the fields opposite where we live but I have to admit that I am rarely out of my PJ;s in time to go over on a Sunday. It is our one day of rest .... but we DO use a lot of toilet roll in our house so it might be worth a trip :-)

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  17. Oh dear, I was thinking I should have made an effort to go to car boot sale over easter, this eases the guilt. At least your sorted for loo roll for a while:)

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  18. Roo has just had a growth spurt and I'm also reluctant to buy her things that probably won't fit her by winter, I must pop along to our local car boot sale and see what I can pick up for her

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  19. Better not show you my haul for this week then .....
    Only joking, NEVER go booting on a bank holiday weekend , its always dire down here too.

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  20. Oh Liz, that jumper is so cute! Right, HELP!!! I won that Uggs competition and we have to find some Moroccan theme treasures, I am going to have to get up soooo early aren't I? Let's hope Nottingham Racecourse car boot is a good un!

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  21. i'm currently painting some 50's furniture for our living room. it;s only been in the loft for 3 years! opppss

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  22. I found one of these in a vintage shop in Brick Lane on Mother's Day.

    http://www.noshtalgia.co.uk/USERIMAGES/STOCK%201%20086.JPG

    Obviously I had to have it. It's beautiful.

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  23. Ooh I can see lots of TP Roll crafts coming on....

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  24. Ohh I love a good car boot but not been to one for a very long time. Ruby is sure growing up, a beautiful little girl. Mich x

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