A few weeks ago Mr Tasker Dunham commented on one of my many (actually 59!) blog posts with car boot bargains that I must have been a squirrel in a previous life, I know (hope) he was joking but it made me think.........Oh dear...........do I squirrel stuff away........ after all no one else has 59 blog post about car boot finds! or do I just find useful things at good prices
Lets have a look at a recent picture
Apples .............eaten
Brio......given away
Candles ......for hampers to give
Jar/Vase......in cupboard
Soap kit......in bin after trying it and discovering it smelled vile!
Kilner jar......in use
Birthday card........sent
Clog...ready for next August Flower Show
Then I went back through the posts labelled "Car Boot Bargains" and picked out at random...........
From a September blog post. Bottles ready for hamper gifts. Children's books given away already or for future. Toothpaste in use. Adult book off to Ziffit. Seeds for next year. Journal book for making a folklore/weather journal/scrapbook during the winter....I have started it ....not got far yet.
Another photo from August this time................ Bowl in cupboard. Railway toys went to Florence. Book kept for now. Bus here for Jacob
Jumping back to July............................. The Tree book is on my shelf the other one went off to Ziffit after reading. The teapot full of toy tea-set has been much used here. The tub of Dinosaurs will go to Jacob and the zoo animals stay here. The Easter crackers will be for Grandchildren next year.
Going back even further to October last year
The slipper-socks and car sponge were given for Christmas presents last year. Bib was used for Willow at Christmas. The book was looked at and then off to charity shop or ziffit. The torch turned out to be rusty in the battery bit and had to go in bin. The oven gloves are still in the cupboard ready for a gift.
A random picture from Summer 2018............shower scrunchies - one in use, two in cupboard. Cars here or at Jacobs. Peel offs for crafting....................some here some sold at car boot sale. Book here for grandchildren. Lettuce seeds still here to be used.
Another photo from 2018, right back before Colin died. The Ladybird book is still here - Willow loves pretending to count the ladybirds. This little piggy glove finger puppets - still here. The cling film in use. Nasturtium seeds used last year.
What about picking a random photo from even earlier..........October 2017......The dolls pushchair went to Florence and still in use. The cake shaped candles are at their house too now. The jars have all been used for gifting chutneys or in my cupboard and the winter bell will be on the mantel-shelf again very soon.
And another from early days of this blog..................The jug is still in use for catching the cold water before the hot water arrives. Tomatoes - long gone, 3D decoupage used for a card a long time ago. The teaspoons are in use, The washbag went for a present and the parchment has been used up.
That's 10 Car Boot Bargains posts plucked at random from the 59 labelled. Seems like everything has been used/in use/given away.
So I shall dispute the idea that I was a squirrel in a previous life! I think I'm just making good use of other peoples unwanted things and squirrels don't use unwanted things..........they pinch my hazelnuts and ruin the bird-feeders!
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Sue
Yes, your CarBoot Bargains have all been put to very good use. You've demonstrated the good principle of not buying unless you can see a purpose for the object. I rarely do CarBoots- but love visiting Charity Shops and often find that perfect gift, unexpected book, or useful container at a fraction of the original price. Leave the nuts and squirrels to their own thing!
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting to look back
DeleteI thought i was going to read about squirrels.
ReplyDeleteThat's next week!
DeleteI think you are very wise, find great bargains and make great use of them. To me, squirrelling away means tucking things in a cupboard and forgetting they are there - and you certainly don't do that, do you?
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I'm glad I'm not a squirrel!
DeleteYes, no thoughts about real squirrels? But what you show is an extraordinary gift for crafting things and presents into place for others.
ReplyDeleteThe grandchildren certainly benefit from my car boot visits
DeleteI think it is admirable that you use a car boot sale for a good percentage of your shopping and that you can reuse/repurpose and recycle other peoples unwanted and shopping mistakes. I would not feel anything other than a sense of satisfaction.
ReplyDeleteAlthough 59 blog posts about boot sales is rather a lot
DeleteI think your car boot bargains can all be validated. I feel I am the victim of squirrelling as you have read in my latest blog where I am unpacking everything my dear Mum and her forebears have kept for so long. If only we had a good car boot sale here, I know where I'd be heading and on which side of the selling I would be.
ReplyDeletep.s. I like your current header, all it needs now is a soupcon of snow and a little robin. A King George must be fairly rare too.
DeleteThe one thing about moving house several times in our married life is that it helped to sort things out regularly
DeleteYou have had some lovely bargains, we don't have car boots here not sure why for we have lots of space in the village, the village does have a jumble sale 3 times a year. We do have lots of charity shops in the little town. I live in a market town which we do get lots of lovely plants etc.
ReplyDeleteHazel c uk
You need a person to organise one and it would be a good fundraiser for a charity. The Scout group we were involved in were the very first place to have a boot sale back in around 1983 I think.
DeleteMay I include another creature the Womble. You see us at flea markets, in charity shops, carboot sales..? One man's junk is a other man's treasure.
ReplyDeleteThere's so much treasure chucked out - which I like finding
DeleteI was joking of course and apologize if it was unwelcome. It's fascinating to look back and remember what did happen to everything. I hope you didn't feel a need to justify things. I've never been to a car boot sale (I don't browse in shops much either) but enjoy them vicariously through your posts and am impressed by how many useful things you find for so little cost.
ReplyDeleteI knew you were joking but it made a good blog post!!
DeleteI came here expecting to read about squirrels, but no you're not a squirrel I would say you are more of a sensible shopper.
ReplyDeleteReal squirrels are a pain
DeleteI enjoy reading about your car boot finds. I read other blogs where the person writes about charity shop clothes purchases. Equally fascinating. I love a bargain and enjoy seeing other peoples finds. Anyway, it's"green" to buy secondhand, good for the planet.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep writing about my finds for you
DeleteI think you are very smart on how you spend your money! I love to see what you buy and then you always tell us what you are going to do with it. I love Bargains!! Keep showing us how we can save our money too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love to search for useful stuff
DeleteKeep on with the car boot shopping! You do good bargains and I enjoy to see all the useful things you find.
ReplyDeleteThank you
Delete-chuckle- Since I never go to such sales, I can't weigh in, on this topic. -smile-
ReplyDelete😊 💛 😊
That's Ok
DeleteFolklore journal....now you've got me thinking! Really love the sound of that.
ReplyDeleteArilx
I'm cutting bits out of old diaries and using some of my scrapbook papers and card making stuff, haven't done much yet
DeleteThrifty consumer...but pray tell me who on earth sells toothpaste at a car boot sale?! x
ReplyDeleteYou just never know - and sensodyne is what I use
DeleteYou are very wise. All those items bought new would cost a fortune. And everything you find gets put to good use. I love your new header!
ReplyDeleteIt's the nearest post box but only fits tiny letter!
DeleteWhile you put your finds to very good use, the car boot sales clearly provide you with great psychological satisfaction, proving your continuing capacity to find and bargain. That's a full justification for the habit.
ReplyDeleteRoderick
Car boot sales are one of the places that it's OK to go to on my own on a Sunday - otherwise Sundays are for families and couples
DeleteI love the way you recycle other people's junk. Apart from the thriftiness, it is so much fun to find a bargain and then to have a purpose for it is a huge bonus. Definitely not a squirrel!
ReplyDeleteI always find your car boot posts very interesting :)
It's the searching that I love
DeleteYou've done really well with all your finds and giving them away or using them without hoarding them. I bet you saved a whole bunch of money! I wish I was so good about sorting things out - I might be that squirrel mentioned.
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