...................weather permitting.....tomorrow..............and the forecast is looking OK.
I started a list of what to look for this year
- Clothes Pegs. Just ordinary wooden ones with a spring. I tend to use these for pegging all sorts of things in the garden and bags in the freezer and then the number I have to actually peg out clothes gets less until there are hardly any in the peg bag.
- Small ceramic oblong pie dishes. Had to chuck out two small ones last year - both really badly crackled glaze.
- A new sieve - one of mine has a crack in the rim
- Interesting looking books
- Christmas Crackers
- Birthday cards - especially for men
- Useful things from house clearance people - like half used packs of baking parchment, foil, cling film etc
- A Pretty plate for Spring display - cheap
- Jigsaws for next autumn/winter
Then I was in Stowmarket a couple of weeks ago and went in the Barnardo's Charity shop where I saw a pack of pegs for £1.50 - plus the Grandson card for 50p.
So one thing crossed off before the first boot-sale even happens.
Probably far too wet underfoot for the Sunday boot-sale to start although their website says they will try, but I don't fancy getting stuck on their soggy car park.
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Sue
I love the lists,
ReplyDeleteso you get exactly what you need!
Hopefully - although it's all luck
DeleteI must copy this tip, and keep a list on my phone.
ReplyDeleteI expect my list will only get as far as this blog!
DeleteI keep a list in my little notebook for visiting charity shops. I feel it's better to browse for a purpose rather than being sucked in by something pretty I don't need.
ReplyDeletePenny
I used to keep a list in my bag but then I'd forget to look at it
DeleteNow, if you were to nip over to West sussex you could choose some of the small le creuset pie dishes I've stacked up ready for a charity shop run...
ReplyDeleteThey sound exactly what I need, although it was a Le Crueset that got so badly crazed that I daren't use it any more in case it broke
DeleteThank you for the inspiration - making a list sounds perfect.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good idea I don't always remember!
DeletePegs, yes. I use them all the time for bags, never peg clothes with them.
ReplyDeleteI have clothes pegged out today - it's actually fine and sunny - nice to have new pegs to use
DeleteHope you have good luck at the sale on Sunday. Can you park somewhere else drier and walk in?
ReplyDeleteSaturday will be OK, Sunday will probably be cancelled
DeleteI really like that you have a list for car boot sale purchases, and you usually do quite well with it don't you. I use pegs for so many things, and yes like you I end up with fewer and fewer in the actually peg basket and lots in the kitchen drawer. I hope you get to the Saturday car boot sale, even if the Sunday one is too muddy.
ReplyDeleteSunday one definitely cancelled - Saturday looks OK - fingers crossed
DeleteVictoria Wood once said the only time their would be a revolution in England would be if they banned carboot sales. I think I agree.
ReplyDeleteYou might be right - they would certainly be missed by many people
DeleteThere not their.
ReplyDeleteI wish car boot, or trunks, as we call them were a thing here. We do get garage and yard sales but have to go house to house. Occasionally churches have sales. I need to both cull to get rid of things, and like you, make a list of actual needs. I could use a second circle pie plate, glass or ceramic, and garden pots.
ReplyDeleteI think someone is missing a trick by not getting car-boot sales started where you are. It only needs a school playing field or similar and advertising!
DeleteI had a list for estate sales, church sales, yard sales, etc. for about five years and finally caught it up and now I need to start my new 'wish list / needs list' again as the church sales have started and weather getting better! Dawn P. Albany, GA USA
ReplyDeleteHope you find some exciting things this year
DeleteYour list provides a good guide for shopping.
ReplyDeleteI make a grocery list and often forget to take it with me. I start walking the isles and try to remember the items on the list. I usually come home with everything on the list plus sale items and things that just look good.
I'd love car boot sales. Unfortunately, we have nothing like them.
If I leave home in a hurry I sometimes forget my shopping list, now I often pop it in my purse the night before
DeleteYou have a great list of items to look for and you even managed to get a few before the car boot sales start.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
It's good to have a list for boot sales. I should do that with garage sale season coming up here - well, in a couple of months lol. I do like this one charity shop I go to as they bundle cards 10 for $1. Not bad at all!
ReplyDeleteI love that you look around and go to these things with a list. I enjoyed the carboot we went to very much.
ReplyDeleteI love a good rummage around a car boot sale. I hope that you find the things that you need! Enjoy the weekend! 😁
ReplyDeleteMorrisons have some small oval pie dishes - pottery - for about £2.50 each - take a look. They're about six inches long and fairly deep for their size. I was looking for gratin dishes so these are a bit bigger than I want but may be what you're looking for. Elaine (love the blog Sue, read your happenings for years now)
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