Car Boot Success!

We dragged ourselves out of bed on Sunday because the sun was shining and we needed a bargain fix. The usual car boot has been held in the car park for about 2 months now so I haven't found anything decent for a long time.


Lady luck was shining on me though! Got a pair of french leather gladiator sandals for £2.50:

Now I couldn't decide if they were hideous or actually pretty cool. This often happens at the boot and I have learnt that if I don't buy it I usually regret it. Also, if I later decide they truly are hideous I can flog them on ebay.

The lady who sold them to me was selling a lot of clothes but they didn't appear to be her cast offs. This means the haggling can go one of two ways: either she is selling it for someone, has no idea what its worth and sells it to your for peanuts. Or they're selling it for someone who has told them specifically that they want such and such amount. It was the latter for this lady. She said: "they're my daughters and she wants a fiver for them because they leather and they came from France"

I sniffed a bit and complained how they needed cleaning up as they were pretty knackered then went in at a £2 offer. She didn't like it and said she'd only take a fiver. I said £2.50 and you don't have to take them home. She told me I drive a hard bargain, I smiled sweetly and handed over the cash....! She did mumble something under her breath but you get that A LOT at car boot sales so I ignore it these days.

My second bargain was a lovely cotton dress with rose print for £1:

I love this! It cleaned up really well and is very comfortable. Little bit too big but I might just run a big pleat down the front or back on the sewing machine to make it fit a bit better but can't complain for £1. This was a much easier buy, the woman had loads of old tatty clothes heaped on a mat, I had a good old rummage pulled out the fabric that felt the best quality and ta dah! Lovely little dress. You can always tell if its worth having by coping a feel... if it feels nasty, you won't want to wear it.


That was it for this week, slim pickings in comparison to a summers sunday booting but seeing as its been pretty poor all winter, I'm very happy. Give it a month and we'll be back in the field avoiding the dog crap and wandering toddlers. 


Bliss!