There must be some people who have time on their hands on a Sunday to have a lazy day. I dream of having a lazy Sunday but this does not happen much. I must make a note in my diary to have a lazy Sunday and enjoy wallowing in the nothingness of the day.
Two Sunday's ago it was a typical busy Sunday for us with an early start at 6.30am and by 8am we were at the local van hire premises to hire a van for the day so that we could pick us a sofa that we had bought on ebay. We already have two of these Tetrad sofas and we love them as they are so comfortable. We have a midi and a petite and we bought another midi to replace the petite in our lounge. These are the typical shabby chic sofa and as they have loose covers they are great for keeping clean as the covers just go in the washing machine.
The sofa we bought came with plain cream covers and a brand new spare set in a dark cream/ cafe latte colour. A real bargain at just £115.
By 9am we were visiting the local grammar school for a look round their table top sale. The school holds these sales about twice a year and there are some bargains to be had if you get there early enough. I found two large The White Company cushions with feather filled pads for £8 for the two. I wanted the pads rather than the covers as the pads that I currently have in the two large cushions on our bed have seen better days. The covers are lovely and made with silk so I may use these somewhere else in the house.
I also found two lovely votive holders from Partylite that were just 50p each and as you can see from the link these type of votive holders usually retail at around £12 each. They had some wax left in the bottom and were dusty but you have to see through this when you buy second hand items. So a scrape off of the wax with a kitchen knife and a wash in some warm soapy water and they are just like new. They even still have their stickers on the bottom so are as good as new.
By mid afternoon we were in the hire van with the sat nav finding the home of the family we had bought the sofa from. What a beautiful property it was - two cottages knocked into one large home in the middle of the Cheshire countryside surrounded by fields with hens and geese. The sofa was in perfect condition and we had noticed that were selling the same sofa only the largest size - the grand- on eBay without any bids and unsold at the close of the sale. We offered the starting bid to them of £50 and after they accepted we managed to fit this in the hire van. We now have two second hand but "as new" sofas in our lounge with new covers on both of them for the total price of £195 including van hire. These would have cost £4,500 new so it pays to buy second hand.
After chatting with the family I asked if they had anything else they were selling and bought a Kirby vacuum cleaner with all attachments spare bags etc for £10 because the fan was broken. I have already ordered the replacement fan for £12.99 online and viewed how to replace it ourselves on YouTube. I opened up the box of attachments when I got home to find the original selling price was £900 so again I hope to have a fully working Kirby by next week for just £22.99. How I love a bargain!
I have so many other things to tell you and know that I have neglected you all over the last couple of weeks but it has been so busy at work and at home that blogging had been seen as an indulgence. I hope to get some time over Easter to get more posts out there on what we have been doing at home and more on our bargains.
I also found two lovely votive holders from Partylite that were just 50p each and as you can see from the link these type of votive holders usually retail at around £12 each. They had some wax left in the bottom and were dusty but you have to see through this when you buy second hand items. So a scrape off of the wax with a kitchen knife and a wash in some warm soapy water and they are just like new. They even still have their stickers on the bottom so are as good as new.
By mid afternoon we were in the hire van with the sat nav finding the home of the family we had bought the sofa from. What a beautiful property it was - two cottages knocked into one large home in the middle of the Cheshire countryside surrounded by fields with hens and geese. The sofa was in perfect condition and we had noticed that were selling the same sofa only the largest size - the grand- on eBay without any bids and unsold at the close of the sale. We offered the starting bid to them of £50 and after they accepted we managed to fit this in the hire van. We now have two second hand but "as new" sofas in our lounge with new covers on both of them for the total price of £195 including van hire. These would have cost £4,500 new so it pays to buy second hand.
After chatting with the family I asked if they had anything else they were selling and bought a Kirby vacuum cleaner with all attachments spare bags etc for £10 because the fan was broken. I have already ordered the replacement fan for £12.99 online and viewed how to replace it ourselves on YouTube. I opened up the box of attachments when I got home to find the original selling price was £900 so again I hope to have a fully working Kirby by next week for just £22.99. How I love a bargain!
I have so many other things to tell you and know that I have neglected you all over the last couple of weeks but it has been so busy at work and at home that blogging had been seen as an indulgence. I hope to get some time over Easter to get more posts out there on what we have been doing at home and more on our bargains.
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