On Sunday it rained all day so going to a car boot sale was out of the question. We lazed around the house which is something we rarely do but we both felt tired and in need of a lazy day. Bank holiday Monday was different and we were at the Cheshire car boot sale for 7.30 am with lots of bargains in need of finding.
My first purchases were from one lady who had a box with everything for 50p. I bought three items and was delighted with this cute candle holder containing a Yankee Candles votive in rain washed berries scent. These are £1.80 to buy so why she would sell the whole set for 50p is beyond me. Equally I got this lovely Marks & Spencer gift set in Peony scent containing a mug with travel size shower gel and hand cream for 50p. Finally I got a Heathcote & Ivory gift set with Rose scented shower gel and body cream. I find these travel sizes are great for weekends away.
I found some Burberry sunglasses which had been gently worn with a case which is as new for just £2. I wil keep these in the car and use them for driving in sunny weather.
I am as usual on the look out for gifts for Christmas and managed to but a few items to put away for my extended family. I like Boots No7 products and use a a lot of it myself so was pleased to find this men's gift set for just £2. It contains full sized products and these would normally cost £7.50 each so at £1 an item this set was a bargain. I will put this away for my nephew for Christmas.
The other gifts I found were a number of Soap & Glory items such as this full sized bottle of bubble bath and a box full of 5 travel sized products. The travel sized items are Clean on Me shower gel, Hand Food hand team, Heel Genius heel cream and two pots of Righteous Butter body cream. The whole lot was £5. The full sized bubble bath alone is normally £6 and the travel sizes are usually £2.50 each so I reckon I have £18.50 worth for £5. I even found a Soap & Glory toiletry bag for 50p.
As is my usual way I came home with a selection of magazines. The June and May 2015 editions of Cheshire Life and Cheshire Magazine were 50p each which is good value as these are out at the moment and cost £3.99/£4. The other magazines were just 10p each.
I also came home with a selection of DVDs which ranged in price from 25p to £1 for the boxed sets. I bought the Bear Gryls 3 DVDs box set for my brother-in-law for £1 and will put this away to form part of his Christmas present. It is as new and looks like it may have been watched once. The other boxed sets I bought were Black Adder - series 2 and 3. I have series 4 already and am just missing series 1 now.
My favourite bargain of the day is this beautiful Marcel Wanders wine cooler from Marks & Spencer. I paid £2 for this and they are currently selling for £25 in M&S. Both David and myself love the designs of Marcel Wandesr and we have a few of his gems already from a scarf to Christmas Tree decorations. This will look lovely on the dining table keeping our wine chilled. I love the etched pattern design on it and think this looks so interesting compared to the plain brushed steel one that we currently use.
I am really looking for two matching throws for over the arm of one side of each of our two settees. I found two last week that were in excellent condition, lovely fabric but totally the wrong colour and they were only £1 for the two. Frustrating to say the least. We always say that if you go looking for something in particular you will not find it so don't go looking and what you want will fall in your lap. I hope this happens next week.
I found some Burberry sunglasses which had been gently worn with a case which is as new for just £2. I wil keep these in the car and use them for driving in sunny weather.
I am as usual on the look out for gifts for Christmas and managed to but a few items to put away for my extended family. I like Boots No7 products and use a a lot of it myself so was pleased to find this men's gift set for just £2. It contains full sized products and these would normally cost £7.50 each so at £1 an item this set was a bargain. I will put this away for my nephew for Christmas.
The other gifts I found were a number of Soap & Glory items such as this full sized bottle of bubble bath and a box full of 5 travel sized products. The travel sized items are Clean on Me shower gel, Hand Food hand team, Heel Genius heel cream and two pots of Righteous Butter body cream. The whole lot was £5. The full sized bubble bath alone is normally £6 and the travel sizes are usually £2.50 each so I reckon I have £18.50 worth for £5. I even found a Soap & Glory toiletry bag for 50p.
As is my usual way I came home with a selection of magazines. The June and May 2015 editions of Cheshire Life and Cheshire Magazine were 50p each which is good value as these are out at the moment and cost £3.99/£4. The other magazines were just 10p each.
I also came home with a selection of DVDs which ranged in price from 25p to £1 for the boxed sets. I bought the Bear Gryls 3 DVDs box set for my brother-in-law for £1 and will put this away to form part of his Christmas present. It is as new and looks like it may have been watched once. The other boxed sets I bought were Black Adder - series 2 and 3. I have series 4 already and am just missing series 1 now.
I am really looking for two matching throws for over the arm of one side of each of our two settees. I found two last week that were in excellent condition, lovely fabric but totally the wrong colour and they were only £1 for the two. Frustrating to say the least. We always say that if you go looking for something in particular you will not find it so don't go looking and what you want will fall in your lap. I hope this happens next week.
2 comments:
Great finds again, well done!
I found recently from my local charity shop a genuine Burberry bag for £5 and I use it everyday since :)
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Well done you on your bargain find. I always get a great feeling when I find a bargain and hope you enjoy your bargain designer bag.
Mrs Danvers x
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