So this week me and me friend, HH, hit not one but two carboot sales. The first was one in Glasshoughton. This was EARLY (7am) and I was rewarded with a pair of cropped Prada trousers for my efforts. They cost me the princely sum of £1! Even better they fit perfectly, I just need to dry clean them and they are ready to go.
We then set off to Wetherby carboot which is at the racecourse. Now this is not for the faint hearted, first you need to queue to get in (70p entrance fee) and then it is massive. At numerous points we got to the stage of wanting to give up and go home as it was red hot (I now have a VERY red neck teaching me the importance of preparing for warm and cold weather!) but the thought of bargains ahead kept us going. And boy did the sale provide.
Soon after getting in I spotted this....
Now this is a perfect example of why people get up on a Sunday morning and go hunting. My first thoughts were "That looks like a Louis Vuitton", then when I picked it up it was! My next thought is "Well she is going to want good money for that" and she said £4! I nearly ripped her arm off for it. So £4 later it is mine. A downside with carboot sales is that they are crammed with fakes, I am fairly good at spotting them and usually go by the thought "If in doubt leave it". This however has a suede lining, monogrammed zip pulls and is not one of the popular monogrammed fakes. I am pretty sure it is right. Even better I just checked Ebay and one sold this afternoon for £155! This is why I get up and go hunting - the treasure is just waiting to be found!
Further finds today included these amazing mugs. I am so pleased with them, my heroin mug is a friend for life! So unusual and it just goes to show you never can tell what you will come home with!
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