General Chat

I do enjoy going to a jumble sale......it's not just because of the chance that the elusive Ming dynasty vase or Clarice Cliff tea set might just turn up for 20p ( ever the optimist )..........its just the atmosphere in general and the chance to "people watch" that appeals to me.

I never manage to be one of the first in , that is the place of the "elite" jumblers.....the early birds ( who no doubt get all the Mings) they must arrive at least an hour before opening.

Different folk use different tactics to get the best places at the tables , pushing and shoving , weaving and the long arm stretch.....but by far , the worse ones to encounter at close quaters are "the stinkers "....they can clear a space at the table in seconds and none can withstand them, they ae worse than germ warfare..........we have three in our area and they go to all the jumble sales ( yet they are always wearing the same clothes ? )

I am looking forward to 2.30pm tomorrow ,Methodist church hall , here I come........wish me luck : )

Amanda

Never ceased to amaze me when I used to help at jumble sales 30 years ago, the number of thieves there are. you have to have eyes in the back of your head. I would suggest you watch your bag closely too.

ann
Glos

Indeed Ann........I was chatting to a lady once in a jumble sale queue, who had had her purse stolen on one occasion........I take loose change in my pockets and my bag crossed over my front.....thank you for the warning though.

Amanda

At a jumble sale once , I bought two "barley twist" dining chairs ( for £1 each ) , lugged them all the way home , thinking I had swooped a bargin , only to find out they were riddled with wood worm , the legs snapped off very quickly : (

I like the sound of the Harrods bag........lol

It's awful that people actually steal the clothes from jumble sales , it's not as if it is going to cost much , I don't understand that at all.

i to love going to jumble sales in the village where we live there are lots going on we have 2 tomorrow both for good causes just recently i got 2 brand new m&s blouses for 20p each and a pair of boots for 10p .i like the excitement of it i also just take lose change & a posh bag .have to go out in morning but hope to catch the later one .good hunting everyone lots more people are going to jumbles these days

We rarely have jumble sales in our village.

Ann
glos

I love going to jumble sales/flea markets, but you don't find any really juicy ones nowadays.

Claddagh........people are getting wiser about collectables etc in general so it isn't often that one finds anything that is actually worth anything but none the less the bargins are still out there.......lol

But having said that , I'll buy any old tat when the jumble excitement is on me........lol

I keep finding myself thinking just how many lady bird books do I really need just because they remind me of happy childhood days.......but at 5p a bung I just can't leave them there : )

Amanda, you would love the Jumbly in Norwich today then! It is in a lovely hall in the centre of Norwich and the Sea Scouts organise it, renting out stalls to all and sundry so there are dozens of different stalls, used to go a lot when my son was small but daren't go nowadays, I have enough 'treasures' for the mo. When I have finally sorted out my house and all my stuff, maybe I can start going to sales again and finding bargains lol
Have fun
Lizx

Liz.........I think I'd probably go berserk if I was let loose in the jumbly you are speaking about........lol
It sounds fantastic.

I'll be off in half an hour to join the queue for the jumble today.
It is rather a large hall that had a stage at one end.
On the stage are usually the small items of furniture etc and most of the jumble goers head straight up there..........how nobody has ever been shoved off onto the table of glassware and china I don't know,its like diceing with death sometimes......lol

I wonder what treasures I'll find today : )

Amanda

I daren't go anywhere near any jumble sales at the mo, as I would not have any will power to resist bargains lol
Hope you have a lovely time

Lizxx

Liz.........well that was a dull jumble sale : (

Not even any bric-a brac..........I'm disappointed.

Got a few items of clothing and two Puddle Lane ladybird books.

I think I'll have to pester my OH to take me to some village jumbles........might find better pickings there.

Amanda x

I once brought a Harrods wicker basket from a jumble sale for 20p!

I use it to store the loo rolls.

Amanda are you the same Amanda that was helping me with William Poole if so when my computer crashed and I got a new I lost your email address

Margaret

No Margaret , that must be the other Amanda.

She has a thread about cooking apples ( on chat I think ? ) and the A-Zof garden flowers.

That sounds like a swoop Paul......no chance of a Harrods anything in my neck of the woods......lol

I love a jumble sale too Although haven't been to for ages!

Last time I went to one was at Huntingdon. I brought an Antique map of Norfolk for £7. Got it valued, and it was worth - quite a bit more - £1500. lol

I remember going to the jumble sales with my mum when I was younger, she used to ask me to haggle with the "jumbler" for items she wanted, as me being a kid, used to get them cheaper! My mum used to set me a price, and whatever got the item to, I was allowed to keep the difference.

I remember my best one was a decorative plate I managed to get down from £5, to 50p! lol

Well Paul I was rather hopeing to find a Ming vase today..........lol

Good for you in finding such a worthy item.Did you have an idea that the map was going to be worth a lot or did you just buy it because you liked it ?

Well, I liked it. But I thought "It looks old, and it's in good nick, it's got to be worth more than £7!", So I thought I couldn't refuse. - Didn't bother haggling with that one either. lol