16/08/2004
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH!
Yes, I'm recovered- just.
Picnic-making at dawn, and on the road by seven on a Sunday ain't for me... But thousands of people, all across the country, are avid car-booters. So, here's the skinny:
If you want to get rid of your junk, there's no better way- but expect to ask pennies for things you know have worth, unless you want to arrive home with the same bundle of junk you set out with.
Be prepared for dealers to swarm the moment you turn the car engine off.
'No, I don't have any jewellery, or antiques-' (How dumb do they think we are??!!)
You have to keep that smile firmly fixed, (and try not to slide narrowed glances at your neighbours each time they attract a swarm of interest!!)
I was lucky- we were mob-handed, and I even turned dh into a market trader for the morning- though he put his foot down at eleven, and declared, 'Enough!'
Would I do it again???
It's a bit like childbirth- give me a month or two to forget the pain of letting a hardly worn Max Mara coat go for £30, and I'll let you know!
Enjoy the summer, and happy reading!
Love
Susan
ps. Oh, and I'm off to the Charity shop this morning with all those things I couldn't bear to let go for pennies. (and if you ask me what I really think, that's where I should have gone in the first place!) SX
Picnic-making at dawn, and on the road by seven on a Sunday ain't for me... But thousands of people, all across the country, are avid car-booters. So, here's the skinny:
If you want to get rid of your junk, there's no better way- but expect to ask pennies for things you know have worth, unless you want to arrive home with the same bundle of junk you set out with.
Be prepared for dealers to swarm the moment you turn the car engine off.
'No, I don't have any jewellery, or antiques-' (How dumb do they think we are??!!)
You have to keep that smile firmly fixed, (and try not to slide narrowed glances at your neighbours each time they attract a swarm of interest!!)
I was lucky- we were mob-handed, and I even turned dh into a market trader for the morning- though he put his foot down at eleven, and declared, 'Enough!'
Would I do it again???
It's a bit like childbirth- give me a month or two to forget the pain of letting a hardly worn Max Mara coat go for £30, and I'll let you know!
Enjoy the summer, and happy reading!
Love
Susan
ps. Oh, and I'm off to the Charity shop this morning with all those things I couldn't bear to let go for pennies. (and if you ask me what I really think, that's where I should have gone in the first place!) SX
