New York | Hells Kitchen Flea Market

Something I really wanted to do in New York was look around thrift stores and flea markets, well I failed big time at this apart from going to Hells Kitchen Flea Market, which is on every weekend, weather permitting, and is free. It also turns out that hardly anyone turns up to sell when it's zero degrees and keeps trying to snow, but we nosed at what was there none the less.

If I'd been able to get it home I definitely would have bought this record player, the colour and style are so awesome!!

I was hoping to find some vintage pyrex or the like but there were slim pickings so I left empty handed. I wouldn't have minded a few dozen vintage baubles too, those colours!!

Sarah

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Monthly Thrift | October

Hello lovelies, I'm back with another thrifty post. Not a bad haul from October, although I'm beginning to run out of room. This month I found....

A collection of pyrex dishes from a variety of charity shops...

After recent jaunts in search of mushrooms & toadstools, I was pretty chuffed to finally find a Fungi Observer book. It's now living in my camera bag...

I nabbed these vintage curtains from the British Heart Foundation shop. I LOVE the fabric and intend on turning them into a dress (I'm looking forward to a winter full of sewing)...

October was very successful for vinyl hunting. My collection is looking pretty good now and I'm glad to have found a couple more Christmas albums to get in the festive spirit....

Monthly Thrift | September

I just realised we're almost at the end of October and I haven't shared last months thrifty finds with you yet... I didn't find a lot in September but what I did find was pretty awesome...

This floral vintage M&S skirt was £2.99 | Force...

These records ranged from 50p - £1 | boot sale...

I'm still collecting Readers Digest books, this one was 20p and the stainless steel fork was £1 | boot sale...

Not so thrifty but I've regretted selling my Megadrive ever since I got rid of it and I was chuffed to bits to pick this bundle up from a local independent game shop in Exeter for £25 | Critical Mass

I picked up these chairs for £4, they're my new allotment chairs for when I need a tea break from all the digging | boot sale

I didn't buy these but a seller at the boot sale had a bunch of old Roberts radios, I'm regretting not getting one now...

Hopefully October's finds will come earlier in the month next time!!

Sarah

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Monthly Thrift | August

August was a bit quieter on the old thrift front but the things I did find were pretty awesome...

I picked up this vintage dress for £2.99

These old film cameras were also £2.99 each. I'm not sure if they work yet but I can't wait to find out.

I picked up a couple more Readers Digest books for my collection, it turns out I'm a sucker for cute illustrated books, ok ok I like the pictures.

The Exeter Record Fair was on again but I restrained myself and picked up these 3 to add to my vinyl collection...

On Sunday we went to two car boot sales, the first one at 6am where we actually arrived before the sellers had been let in. This meant we scored some treasures as they were being unpacked so it was worth it. The afternoon boot sale sucked, which you can see from my brothers face. Rich was pretty happy with finding a storm trooper helmet though, he also found a NECA Labyrinth figure of Bowie for £6 that sell for £30-£100 online, needless to say he's chuffed.

Have you been thrifting lately? What did you find?

Sarah

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Monthly thrift | July

July was awesome on the thrifting front and I'm so chuffed with some of my purchases...

These two cases and camera bag were £10 for all three

I love these jars with weird faces, this guy was 50p at the car boot

I picked up these records at the car boot and from the Hospice shop for a grand total of £1.49

These butterflies were gifted to me by Rich's Dad, I LOVE them!

A couple more observers and Readers Digest books to add to my collections

 

This Imperial typewriter was £3 at the car boot

While browsing on Gumtree I saw this dresser and instantly fell in love. When we arrived at the house to collect it turned out the couple were clearing their uncles house and there were all sorts of treasures. I scored this footstool for £3 and the dresser for £15, I don't have room for the mirror to be on it just yet but I am smitten.

Another great thing about the car boot is the fruit and veg stalls, I picked up a tray of nectarines for £3.

 

Sid the camera guy is at the boot sale every week without fail and is an absolute gem. I've nicknamed him Sid Delicious (not vicious) because he's just so lovely, and I love old people.

 

We've seen some great classic cars while we've been out thrifting, and some not so great dolls!

Happy thrifting.

Sarah

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Monthly thrift | June

One thing I vowed to do in the new year was shop more sustainably. After joining the gym I wanted to stop spending money on clothes (as I've been hoping they wouldn't fit before long), and make more sensible purchases instead. As I work in the city center I spend most of my lunch breaks wandering around the shops just so that I can stretch my legs and get some fresh air, but with that comes spending money. So, I've been spending more time rummaging through charity/thrift shops, and less in high street shops. It definitely curbs my spending as 9 times out of 10 I don't find anything I want, likewise with going to the car boot sale.

Since the weather warmed up, Rich and I have dragged our sleepy behinds out of bed at 7am every Sunday to go to the car boot sale. There are times (like last weekend), where I find nothing. But there are also times when I leave with a bag full of goodies. My record collection has probably doubled in size so far this summer thanks to the 50p-£1 bargains. I know that if they are a bit dirty that it isn't the end of the world, in the long run it will save me a fortune. It also helps that Rich's Dad is a record dealer, so he cleans them for me, and gets us into the record fair for free - win win!

While thinking about things I'd like to blog about I thought I would write a regular post on what thrifty purchases I had made each month. So what have I been buying....?

A whole lot of records. All of these came in at under £30, including some mint condition vinyl...

 

Something else I collect is old Readers Digest books. I love the illustrations and how informative they are, they're great coffee table books...

 

I snapped up these vintage treats in local thrift and vintage stores, I can't wait to wear the dress very soon...

Sarah

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