Category Archives: clothes

Charity on your doorstep

  After the harrowing car boot sale last week I was still left with piles of crap.  But every cloud…  and this week it came in the form of junk mail.  Two separate charities – PDSA (vets for pets or some such … Continue reading

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Girlfriends to boot

“If you can’t sell your stuff there, you won’t do it anywhere,” said my friend Ali when I told her I was going to hold a car boot sale at the Birmingham Wholesale Markets this Sunday. “I’ve driven by there … Continue reading

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Wild animal kingdom (aka Primark)

Primark is so good it’s bad.  On any given day in the Bullring in Birmingham, shoppers lug more Primark bags than all the other high street stores combined. We all know the bargains are unbelievable and the clothes are on … Continue reading

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Birthday suit

Your birthday party always calls for a new outfit - especially the big 3-0.  And with the celebrations culminating in a joint party for my Piscean friend and I at a favourite pub in Harborne this weekend I had some shopping … Continue reading

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