Mitchell today all calm and then……

As we approach the end of season there is no reason for us to make decisions to close any of our Car Boot Sales whilst we are having such good weather. Today’s weather was ideal a bit chilly so that will keep the holidaymakers off the beach and the sale was well supported by eager buyers. A boy of 8 lost his mum and dad, he was so distressed he kept giving us the wrong information, eventually we found out his parents were selling so he was eagerly reunited with father who refused to pay us either a ransom nor a reward! The last girl that was lost was at Newquay and she told us her mum had purple hair, when mum turned up she has mousy brown hair, her daughter was no pleasure to look after and enjoyed being ‘the lost child’ so I couldn’t wait to get rid of the spoilt little madam she recognised me the following week and tried to trip me up as a joke. Amazingly funny for the little moo-face!

I always reckon that over 98% of the sellers are clean living people and they are honest and trustworthy and would not mislead the public by knowingly selling fake jewellery and fake Louis Footon handbags which are apparently worth fortunes. (also I cannot spell his name proper like)

Anyway there I was standing at my car when two young ladies introduced themselves as TRADING STANDARDS officers who had observed two stalls selling questionable jewellery and Footon fake bags and other items. They took several items away from the two stalls which will be examined and analysed to check their authenticity of not.
If you sell any items that you know or believe them to be fake it is certain that eventually you will get caught but what pisses me off is that these ‘fake sellers’ who sell their crap to the tourists and holidaymakers and locals claiming them to be the genuine item. Mr & Mrs Joe Public buy these items in the belief they have bought ‘the genuine article’ so when I see TRADING STANDARDS officers at our locations I know they are helping CARBOOTSCORNWALL to keep all fake stocks away from our locations. Let’s face it if the bag is say a grand to buy direct from Footon and the fakes are say fifty quid at Mitchell Car Boot then Mr Footon will be justifiably pissed off!

Don’t sell fakes at CARBOOTSCORNWALL cos Trading Standards could well feel your collar and it is a horrible experience in front of all the other Car Boot sellers and buyers because they firstly ‘close your stall down’ then they methodically go through every item you are selling then they carry away the items they believe to be fake in clear plastic bags so your humiliation is complete and it makes you SHUDDER with embarrassment and it happened today at Mitchell at 3.00pm. Bottom line; DON’T SELL FAKES!