The worst thing that has happened to Car Boots Cornwall in all of its 27 years is the dog’s issue which has escalated our operating costs completely out of all proportion with threats and abuse from dog owners who disagree with our policies. It is nothing personal to anyone in particular, rules are rules (voted by the majority) but this type of friction towards members of our teams does nothing to enhance the Community Car Boot spirits and atmospheres. It also makes me feel like throwing myself in front of some old grannies and their Zimmer frames and end it all once and for all FFS! But, I do seriously believe that very soon DOGS will NOT be allowed to come to Car Boot Sales at all in the interests of Public Health & Safety. To those who own dogs (I also am a dog owner) and they do not agree with this policy (of course they won’t) then you will have to suck it up babes, you don’t take your dogs to Marks & Spencer’s nor Morrison’s nor Tesco’s nor Lidl’s nor Sainsbury’s nor the dreaded Asda do you? You are the pack leader in your household so tell your dog to stay at home and it has no other choice other than to shut up be shut in the house and then you can have some ‘ME time’ Be the boss!!

My mate Paul is the owner of Pauls Car Boot Sales in Taunton. He runs his sales more or less the same way as CBC but they do have a total ban on dogs at their Car Boot Sales “No Dogs Allowed” Paul’s business has suffered NO LOSS as a result of the ban supported by the majority of his customers of which I admire very much. Paul charges £1.00 admission to his sales to meet the high operating costs of running Car Boot Sales. I absolutely support the £1.00 charge or a Car Parking Charge and I do predict that we will have to change our admission and parking charges at some of our locations for our 2017 main season. Paul is a good mate he would like to buy CBC I wouldn’t mind a swap maybe. Taunton’s lovely? But then, could I desert all of those lovely regular sellers and buyers and their kids and Bee dogs? In a word! YES!!!

We, that is CBC and our customers, that is you our loyal (to yourselves) sellers and buyers have all had a dreadful season so far this year due to the rotten weather and the most disappointing holdups at Newquay contributing to some up-country sellers avoiding Cornwall this year. We have lost several Market Traders for the season due to the serious delays with Newquay. Lots of our young mums were affected by the problems and delays to the start of our season at Newquay as they were unable to do as in previous years.
Once they had got the kids off to school in the morning they could come to sell at Newquay for a couple of hours, make a few quids then back home in time to get the kids back from school! Happiness is! But with the 8 weeks delay then with the piss poor weather it has all taken its toll on people who rely on earning money at our Car Boot Sales. I am sorry for all customers especially our special Mumsies. Go for it ladies we have about 8 weeks before the end of the season at Newquay, or so the Landlord assures me, haven’t we been here before dears?

Landlords are paid their rents and are not seen in most cases, all they have to do is just leave us to make ‘our own business’ decisions and we in return will leave your location clean and tidy and secure and pay an exceptionally good rent in cash in return for using their lands prepared and ready with ‘public safety’ as a priority for our Car Boot Sales and our customers. Your land could earn more money in half a day than it could earn in a month?

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Geoff