Last Sunday at Truro was really busy with lots of buyers and sellers with tables bulging with BARGAINS. I walked around the stalls when they were setting up and it is a credit to most of the sellers because they have enough time to display their selling items and of course the women win hands down because of their organising skills. I watch as one husband who just stood around like a lost puppy while his wife schleps away displaying his crap to sell. Pay attention and give the lady a hand dear boy, learn from “she the one who knows” I like to compliment sellers if there display is good and if it is not I still say to them. Your stall looks really good, where were you actually standing when you threw it FFS? By the way men this is funny, here is a word of warning that when you pack your boxes of selling items into your cars you must ensure they are secure and safe for the driver and passengers and yourselves! On Sunday two blokie sellers opened their car boots and several boxes of unsecured stock crashed (sounds like breaking glass to me FFS) out of the car and on to the seller’s feet breaking several of the contents, hilarious fun, and stupid buggers to boot! One blokie had some really heavy stuff in one box that appeared to have crushed his toes as he goes hopping and hobbling around his car and he kept calling himself a STUPID COW FFS or at least that’s what I thought until I saw his wife sitting in the car cowered and shaking with laughter at the car boot that HE had packed himself and he was blaming her FFS. So the deal must be that dear missus wifey lady her indoors she the one who is in charge so to speak says to know-all fcuk-all fart-face of a hubby “Darling, if you pack the car I will do the rest and he replies ‘leave it to me I know what I’m doing’ and it seems he couldn’t even do that properly FFS!

Whatever, Truro had several brand new virgin car boot sellers who had ‘never done it before’ (lies) however as a tip I would advise this is probably the best place for the real bargains, but like all virgins just about to lose their car boot virginity so they sodding tell everybody FFS as they blabber ‘this is my first time ever at a Car Boot’ instead of just saying nowt FFS! This is music to dealers ears as they look over the virgins stalls are brimming with goody goods which is an immediate indication that my lovers ‘You my dear mister and missus are just about to get ripped off my novice ‘little old virgin car booters ‘FFS Human nature, see! If you need advice all you have to do is to ask for either Geoff or Lou (wots innit 4 us)
The weather was sodding miserable but at least it stayed dry for most of the afternoon so we arranged to hold the sale at the back car park protected by the cattle & sheep pens from the winds, just we Cornwall locals doing our thing in a very friendly atmosphere and once again especially at Truro everybody including many immigrants got on well together with happy families meeting up and with the wonderful sellers who braved all and now going home hopefully and blissfully with an empty car and loads of dosh to count up cos the buyers were seen carrying out loads and then coming back for loads more of crammed full boxes and carrier bags (not Primark) brimming full of bargains and clothes and Christmas pressies for the family, and why ever not!

This year has not been very kind to our Car Boot Sales firstly there were serious delays at Newquay because housing has taken over the fields that we used last year so reducing the space allotted to us. Another major problem is that busses and passing traffic and people cannot see that there is a BOOT SALE ON despite our signs. This represents a serious loss of opportunities for our sellers to make some money and for buyers to get the bargains! Our worst enemy of the lot is of course the weather that “rained off” or rain affected 10 of our Mitchell Saturday Car Boot Sales and at all of our other locations we had to rain off or rain affected up to 100 Car Boot Sales in total which is no good for our customers. Certainly we will have to review our way forward as they say which will involve price reviews for both buyers and sellers alike at some of our locations and all should be aware that price increases will be inevitable at some location with either a per person admission or parking and admission fees. We have a large 20 acre new location at St Columb Major for 2017 which I am assured will be well supported.