The NEW Mitchell Saturday 31st May 2015
Our day started at 8.00 am with a member of our team putting out the directional signs within a three mile radius of TRETHVAS Farm our new location with a STRICTLY NO DOGS policy part of that signage is that 8 of our display boards state NO DOGS both inside and outside of the location. I get mithered at because there are two dogs that are shut into a car and according to some complainants ‘the dogs can hardly breathe’ There are up to 750 cars in the car park over 3000 men women and their kids 200 odd stalls and people want to monopolise my time over 2 dogs that should definitely not have been in the field.

I checked on the car, there were two dogs a small one who whilst panting seemed in good shape and the larger dog was laying in the boot are of the car which in my opinion had windows open enough to afford a reasonable circulation of air for the dogs.
But you always get someone who wants to go that extra mile and wants to smash the car window? Then what? If I was a dog sitting in a car and someone smashed the windows I would jump out and run like fuck cos some lunatic is smashing up the car. Great idea.

The next suggestion was ‘Call the Police’ ‘Call the RSPCA’ I provide one of our yellow “DOGS COULD DIE IN CARS” to place on the car screen, a man and lady arrived with the man sounding off straight away claiming the larger dog was a GUIDE DOG and that “now there was a Tory Government these boot sales will be closed down and I will get this one closed within a week” and then he repeated his threat to which I replied “You would not and could not get this place closed down all of the time you have got a hole in your butt plug (or similar) you stupid bugger” I object to stupid threats like that especially if some ugly sod is mouthing a load of old tosh at you and he wants the whole world to hear, but my gob was bigger than his so he soon shut TFU-FFS!
Friday the forecast was crap for the afternoon with showers around our start time of 12.30pm. About 35 cars gathered in the drizzle some of the drivers chickening out doing a U-turn followed by a couple more then we got down to 20 and the heavens opened and six more went, the shower stopped and five more arrived sod it lets start the sale, let the sellers have a stall for a fiver and let the public (about 250) in FREE! I feel sorry for our potential customers who chicken out and go early and miss the opportunity to sell, all of Friday’s sellers took good money and the buyers bought some great bargains particularly adults and kids clothing lots of it brand new with tags. I bet some of those BARGAINS were listed on eBay the same day?

Back to Mitchell (no dogs allowed) this is without doubt our best location with stunning views across the countryside and the busy A 30 with all of the traffic on the left of that dual carriageway can get a brilliant view of our Car Boot which from the round-a-bout looks amazing and that my dear sellers this is where the majority of your customers will come from with loads of dosh hopefully. Our new Landlords have enthused and cooperated in every way possible with setting up their farmland to suit our Car Boot Sales and when our season ends the land will return to Mo’s horses and equestrian activities.

On the question of litter we ask all sellers to check on themselves and their neighbours that NO rubbish is left on our farm field sites, it is classed as Fly Tipping which is against the law and we would most definitely take action against any persons leaving unsold items or rubbish. Last Saturday at Mitchell someone had broken a glass fruit bowl and put the broken bits into the hedge where horses feed, this is so irresponsible, respect the countryside FFS!

By the way, I plan to start MITCHELL on Wednesday’s very soon at 12.00 noon and we will return to TRURO on Sundays very soon at the NEW time of 12.00 noon, Penryn will of course continue because it is very popular with the locals and ASDA shoppers who all spend well and it you are selling you WILL take money providing you offer BARGAINS!!