tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845295504148794874.post2406419259138189686..comments2024-03-28T21:37:53.823+00:00Comments on Shrimpton and Perfect: Calling All Scrimpy Bloggers - 30 Ways to Save £1.Shrimpton and Perfecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845295504148794874.post-4140636321664290492013-04-23T09:45:38.378+01:002013-04-23T09:45:38.378+01:00Hello Gill, sounds like we've been living para...Hello Gill, sounds like we've been living parallel lives. I agree it's a truly great feeling to find something with integrity and beauty at a bargain price, such a buzz.<br /><br />The best of everything for the best price it's the way to live.<br /><br />Jean xxShrimpton and Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845295504148794874.post-70288279694377978972013-04-22T19:23:05.056+01:002013-04-22T19:23:05.056+01:00Wow!! So many thrifty tips Jean! Glad to know I...Wow!! So many thrifty tips Jean! Glad to know I'm already wised up to some of them, but good to come across lots of new ones too. Thanks for sharing them, and for sharing the competition.<br />I've enjoyed the thrill of hunting bargain vintage furniture, fabric and clothes since my teens (now in my 50s), and have found absolute treasures for my home for a few pounds including my best buys, a pair of antique victorian oil paintings (£12 at a boot fair,value approx £900)and an arts and crafts Liberty table in a junk shop for £5 (worth £500!).<br />Nothing like grabbing a bargain to set the pulse racing!<br />Gill xxgillyflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410673843788487544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845295504148794874.post-55041151405559713852013-04-22T16:33:07.646+01:002013-04-22T16:33:07.646+01:00You sound like my kind of canny thrifter.
Jean xxYou sound like my kind of canny thrifter.<br />Jean xxShrimpton and Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845295504148794874.post-84259303069964801092013-04-22T16:31:20.043+01:002013-04-22T16:31:20.043+01:00So true Nilly. I have been buying nice old pieces ...So true Nilly. I have been buying nice old pieces of furniture all my adult life, eventually selling them on and using the money to buy other pieces.<br />Jean xxShrimpton and Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845295504148794874.post-6747708217229013672013-04-21T23:00:56.094+01:002013-04-21T23:00:56.094+01:00Blimey - you are good at scrimping! I'm strugg...Blimey - you are good at scrimping! I'm struggling to think of more tips, but I'm relieved to find I'm already doing most of yours.<br />As I'm in the trade, I'd better say "Antiques are Green". Very true and I love all my old furnishings like old friends - I NEVER replace any, unless they completely disintegrate. Also, if you do want to replace antiques you might even make a bit of money when you sell them.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845295504148794874.post-5757194141982115772013-04-20T21:43:20.983+01:002013-04-20T21:43:20.983+01:00Glad your back, and great tips. I love the idea of...Glad your back, and great tips. I love the idea of using wallpaper as gift wrap, also about sharing the magazine subscription. The tip is a great place to find treasures, most of our vintage furniture is either from the tip or freecycle. My best finds were an Ercol chair and a singer sewing machine base. I love a bit of thriftiness.Sundayatwindsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050790921560733035noreply@blogger.com