WHY I LOVE JUMBLE SALES
WHY I LOVE JUMBLE SALES Like any average woman, I'm an avid shopper and I love a good bargain. Often, though, I end up spending more for less and feeling cheated. Sometimes, what I buy doesn't satisfy, its poor quality puts me off completely. Colors run, the dress doesn't fit as it did on the mannequin, etc, etc etc. So I now look forward to jumble sales. Secondhand products aka pre-loved aka 'used' are what make my world complete besides satisfying that feminine gene to shop till I drop. At a jumble sale, I look for things I don't find at regular stores - a wooden ladle at quarter the price, some Tupperware at half the rate, a springform baking dish that I know I'm going to enjoy making cheesecakes in. And then there are things that never crossed my mind but catch my eye, like the magazine holder to hang on my wall or the books that look brand new that I know I could gift some child on his or her birthday. Well, the beauty of the sale lies in two p