SHOW AND TELL: Your best bargain buy!
What is it about getting a bargain that is just so satisfying?
From a coffee deal in the morning to getting your dream house at a steal - it's usually a pretty great feeling.
So, what's your best ever buy? Feel free to share your favourites and to add a cheeky photo, too!
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Juliet Docherty
7 years ago
my house project · More InfoVintage Gabbeh £400 ebay. Vintage Gabbeh in rug shop down the road £1600.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
PROAmber Jeavons Ltd
7 years ago
uk1982
7 years agomy ikea kitchen table and chairs from Amazon...grand total of £80. I got my hall mirror in a clearance sale for £45 too.
uk1982
7 years agomy ikea kitchen table with chairs from Amazon...grand total of £80. I got my hall mirror in a clearance sale for £45 too.
uk1982
7 years ago
Luciana
7 years agoOur (probably bespoke) kitchen sofa. We bought it at an (online) auction in London for £400 and paid some £60 more for transport - it was brand new and I've been trying to find another sofa like it (just to see a shop price), but without any success.
view from kitchen 2014 · More InfoThe Poulsen Panthella lamp by the telescope was only £60 from Christopher Wray, normally retails at at least £450. I'm often checking their clearance site, we bought another couple of lights from there at a ridiculously low price. http://shop.christopherwray.com/all-products/page/0/
Also, I got the Eames chair in the corner for some £80 on Ebay; obviously not an original, but it does the job.
Oh, and the cat silhouette outside under the £3 red star (final M&S Xmas sale) was just £1 at Urban Outfitters!!! :))
Rebecca
7 years ago- PRO
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago moiraford
7 years agoAJ love your room, how gorgeous is that??? To follow your lead currently working on an oak dresser I found in one of the sheds when we moved in. Cost nothing but paint, and elbow grease.
Moira
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Amber Jeavons Ltd
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHello Moira,
Ah how lovely, thank you so much!! I too have been pimping a chest of drawers today.. I'll share a pic tomorrow as it's too dark to see it properly.. Excellent! You'll be pleased with your results.. btw... how is the bathroom coming along..? : ))
moiraford
7 years ago- PRO
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