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Monday, 28 March 2011

Magpie Monday - second-hand finds

I love Magpie Monday where bloggers celebrate bargains they have acquired from charity shops, freegle, ebay, netmums, family and friends etc.

I am always shopping for second-hand finds so often wonder what to feature on Magpie Monday. Should I post all the artwork I have found? The books? The quirky? The funny? The embarrassing?

This week, I have decided to feature two recent finds.

At Christmas, I was mortified when I served a frankly superb Christmas dinner but on all manner of mismatched crockery. I determined then that I would buy a dinner service and would know the right one when I found it.




I picked one up a couple of months ago. Classical enough to not be too on trend but to last a lifetime. Lots of bits too including plates, cups, tureen, teapot, sandwich plates, napkin rings, butter dish, salt and pepper pots. Buying this makes me feel almost like a grown-up!




Of course, I can always find something else that I "need" and if you have the dinner service, you need a dresser to display it on, right?




So I was very happy to pick up a dresser via Netmums!




Now, here is the quiz, how much in total did I pay for this lot? Leave me a comment with your guess and I will reveal all next week.

Me and My Shadow
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22 comments:

  1. ChrisTea And Cakes28 March 2011 at 04:51

    OMG! I think this dinner service matches the tea set I got at the weekend!!!!! Got a spare cup or milk jug????

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  3. mumsarcade28 March 2011 at 04:58

    It does indeed!
    Maybe I could let you have the spare cup if you get closest to guessing how much I paid for the set and the dresser!
    Milk jug - just have the one so am keeping it.

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  4. ChrisTea And Cakes28 March 2011 at 05:09

    LOL - If my bargain is anything to go by I hope you got it all for an absolute steal, hmmm my guess £22.77 the lot. :)

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  5. ChrisTea And Cakes28 March 2011 at 05:10

    I'm wondering if our finds are part of the same set, where in the UK are you? I'm in Bedfordshire.

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  6. Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms28 March 2011 at 05:12

    Ooh I like this game! £43.99. Dunno why I picked this number - just the first thing that came into my head.

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  7. Liz Burton28 March 2011 at 05:18

    OMG!! Just read Christea and Cakes post. What are the chances!!!

    I reckon you paid £15 for the dinner service and £60 for the dresser (lovely as they are we used to get lots of these donated to my charity shop and we couldn't give them away. Seems people don't have the room these days, and nobody wanted dark wood :0(

    If I win, I bequeath your spare cup to Chris! x

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  8. mumsarcade28 March 2011 at 05:21

    I am miles away from Chris Tea and Cakes in Yorkshire.
    I liked the dark wood cos that bit different from usual pine look and also I loved the curly bit at the top.
    I am saying nothing till next week about your guesses but the person who wins, I will send them a prize that I think suits them!

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  9. Liz Burton28 March 2011 at 05:27

    LOL! If I win, I hope you've got some elbow pads and plasters to send me ;0) And a crash hat!

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  10. Unknown28 March 2011 at 05:32

    I think the dreser was FREE and I think the dinner service was £20.

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  11. ChrisTea And Cakes28 March 2011 at 05:42

    We are obviously Magpies with taste. Would you mind if I copied your pic of the dinner service for a blog post about the coincidence, I would credit you and put a link to your blog. Let me know what you think, thanks!

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  12. mumsarcade28 March 2011 at 06:00

    ChrisTeandCakes - of course, feel free but do provide the link to my blog please

    MissieLizzie - can think of lots I could buy you lol

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  13. Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]28 March 2011 at 06:00

    Lovely dinner service and I like your thinking re: something to display it on! Wow, as to how much it all cost that's quite hard, round here I've seen just teasets priced at £45. Hmm, I'm going to guess the dinner service was a steal at £20, and your fabulous dresser was £30.

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  14. ChrisTea And Cakes28 March 2011 at 06:06

    Thanks Mumsarcade, post with link up now here http://christeaandcakes.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-small-world.html

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  15. Jane28 March 2011 at 06:52

    fantastic finds and id take a guess at £15 for the dinner service and £30 for the dresser!
    im probably wayyyy off lol

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  16. Becky (Hazel and Blue)28 March 2011 at 07:10

    Wow! What an amazing fluke that both you and Chris have the same dinner/tea set, on the smae Magpie Monday! My estimated guess would be £18 pounds?? I think £8.00 pounds for the dinner set and £10 pounds for the dresser. Beautiful dinner set though. Bx

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  17. Anonymous28 March 2011 at 09:34

    I thought I was seeing things when I read this after seeing the tea service on Chris's post. I am so envious. I reckon £35 for the china and if you only paid that then a REAL bargain and £50 for the dresser.

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  18. WhiteLily28 March 2011 at 10:27

    Deja vu!! lol!! Just beautiful! It's not the set I saw for £33 is it? lol

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  19. karen jones28 March 2011 at 10:50

    Fab china. I think you paid £12.50 for the china and £35 for the dresser. Its a gorgeous style. I would certainly strip it and paint it white : ) (but then you knew I would say that didn't you ? ) xx

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  20. Emma@christmascupboard28 March 2011 at 11:07

    How lovely! Cant wait to se what you paid for them x

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  21. Caroline29 March 2011 at 00:27

    No idea what you paid for it all, but I do love that dinner service - very classy.

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  22. Scarlett29 March 2011 at 00:43

    So in need of getting a dresser, ive been after one for ages! I think you paid £14 for the service (which would be a bargain!) and i think you got the dresser for a steal of £20. Looking forward to finding out :o) Scarlett x

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