
I'm now the owner of a monster trampoline that's nearly too big for the garden. Tell us your retail disasters and triumphs.
( , Thu 21 May 2009, 11:52)
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Was browsing in a junk shop in Devon one day.
The way I've built up my collection of fine art and antiquities is by making sure that I never leave such an establishment without making a purchase. This was proving to be difficult as this shop contained the sort of crap that would ruin the interior of a skip.
Then, I spotted an item with some potential: a cheap plastic clock with a photograph of a black couple on their wedding day. They were dressed in typical English wedding garb: white dress, light grey suit, that type of thing.
OK so it wasn't exactly stunning but I could envisage the hilarious exchanges that might take place if I bought it and if I ever had a visitor to my house:
"Who are they?"
"No idea"
"Lol"
"Pffft"
And you can never have enough clocks.
"How much is that clock?"
"Thirty five"
I dug into my pocket and pulled out 50 pence.
"Thirty five pence, most reasonable, I'll take it"
"No, thirty five pounds"
I almost fell over backwards. A moments silence followed before I gathered myself and asked for some explanation or had I misheard.
"What?"
"Tribal art" he said, "very sought after".
Another moment of stunned silence followed.
"Tribal art! That's not tribal art, that's a photo of two people on their wedding day stuck on a cheap clock".
"Yes but they're black"
"They might be black mate but their not from flipping Nigeria"
He wouldn't have it, wouldn't budge on his price, I even offered him £20, waved it in front of his face for a laugh but he insisted he could easily get £35 if not more.
I left that particular Aladdin's Cave empty handed.
( , Thu 21 May 2009, 17:19, 3 replies)

It amazes me that some people think that common crap is worth something, good that you had a laugh and left him to his crap. It's probably still there.
( , Thu 21 May 2009, 22:43, closed)

She buys tons of crap from yard sales and is convinced that they are priceless regardless of the made in china stickers on the back.
( , Fri 22 May 2009, 12:21, closed)

That is my dad too! The most incredible amount of total crap you've ever seen is what he calls 'home decor'. I'll have to take a picture sometime to use here to scare people with.
( , Sun 24 May 2009, 6:39, closed)
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