I wasn't the only one to come home from Saturday's fantastic jumble sale well pleased with what I'd bought - so did P.
He's been on the lookout for a new large desk lamp for quite a while now, ever since his old one (originally purchased many years ago for a modest sum from Lidl) gave up the ghost. He did his best to try and mend it but sadly, after approx. 10 years of industrial amounts of use, it was totally kaput. He looked into buying something along the lines of an anglepoise-type lamp online but was totally shocked at the silly prices that were being asked - over £150 in some cases - so he borrowed this little beauty for the time being. It's a nice lamp and gives off a lovely light but I missed not having it in the living room. Never mind, anything rather than pay the price for a new one.
So we were both rather pleased when this very sturdy black number was spotted at the jumble. I had seen it quite some time before P joined me but, selfishly, had my hands too full with other items to even think about buying it. Luckily, it was still there half-an-hour after opening time and P was able to snap it up for £3.00. It's just the ticket in the study and means 'my' anglepoise is now gracing a corner of the living room once again.
That looks a bargain, I would have snapped it up as well. You can't have too many portable lamps about the place.
Posted by: ilona | 10/13/2010 at 09:24 AM