A very happy DD :)

[diamonddogs]

Regular readers will know how I can't get long boots to fit my footballer's calves, but I can't afford/can't justify the expense of made to measure for the amount of shows I do, so imagine my delight at picking up a pair of butter soft, dressage top long leather boots (that go round my legs without making my feet look like Krusty the Klown's) at a horsey car boot for...

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A fiver! Yes, five English pounds!

I also bagged a medium weight turnout (in spite of owning 23 rugs, I hadn't got a medium weight) for £3. Sadly had to pass on a brand new Charles Owen hat for showing for £10 because I didn't have enough cash on me.

 

[Lauzy]

£5!

What a shame you did't have the extra cash to get the hat, never mind. I would like to be able to get a rug and a pair of leather boots for £8! What a flippin bargain.

 

[diamonddogs]

OH only allows me a small amount of cash for these sort of things as he won't come and keep an eye on me, and there wasn't a cashpoint anywhere nearby. But pleased with my bargains!

 

[clare123]

Wow brilliant. I once got a tweed pure wool hacking jacket for a fiver, then cost of eight quid to clean lol but its still going strong.

 

[Trewsers]

Really pleased for you getting boots to fit! Great stuff - had to lol at the Krusty the Clown thing too! Hehehehehee.

 

[tubby]

Well done that's more of a miracle than a bargain :biggrin:

 

[diamonddogs]

Dead right - boots are made so small these days. I found an old pair of boots at the back of my wardrobe last year, and they fitted me perfectly when new, and guess what - they still do, and my calves haven't changed shape since I was a teenager.

I was looking on eBay last night for something, and found out that a size 14* is considered XL these days. Back in the day size 12 was average, size 10 was considered skinny if the person was over 5' 2" and size 8 wasn't stocked in most shops.

:bounce:

*Marilyn Munroe was a UK size 14 (36-23-36, bra size 36D, 5' 5") and Liz Hurley was rumoured to have said of her "I've always thought Marilyn Monroe looked fabulous, but I'd kill myself if I was that fat ... She was very big."

It's not recorded whether MM could get a pair of long riding boots to fit her though!