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I remember back in the day, probably atleast 15 years ago now going to Blackbushe market on the weekend with my Dad nice and early - for those that didn't go, it was a huge market, hundreds of stalls..
From garden furniture, homewares, hooky clothes and trainers to the rasta man playing reggae mixtapes smoking weed, the cockney salesmen selling tools and stuff. The numberplate stands who would print whatever you wanted, no docs needed, to the car parts stands. With the multiple burger vans, or some even pretty much full on fast food restaurants complete with plastic garden furniture arranged under gazebos, and pretty much all different foods of the world aromas drifted around. All of those kind of things..
Is this still a thing these days or has the Internet killed it? Did HMRC/Trading Standards shut it all down? I went to a car boot at the weekend and there were a couple of traders selling tools and cosmetics which took me back to those good old days.
From garden furniture, homewares, hooky clothes and trainers to the rasta man playing reggae mixtapes smoking weed, the cockney salesmen selling tools and stuff. The numberplate stands who would print whatever you wanted, no docs needed, to the car parts stands. With the multiple burger vans, or some even pretty much full on fast food restaurants complete with plastic garden furniture arranged under gazebos, and pretty much all different foods of the world aromas drifted around. All of those kind of things..
Is this still a thing these days or has the Internet killed it? Did HMRC/Trading Standards shut it all down? I went to a car boot at the weekend and there were a couple of traders selling tools and cosmetics which took me back to those good old days.
Good times, thanks for all of the stories.
I feel a fondness for the markets - it felt like a outing for us, being given a fiver or something from my now passed away Dad to buy a rubbish BB gun or a dodgy jumper or whatever. I think it just takes me back to the good days spent with him.
Understandably trading standards wouldn't be happy about the tax aspect and dodgy gear, but it's still all available online anyway..
I feel a fondness for the markets - it felt like a outing for us, being given a fiver or something from my now passed away Dad to buy a rubbish BB gun or a dodgy jumper or whatever. I think it just takes me back to the good days spent with him.
Understandably trading standards wouldn't be happy about the tax aspect and dodgy gear, but it's still all available online anyway..
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