Curious: funniest, unusual, fabulous items

[Butterflyj]

Hi,

I am just curious as what are the funniest, unusual, fabulous items that have appeared on Jumbletown.

I have seen the starwars x-wing thread, the plasma tv, the trailer.

The saying one man's trash is another man's treasure really comes into it's own on this site.

I love it.

regards
Sylv

[HappyHunter]

For me the most fabulous items were the Teak Double Glazed windows I got from a jumbletowner last year. I could never have afforded to buy new windows for this 100 year old ex miners cottage I bought two years ago which needed quite a bit of work.

Now I have fabulous view through these wonderful windows. They are my pride and joy.

K

[durran]

my favourite item was a garden chair frame. My husband painted it and fitted wood to make the seat . I love it!

[Chris P]

Hi,

I am just curious as what are the funniest, unusual, fabulous items that have appeared on Jumbletown.

I have seen the starwars x-wing thread, the plasma tv, the trailer.

The saying one man's trash is another man's treasure really comes into it's own on this site.

I love it.

regards
Sylv
Hi Butterfly,

This is an interesting topic for a thread.

So -- the funniest, unusual, fabulous items? Where to begin? Every day, fantastic items are passed on by very generous Givers. There are, and have been, so many great ads that it's difficult to choose but some do spring to mind. I recall the poignant ad/thread where a Giver passed on a €4,000 accordian that had belonged to a loved one who had passed away.

A recent ad in the Wanted forum seeking shopping vouchers for a school in North Tipperary generated an amazing response.

Of course, the "belly-button warmer" was a huge success too:
http://www.jumbletown.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=13573

I guess my favourite ad/thread is "Paintings", which can be viewed in the Home/Miscellaneous forum...here:
http://www.jumbletown.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=4314

Thanks for starting this thread, Butterfly.

Regards
Chris P
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[carmen]

this is the funniest post i seen dont think many people have one of these in their shed
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Helicopter wanted
based in county Louth. I will travel to any part of the country to collect. I have a full chopper licence. I'll pay some small fee even if the craft needs some small repairs.
Makes and models are not important.
Needed for valuable marine research.

[unapam]

My most fabulous find (among many fabulous items) was when I replied to an ad on pure instinct. There was no picture and description just said "box of crockery and vases, some new"
I just happened to be online when it came active and it was just down the road from me. I was drawn to it for some reason and reasoned I could pass them on if they turned out to be of no use to me.

I was thrilled to pick up several large cardboard boxes of ...A new in box Beleek vase, two new in boxes Aynsley vases, a bronze lamp, two ceramic lamps, a new boxed set of Royal Albert china, six new mugs, several large urns, bamboo magazine rack, a brand new dinner service, a silver plated boxed set of cake servers and forks, and loads more small items too numerous to mention.
I used most items and passed the rest on to friends and relatives. Thank you so much to the woman in Swords Business Park. I am delighted with the items and they are being used every day! That's what it's all about! Here are some photos of the three gorgeous lamps on my desk and bedside.

PS. The headboard and bedspread and the desk all came from Jumbletowners or Dublinwasters!

[bertrand]

I needed to do my attic to have more space in my attic, I asked a builder how much would cost me: 20 000 to 35000 Euros!!!!!

And one day a Jumbletowner was going to demolish his house and He had lots of things I needed like double layers radiators, curtains poles, wooden floor, fiberglass...etc...
The material was really in great shape...
I finished it today and I love it.

Anyway I love that site because of the contact you have with the people when you go collecting the stuff...it always finishes with a smile!!!

Good luck to everybody and we should have a dinner meeting to have a great laugh!!!

BYE NOW

Bertrand

[blackbeauty]

The must wonderful thing i got from Jumbletown was a triple bunk bed with mattresses, I had just posted an ad in the wanted section but wasnt really expecting any replies, when suddenly i got one and it's not just getting the reply that touched me it was the manner and attitude of the givers, I made arrangment to have the bed picked up at a cost, but they offered not just to drop it off for free, BUT ACTUALLY SET UP THE BED IN MY KIDS ROOM (as am pregnant). Couldnt thank them enough! Thanks once more!

[colmsmum]

Hi All,

Today i received the most fantastic (& possibly unusual?) item from fellow jumbletowner 'mags2'. After posting an ad in the wanted section about a week & a half ago for a stair-lift for my father-in-law, mags2 contacted me on friday with an offer of one, which of course i accepted. We collected it today & i still can't believe it, i never expected a reply and especially so soon!
This is definitely my most fab & useful find so far because i know it'll be really appreciated & well used, so i'd just like to say thanks again to mags2 & her lovely mum for such a wonderful & kind offer. (And thanks to everyone else i've received items from, they have all been fantastic finds & very useful.)

Happy Jumbletowning!
colmsmum.

[littlemissbusy]

Got this bed only yesterday, cleaned it down and gave it a new spray of paint. It was exactly what I was looking for, for my little girl's room. The room does look a wee bit on the pink shocking side, but both me and my daughter just love it.

[ozieandros]

I got on JT when we bought a ran down cottage. So costly to fix! I found a gorgeous Navan dresser and dining table with chairs. They take place of pride in my kitchen/Dining and I have yet to have one single visitor who does not remark on how beautiful they are. When I tell them where it came from as in JT. They look quite shocked! One even told me that I shouldn't say that! Say I bought it somewhere. My point is: Why lie? I'm as proud of it coming from JT than I would have been had I bought it in a shop (Not that i could have afforded it). Then a gentleman tried to rid his garden of slabs and sleepers. All put to good use in the garden. Finally, and as I am studying organic horticulture (Remember organic also means re using and recycling) I was in dire need of a wooden shed for my portfolio. I tried to find one for months. Some came along but someone else would get them before I even saw them advertised. My partner told me that, come what may, he would find me a shed. He'd borrow to buy one if he had to. i objected that we couldn't afford to pay back anything we borrowed; Also that buying a new one meant more damage to poor old mother nature as well. I was making a cup of tea last night when two JT friends spotted a garden shed looking for a new home. Both of them left a thread on the giver, asking him to consider me because I had been looking for one for ages. Giver contacted me and as I write this ... Partner is on his way to get the shed!

So to me marvellous things about JT are not solely the fact that we can find things we really need and can't afford (Most of us are struggling with prices going sky high these days) But also the joy of putting a smile on someone's face when we can arrange to meet them half way or on our way from one place to another and give them something they want. It's not just about taking although it's great but the giving! Make someone happy! Boy what a gorgeous feeling! It is not one of these cold sites where someone tells you "It's so much and that's that" Because it's free! But also allows for users to communicate, find out about one another as you PM and become on line pals.

Last but not least ... It's the feeling that in doing what we are doing, we contribute to our environment, in our own little way. Things have gone crazy and this planet of ours is in great danger of suffering worse losses than it's already sustained. Polar bears will be no more in 70 years. Thank goodness I shan't be around by then! I couldn't bear it. My 2 weeks old grand-daughter should have the right to see forests with trees thriving, know of wild animals living in the wild, not only see DVDs of places/Creatures destroyed simply because none of us worried about the affects of excess rubbish, destruction of rain forests and natural habitats for wild animals and global warming. With JT we re use and recycle and that my friends! Is the way to go about it! Not solely for my grand-daughter but for your children and grand-children too!

So marvellous things about JT to me? Quite a few!

[unapam]

Ozieandros....Well said. You have save me a lot of typing by putting up this post.

[mar754]

Ozieandros, That was just unreal agree with every would restore your faith in humen nature you hear such shocking things every day and then to meet Jumbletowners it is a breath of fresh air, long may it last. Congratulations to all.

[cheddarlane]

2 years ago, I was the 2nd person to reply to a sports car.

It was a limited edition, and I would of taken any old banger as at the time due a baby and standing waiting for Dublin Bus for over a hour each way and journey lasting longer!
Needed a car badly.

The person who was lucky to get the car, already had the same car and loved it so much..

**Are you out there?** :)

I missed out my 2minutes on posting.. I was gutted..

I was training a girl in work at the time and wasn't online as much..
I will never forget that..

But things happen for a reason, and always think that it might of broke down! :) mmm

[Pups]

i've never actually gotten anything but i've given away about 5 things so far and I won't stop until everything I have to give goes. I get such a buzz out of knowing that someone will use something that I would have otherwise put in a skip or the like, and like one poster says, it's the personal touch and knowing that you have helped somebody out that is the best thing.

[Narizota]

There was a Tuk Tuk up for grabs recently and I think that's the most interesting thing I've seen on here.

I am hoping whoever got it will post a pic when they restore it :)

[carissa]

There was a Tuk Tuk up for grabs recently and I think that's the most interesting thing I've seen on here.

I am hoping whoever got it will post a pic when they restore it :)


oh i forgot about that, yeah it would be great to see it restored....

[Fries-With-That]

Hi Jumbletowners,

I can lay claim to one of the most fantastic things received on Jumbletown.

I put my hat into the ring months ago for a mobile home that a kind couple wanted removed from their garden.

I wasn't the first in line, but I finally had the mobile home delivered to my site last week.

It took months of ringing around different delivery guys and being let down by them before I finally found a professional that was as good as his word.

I am looking forward to converting this into a weekend/holiday time classroom for my children.

Seeing it on my mountain side site last week even brought attention from some locals, asking was I building a house there etc ( its miles from anywhere).

When I explained to them what I was doing and for what reason they were impressed and one fenced off a large area around it (without being asked and for free) to make it safe for the children. The other guy donated 80 concrete blocks to prop in up level, I think they have both saved me a fortune.

So thanks to Yvonne and Ger for the mobile home and thanks to the delivery guy and the locals for making us welcome and finally thanks to Jumbletown for making it possible.

Regards,


Fries.

[kilk]

well done Fries, nice to find decent people too.

[carissa]

hey thats great,im delighted for you, you're gonna have some great weekends, i have a site in cavan with a mobile on it, i grow my own fruit & veg & keep hens up there, used to have great weekends & summers there when the kids were younger, they have lost interest in it now but i try to get up there once a week, its great to get out of the city for a while, i wish you many years of happiness in your mobile :)

[jenniferalan]

I was hoping that this thread could also be used to share some of our favourite things that we have gotten from JT.

I got a beautiful lamp, it is quite hard to explain it has a purple shimmery shade and a chrome (i think?) base. It is absolutely gorgeous. I will post a picture to show you.

[jenniferalan]

Picture just doesn't do this lamp justice!

[magiceight]

The most unusual item I've received so far is a stethoscope from The Mammy :D

And the most fabulous is a pair of sofas from scocon (hope I've spelled that correctly). Getting these particular sofas meant the world to me, as I'd been searching high and low to find the exact shape and style of them, and there was no hope of me being able to shell out approx 600 yoyos (at least) each on new ones. And to top it all off I got more than I bargained for - she threw in a 28" telly too!

I'm over the moon with the sofas, and I'm itching to get started on re-covering them after I move house :D

[snowdaisy]

Oooh i like this thread,
the tuk tuk was pretty deadly alright,
My favourite thing I received from jumbletown was a blue sofa-bed that is used everyday as a couch and often sleeps guests as i have no spare room,
can't remember the giver's name as it was last year but i'm always grateful.

Also furnished my little house with jumbletown stuff as i was skint after buying it: a table n chairs, drawers, kitchen sink, smaller sofa and shelves, all being used and appreciated,
thanks eveyone!

snowdaisy

[paprika]

I got so many useful and lovely items on JT it's hard to pick the favourite one.
The two most appreciated are probably the Tiger bouncer from ghendy and the rocking horse from jenniferalan (later still needs a cleaning and a bit of DIY, but the young owner loves her still...)

[jenniferalan]

Awwww glad the rocking horse went to a great home!xx

[Poppy]

I've recieved several items through jt and I've been delighted with them all but the most unusual thing I ever got on jt was the upper torso of the superman dummy who became an integral part of my college art show. He currently resides in my house waiting for the next project! The most amazing thing I recieved was a DSLR camera. I had put an ad up in the wanted section, never really expecting to get one as they are so expensive. A very nice man contacted me and gave me his camera. I was speechless when I recieved it as it is so good. People on jt are so kind, he could have easily sold the camera but he chose to pass it on here. It is now my most treasured posession. Thanks so much to everyone I've got stuff off and I hope the items I've passed on are proving to be as useful to their new owners. Its an amazing site and the people on it are so nice.

[bluecurlygirl]

Few poems under "addicted to jumbletown" about why people love this site - because of what they get out of it. Lots of love on here that's always a fabulous item to get!!! Have received beautiful brooches, a hat for my sonny boy, a diary (unfortunately the gigs aren't rolling in to fill it up!) but definitely the best thing I've got from jumbletown is the wonderful advice/tips and the online friends.