65 h. ago ‘It’s cooler than saying I bought this on Asos’: the big car boot sale rebrand

Whether Vinted’s to blame or TikTok’s to thank, people are flocking back to car parks in search of secondhand bargains. How did the car boot get hip again?It’s a crisp Sunday morning in south-west London. Tucked within rows of terrace houses, the playground of a primary school has been transformed into an outdoor treasure trove. Tables are filled with stacks of books and board games; clothes hang from metal racks or are piled into boxes which are strewn over a hopscotch. It’s the 10am opening of Balham car boot sale. A modest queue filters through the entrance: families, pensioners, fashion influencers, TikTokers.Three friends – Dominique Gowie, Abbie Mitchell (both 25 years old) and Affy Chowdhury (26) – arrived an hour earlier, to set up. They are selling at a car boot for the first time, enticed by the growing hype circulating on social media. “If you go out and say: ‘Oh I bought this at the car boot,’ I think it’s actually cooler than saying I bought this on Asos,” says Dominiqu...

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5 d. ago 'Intoxicating' Marc Jacobs perfume has price drop from £88 to £40 in Boots sale

'Daisy Dream smells as if you are walking through a garden'

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7 d. ago Debenhams launches 'biggest ever' 95% off Boxing Day clearance sale reducing winter bedding , watches, boots and dresses

A £2,795 watch that has a striking resemblence to Cartier has been slashed to under £159 as part of Debenhams' Boxing Day bonanza

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7 d. ago 19 Boxing Day 2025 sale top picks from Boots, Dunelm, Next and more chosen by experts

Boxing Day is here and shoppers keen to bag a bargain don't need to brave the shops any more - our shopping experts have put together a list of the 19 best sales live now, including 75% off and better-than Black Friday bargains

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7 d. ago 'Excellent' £97 Liz Earle skincare bundle slashed to £34 in Boots huge Boxing Day sale

Boots has launched its huge Boxing Day sale and it includes an 'excellent' Liz Earle skincare gift set that's been slashed by 65% from £97 to £34

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7 d. ago Boots Boxing Day sale slashes 'excellent' £97 Liz Earle skincare bundle to £34

Boots has launched its Boxing Day sale with huge discounts on skincare, perfume and beauty gifts, including 65% off a Liz Earle slashing it from £97 to £34

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7 d. ago The Boots Boxing Day sale 2025 is live – this is what I’m shopping as a beauty writer

The post-Christmas sale has kicked off with a bang

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9 d. ago How I make the most of the Boots Boxing Day Sale every year and never leave empty handed

Why I never miss the Boots Boxing Day Sale and shop all the Christmas gift sets for myself.

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9 d. ago Shoppers rush for early access to Boots biggest ever Boxing Day sale

The 'Big Boots Sale' is back with savings of up to 50% on thousands of products

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9 d. ago 'Boots' huge Boxing Day sale is here and these are my top 12 deals'

The highly anticipated end of year sale has reduced thousands of products by more than half price.

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9 d. ago Boots’s Boxing Day sale has launched two days early – here are the best deals

Plus, the pre-Christmas deals up for grabs right now

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9 d. ago Boots Boxing Day sale 2025 NOW LIVE online – here are the best deals

THE Boots Boxing Day sale 2025 is here, with big savings across beauty, skincare, makeup and fragrance. All the deals are available online, but will also be available in stores across the UK from 26 December. Boots Boxing Day sale You can shop a wide range of unmissable offers with 50% off gift sets, save...

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1 week ago 'My fluffy winter boots rival designer brand but are over £100 cheaper and on sale'

Fashion writer Eve Rowlands has road tested an UGG boot alternative

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1 week ago Cosy Ugg boots that ‘fit like a glove’ have been slashed from £200 to £60

Ugg has reduced some of its bestselling shoes in its winter sale, including slashing 70% off a pair of cosy boots that 'fit like a glove'

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2 w. ago The top deals I’m expecting for Boots’s Boxing Day sale, from Dyson to Prada and more

Plus, the pre-Christmas deals up for grabs right now

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2 w. ago Video: £80k of ‘stolen’ power tools seized at London car boot sale

Eighty thousand pounds of suspected stolen power tools have been seized by police at a car boot sale in Hounslow, west London.

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2 w. ago Met seizes £80,000 of ‘stolen goods’ at car boot sale dubbed lawless by Jenrick

Police recovered 400 suspected stolen power tools from Hounslow Heath car boot sale, west London, on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Boxing Day 2025 early deals and sale predictions from Next, Boots, M&S and more

Find out everything we know so far and expect to happen in the 2025 Boxing Day sales.

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2 w. ago Police seize £80,000 worth of stolen tools at west London car boot sale

Four people were arrested and bailed on suspicion of handling stolen goods

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2 w. ago Boots Boxing Day sale 2025: When will the beauty giant start its end

THE Boots Boxing Day sale 2025 is coming soon, bringing big savings across beauty, skincare, makeup and fragrance. Boots will kick off its Boxing Day sales online and in store, cutting prices on hundreds of gift sets and everyday essentials. Boots sale Expect strong offers on fragrance and Star Gifts, plus deals on No7 and...

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