20 Nov 2015 8:52 PM:

I live on the Costa del sol and am moving home in a couple of weeks' time to a location about 15 minutes away.  The new owners have asked me to clear everything, including my very large, and some smaller, plant pots, all containing plants, creepers and flowers - even a 10 ft bougainvillea   I am delighted to be able to take my much loved flowers but does anybody know of someone who might do this job separately from the furniture and household stuff.   It is a heavy job and short of chopping everything down and emptying the soil, I can only hope somebody strong does this kind of thing with appropriate equipment. Any ideas please?  Thanks

Thread: Moving House with a lot of pot plants

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06 Aug 2015 10:46 AM:

I live on the Costa del Sol and am interested in the many comments supporting the need for a mid-market ladies/children   Pre-loved clothes shop or outlet.  I owned such a shop myself in Australia a few years ago and whilst it was not a great money making business, it was lots of fun and certainly more than cut even.  It works on a 50/50 basis.  I accepted good quality, clean garments and sold them for an appropriate price and that price, after tax, was split 50/50 between the shop and the client.  I had well over 200 regular ladies bringing me their clothes and I also bought various bits and pieces whilst traveling overseas.  Since then I have helped at charity clothes shops like Cancer Research in the UK and the Lions in Spain.  I am still considering starting a business near my home, probably in the area of La Cala or Calahonda area but am a little nervous of the Spanish red tape!   I look at my own wardrobe full of unwanted, or no longer fitting, good, hardly worn label garments and shoes and guess many others have the same situation.   I have a friend in the UK who runs her business from home and this works for her having 'open days' twice a month but a shop is obviously more convenient.     Any ideas, advice  or suggestions please?

maggi

Thread: Second hand clothes + charity shops

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