Re: Lincoln and Newark fairs

by **big ed** June 2nd 2011, 8:36 pm

Printers , ink all that is tax deductable , out of your PROFITS, if your business is run correctly there are many things that can be claimed for , on the ebay thing , yes we have to buy Bwrap , but iam talking about the people who charge packing just for the sake of nipping a few extras for themselves .

by **skay** June 2nd 2011, 8:38 pm

No takers there then Shock

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by **Nic** June 2nd 2011, 8:46 pm

big ed wrote:Nic - you are allowed to claim if you are using a van for business .

Road tax, as far as I know, is not tax deductible. Really not sure about MOT... but I would presume so.

But being deductible doesn't mean that you don't pay for the item/running costs - would that it did - so they're still business expenses that have to be paid for.

by **Nic** June 2nd 2011, 8:50 pm

big ed wrote:buying food at a fair is very expensive , is it not possible to bring your own in .

Oh, I tend to stock up at the supermarket the night before. With the exception of Doncaster, which has very reasonably priced grub, I've never paid for fair food or drink.

Tight as a gnat's chuff? Me?

But even buying one-off lots of food for that evening or for the beginning of the following day is more costly than at home where you can buy bulk and chuck it in the fridge.

by **skay** June 2nd 2011, 8:58 pm

big ed wrote:
skay wrote: No takers there then

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Maybe you can just sit and pop them , it's kinda satisfying for some strange reason , why ? I don't know

Been there, done that - doesn't hold the same excitement anymore. Putting the dogs on it was fun for a while Laughter

No-one forget my bubble wrap roll though Happy

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by **big ed** June 11th 2011, 4:49 pm

Well we had a very enjoyable 5 days at the fairs , weather was kind to us , hotel was good as always , didn't buy very much , about a dozen items in total , but a one or two nice ones just the same , met some very nice people as well Happy

, so a good weeks break for us , I have to grumble about something (es la ley) , so food prices at the fairs it is , at lincoln we paid £15 for a couple of burgers and coffees, we saw chips for £2.50 and chips and sausage £7.50 , no kiddin' so that's a fiver for a sausage , so if you are thinking of standing at these fairs , forget lalique etc. get a van and do catering , this time next year you'll be a millionaire Rodney. Laughter

by **dantheman** June 11th 2011, 7:17 pm

but you can get a great bacon roll and tea from the layby van as you leave the Newark fair

by **dantheman** July 26th 2011, 4:47 pm

Lincoln fair will be held on a Sunday this time (August 14th) I just pre booked my Sunday tickets for 12.50 each plus £1.50 admin
The fair is on the Monday and Tuesday too for a fiver (Mon) and £2.50(Tues)

by **Nic** July 26th 2011, 4:55 pm

And, of course, Newark on the following Thurs/Fri just down the road. I've still got to get everything sorted for it. Sleep

by **dantheman** July 26th 2011, 4:59 pm

I may pop in on the Friday if I get time

by **Nic** July 26th 2011, 5:34 pm

I should be back in the Cedric Ford Pavilion. Wasn't sure until today if I was going to be able to get to this fair, so nothing's been booked yet. Fingers crossed.

by **dantheman** July 26th 2011, 5:37 pm

the others will be very jealous of your fancy stand Lincoln and Newark fairs - Page 6 314189

by **Nic** July 26th 2011, 5:56 pm

Will likely be bog-standard tables this time around - won't have the new van until October-ish, so everything has to come carefully jammed into a small car. Laughter

by **dantheman** August 11th 2011, 12:10 pm

Lincoln fair will be held this Sunday

by **Nic** August 15th 2011, 7:38 pm

Any good? Was tempted to abandon work for the day and have a bimble about, but I had my sensible head on for once.

Got myself booked back into Cedric Ford - hopefully it'll be a good'n again.

by **dantheman** August 15th 2011, 7:42 pm

lots of stalls but very boring

by **Nic** August 15th 2011, 7:54 pm

Oh, I've been to a few of those at Lincoln before.

by **l33ham180** October 4th 2011, 1:26 pm

just got back from my first time at lincoln and i have to say i was not impressed at all. spent about 4 hours walking around and only spent £30 and that was just bits and bobs for the wife. just hope that newark is better.

by **dantheman** October 4th 2011, 2:11 pm

Newark is always better in my opinion.
I won't be going to Lincoln again unless the quality improves significantly

by **big ed** October 4th 2011, 2:34 pm

I agree with that we like going to both , but Newark is far better.

by **l33ham180** October 4th 2011, 3:46 pm

oh good. we were thinking about giving newark a miss but after those comments we will be there first thing. still got plenty of ££££ burning holes in my pockets

by **big ed** October 4th 2011, 3:49 pm

Not cheap though , £20pp to get in on the first day ,£5 the next when everythings gone Laughter

by **big ed** October 4th 2011, 3:52 pm

Another small point , we get Home & antiques mag every month and quite often they have 2 for 1 deals at these fairs , worth having a browse in the newsagents when you see one .

by **dantheman** October 4th 2011, 4:17 pm

l33ham180 wrote:oh good. we were thinking about giving newark a miss but after those comments we will be there first thing. still got plenty of ££££ burning holes in my pockets

I haven't seen any Poole that impressed me at Newark for quite a while

by **l33ham180** October 4th 2011, 4:31 pm

to be honest i only picked one #3 up and see the price and put it back down again £95!!!!! for a £30 plate on a good day. there was also approx 15 pieces of bog standard poole a few animals and a handful of traditional 1 piece of atlantis but they were at peterborough and it was not a great piece either.

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