Those of you who have been to Olympia - what have you bought?

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I've heard that Olympia isn't the best place to shop for bargains! What have you bought that you thought was a bargain, or what were you really chuffed to have got?

I am going tomorrow; going for the puissance but going to get there for 2pm so I have plenty of shopping time!! :D

Got a few things on my hit list; bridle, bit, possibly ariats, heavyweight rug (any excuse for another) and someone mentioned there are some very festive looking red sparkly exercise bandages....

SO EXCITED NOW!!

Just as well I am on call for the Cop Shop tonight...wouldn't sleep anyway (yes I am a bit old for being too excited to sleep but mehh!)

:D
 
I went on Wednesday, and got -

2 Rydale hoodies (one for me, one for best friend's Christmas)
An Olympia Dressage polo shirt
A Tibetan Terrier keyring (again for best friend's Christmas)
A snood and fleece headband
A collar/bridle tag engraved with the name of my boy who was PTS on Tuesday, I'm going to put it on his saddle.

I *think* that's everything.
 
I went on thursday and bought -

1 pair de niro boots for daughter

2 hoodies

2 olympia hoodies

1 shooting coat (for hubby)
 
Heavy weight under rugs for the girls
Rug for yearling.
Hi-viz wrap around exercise sheets
There is more but I cant remember it all and I haven't unpacked it all yet either :D

Oh Equestrian Clearance were there doing H/W pessoa turnouts for £79!!!
 
Nothing ;) :)
Going again Sunday, have a few stable name plates to get, (Tally, Buddy, Millie, Roo...) a polo whip if I can find one, nothing else!
 
wasnt brilliant for shopping bargains this year for me but i did go on the wednesday and i guess further through the week things get cheaper!!!

i bought

a new jumping bridle

a new dressage square with half pad lambswool (from horses health, it sooo lush)!!!

a furry hat for hubby/&socks/shirt for xmas

3 doggy coats
 
I too thought it wasn't brill for shopping and not many bargains but picked up:-

A flat cap
Three pairs stripey socks
Musto jods
H&H for £1

If I'd won the lottery last week as I'd planned to ;) I'd have picked up a Devoucoux saddle... maybe the union jack one!!! :D :D :D
 
Nothing :(

I also went with a longish list and was seriously disappointed, especially with the lack of sizes etc.

Could not find any decent breeches in my size - everything was either £15 or £150!! The one pair I did find which I liked and were a good price were Mark Todds - meaning I needed a size bigger than I normally have, of course they had loads in my normal size (30) but none in a 32.

Also disappointed that Townfields only had larger sizes of the fiona hat in black, my head is not that big!!
 
I was there today, also had a massive list but could only find:

400g turnout rug with a neck - £80
comfort bridle - £48
extra blingy swarowski browband - £20
Roeckl winter gloves - £22
musto snuggy jods - £65
mane&tail brush - £5

Used literally everything today and am particularly impressed with the brush! :D oh and blingy browband lit up the school :D

However I have to say I wasn't impressed with the selection of shops, it was just like Ruth said either really cheap dubious quality stuff or extremely expensive things with no decent show offers! I thought I have seen several things that were more expensive than in my local shops in NW London :/

I am particularly gutted not to be able to find decent dress boots :( Nobody had anything dressy for my size :/
 
A fleece/bandage/headcollar and leadrope set-£29.99
Gorgeous leather headcollar with detailed stitching-£25
High Viz brushing boots- £20

Now penniless again-as usual :rolleyes:
 
I didn't think there was many bargains to be had! TBH, I couldn't see the point in buying things that I could get for the same price through a catalogue and delivered to my door :)
That said, I did manage to get a pair of neoprene and rubber wellies for £29.99 (like the muck boot co ones but with better grips :) )
 
Malibu_Stacy said:
Which stall did you get the fleece/bandage/headcoller from?

(sounds good, so may take a look tomorrow!)
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Oh god.. err.. It was near the entrance to the shopping village, it was the stand which had rugs hanging all around the outside of it (mainly stable rugs) and the fleece/bandage/headcollar combo was hanging amoungst them.. sorry can't be more help than that-it's bl**dy easy to get lost in there :rolleyes:
 
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