Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
car boot sale
English answer:
selling goods from vehicles
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Aug 15, 2004 15:33
19 yrs ago
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English term
car boot
English
Marketing
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
What is a car boot sale?
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| 3 +3 | goods sold from a vehicle |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 +9 | garage sale, UK version |
sarahl (X)
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| 5 +1 | Flohmarkt |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 +2 | Not for Grading |
Kurt Porter
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Kim Metzger
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goods sold from a vehicle
Car boot is the British English term for what is called a car trunk in American English, i.e. the rear storage compartment.
In the Medicines Act, the term "premises" is not defined but its ordinary meaning is a building or buildings with adjoining land. Its usage in the Act indicates that it does not include stalls or vehicles. For this reason, we take the view that the sale of medicines from from a market stall or vehicle (i.e. a van or car) for example at a car boot sale, would not comply with the law.
http://medicines.mhra.gov.uk/inforesources/saleandsupply/sta...
In the Medicines Act, the term "premises" is not defined but its ordinary meaning is a building or buildings with adjoining land. Its usage in the Act indicates that it does not include stalls or vehicles. For this reason, we take the view that the sale of medicines from from a market stall or vehicle (i.e. a van or car) for example at a car boot sale, would not comply with the law.
http://medicines.mhra.gov.uk/inforesources/saleandsupply/sta...
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Alison Schwitzgebel
: agree with goods being sold from the trunk of a vehicle, but where does the Medicines Act come into it?
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The Medicines Act just happened to be a source where the term is explained.
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Yuri Geifman
: makes sense... I don;t think we have boot sales in Ontario (at least not for legitimately acquired goods... :-)
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DGK T-I
: at an organized event, where the selling from the carboots (or tables & ground around them) will take place
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Asghar Bhatti
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Comment: "Great explanation. Now I understand. Thanks"
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Flohmarkt
is the nearest you can get to it here.
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-08-15 15:35:39 GMT)
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So called because the sellers bring their goods in the boot of their car - or used to; now it\'s just as likely to appear in a three-ton transit-type van....
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-08-15 15:35:39 GMT)
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So called because the sellers bring their goods in the boot of their car - or used to; now it\'s just as likely to appear in a three-ton transit-type van....
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Kurt Porter
: http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Business/Markets/Blochairn car ... "Fleamarket." That's just the American-version of English kicking in! :) :)
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Alison Schwitzgebel
: except it's an English monolingual question.....
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Textklick
: If you ask someone on the street in the UK what a Flohmarkt is I fear you would get a baffled expression?
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DGK T-I
: 'tailgate fleamarket' appears to be a N.American name used by some for something very like UK carboot sales http://bend.com/news/ar_view^3Far_id^3D10087.htm
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garage sale, UK version
people meet in a parking lot somewhere and they open their trunks (the boot) to display their stuff.
European countries now have their own version of garage sales, they have to hold them in a different location though, as a lot of people live in apartments, you can't drive around or park as easily as in the US, etc.
European countries now have their own version of garage sales, they have to hold them in a different location though, as a lot of people live in apartments, you can't drive around or park as easily as in the US, etc.
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Alison Schwitzgebel
: also roughly equivalent to a yard sale, jumble sale, etc.
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thank you Alison!
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Mihailolja
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thank you!
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Armorel Young
: usually in a big open field somewhere, often out of town. People bring the stuff by car but then usually lay it out on the ground or put it on a table. They've become very popular and happen all over the place - often weekly in the same location
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thank you Armorel
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Textklick
: Like e-bay, they have grown very quickly.
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thank you textklick
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Margaret Lagoyianni
: Armorel's explanation is very clear
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efxaristo Margaret
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Rajan Chopra
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namaste, langclinic
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Ramesh Madhavan
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thank you Ramesh
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DGK T-I
: good explanation from Armorel (like Kurt, 'garage sale' makes me think of a sale at someone's home rather than a car-park/field/etc) //I like 1st.part of Sarah's explanation :-)
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see my explanation. thanks.
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Alfa Trans (X)
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thanks, Marju:
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Kurt Porter
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I like the below link. It pretty much sums it up.
Question - do the British have Fleamarkets, where goods are sold of tables in lots? If not, I'd go with "Fleamarket, UK style." Garage sale/yard sale, that has the connotation to me of a family or group of family selling something out of the garage, or off their lawn. Perhaps even combining with another couple of families. You see both here in Germany (fleamarkets/garage sales), and in the U.S.
I like the concept though. You save effort by not having to unpack the car in the lot! :)
Question - do the British have Fleamarkets, where goods are sold of tables in lots? If not, I'd go with "Fleamarket, UK style." Garage sale/yard sale, that has the connotation to me of a family or group of family selling something out of the garage, or off their lawn. Perhaps even combining with another couple of families. You see both here in Germany (fleamarkets/garage sales), and in the U.S.
I like the concept though. You save effort by not having to unpack the car in the lot! :)
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DGK T-I
: nice ref. Agree about 'garage sales' being more 'at [someone's] home/garage,etc'. 'tailgate fleamarket' appears a US equiv.to 'carboot sale' to some ext. Interesting transatlantic discussion http://discussions.bbcamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1494...
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Flea markets are a bid deal in the States, esp. in Ca. Not much selling out of cars though...tables in lots. Thank you.
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Orsolya Mance
: there are fleamarkets in the UK. At a car boot sale they put up a notice on a field on the outskirts of a village saying there will be a sale, Then if you have something to sell you pay a small registration fee and turn up on the day with your goods.
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Thank yoy, Orsolya.
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