Flea Party (Beside Jollibee) @ Lucky Plaza by Fleawhere, Nunsongyee @Bukit Timah

3 years ago, I participated in the flea market organized by Forfleasake (now known as Fleawhere) at Lucky Plaza (Opposite Jollibee). 

The response was very good and I'm only left with a few pieces of clothes back then. You can read more about my experience back then here. It wasn't my first time joining a flea market as a vendor but Lucky Plaza has probably the most customers till date.

I had quite a number of unwanted clothes from my parents' place and I felt guilty for not clearing them since I've shifted out for years so I decide to consolidate all of them and set up booth at a flea market once again!  

Anyway, this time round it's back to flea-ing at Lucky Plaza since they have the best crowd so far. However, they seems to no longer have flea market opposite Jollibee but instead beside Jollibee. 

The price of renting a table space goes up to $160 now (in the past it was $100/120 on Sunday. Sunday's booth are the most expensive because it has the largest crowd). There were only 16 or 18 (I can't remmeber the exact) spots up for snatch so faster fingers first. Sunday's booth often get snatched up pretty quickly due to the popular crowd.

All ready for the flea market :)

The flea market was supposed to start from 1pm till 7pm. Vendors can reach slightly earlier to set up their booth and from my experience, vendors usually reach earlier than the time stated so as to be the first few to choose and 'chop' a better spot booth. 

We reached at around 12 and we were the last in the queue...

Oh well, it doesn't really matter as long at the end of the day, there's table for us to set up our stuff will do :) 

We only managed to make our way in after a short while of waiting and the process of entering the flea area is quite 'torturing'. 

There were permanent booths at the flea market and they have already started their business so customers were already inside doing their shopping. With our big bags, we have to squeeze through stalls/people just to get to our tables. 

Took us what seems like forever to finally squeeze inside though.. 

And as usual there weren't much time for us to 'slowly' set up the booth because in no time after we settled down, potential shoppers were already on standby to flip through the mountain of clothes that we have.  

As usual, 'people mountain people sea'.. Those stall on the far left in the picture, behind that white pillar) were those stalls closer to the entrance and they were the permanent stalls.

More pics of the crowd for the flea below.. 

Though there was air con, but it's still very stuffy and dusty as usual. Everyone is still perspiring non stop. Non of the time I flea at lucky plaza has what we call ideal condition for the shoppers and stall owners.

Within the first hour, we sold quite a number of clothes because there's one lady who bought lots from us. In the end, we found out she's actually sourcing for clothes for her own stall (she belong to one of the permanent stall there) lol. 

We only came to realize that when Derp went to get lunch for us and he saw familiar looking clothes at one stall lol. 

Oh well, what matter most is we clear our clothes and we definitely earn back the capital money for renting a stall at the flea market. Not forgetting at the end of the day, there's some profit :) 

By 6pm we were done. Had a grab bag sale for the very last few piece of clothes and yay to a successful flea!  Was totally shag out after that and am glad that the next day it was a public holiday! 

After we were done, we went to bukit timah for our dinner with bil and sil :) the booth was shared between me and sil and of cause our partners were dragged into in unwillingly lol. 

We spotted the newly opened (back then) bingsu cafe when we were there so we decide to check it out after our dinner.

Oreo Bingsu

Mango Bingsu 

I will say it's Instagram worthy, but taste wise, I will still prefer Ice Lab Cafe's bingsu.  

Somehow the mango is too sour and the Oreo doesn't have much taste to it. It's like pure ice shavings and Oreo powder on top (so easy to make right? Haha) 

There aren't as expensive as Ice lab's bingsu, probably few dollars cheaper but the taste is not on par with them. 

Nunsongyee 눈송이

9 Yuk Tong Ave, Singapore 596314 (Beauty World MRT)

Won't be joining flea market for the rest of the year because I've cleared lots of clothes this time round. Probably next year then :) Crossing fingers that the rental fees for the stall won't keep going up the next time I feel like clearing my clothes again. 

For a more detailed guide on holding your flea market, please click here.