We went to an NCT sale at the weekend. Horrible, horrible hateful experience.
Essentially, this is a jumble sale for kids stuff. It's a good idea, because you get cheap baby stuff. It's a bad idea, because it turns rational adults into violent morons. For instance, I saw a couple who are friends with my parents there, presumably shopping for grandkids stuff. They didn't recongnise me. I can't help but wonder - had he recognised me, do you think he'd have apologised for hitting me in the back with the box he was carrying. Or would he have ignored me and acted as if nothing happened (which was what he really did). Then there was the woman who grabbed something out of my wife's hand. Or the three woman who all dived for a jacket as my wife put it down...still, we did get a lovely suede jacket and three toys which would have cost 3 times what we paid had we gone to the ELC...