What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

+1 for if you like it, hold it firmly on one hand. And keep a token coin in your other hand pocket so you can "start to pay" for it. Once staff have identified you clearly as the about to be owner as soon as you've emptied your purse, no other blighter can make away with it & cause this gruesome cs tristesse.
Where there are plural items, deploy children, &/or spouse/partner/significant other/*trusted* partner in shopping, or just take the priced article & ask for assistance please.

I find if I can walk away from an item, it isn't meant to come home with me, whereas if it cuddles into my hand, clearly I should have brought more bags. And money. And family. Who are also pretty shrewd at picking out a nice read, or spotting a sharp T shirt. Raised 'em well!

Many's the time I have wished c/shops had baskets, like supermarkets do. I sometimes "borrow" a shopping bag that is on display, and put my bits in there as I walk around, then return it to the display when I get to the counter to pay. Never had anyone complain yet.

DigForVictory wrote: »

+1 for if you like it, hold it firmly on one hand. And keep a token coin in your other hand pocket so you can "start to pay" for it. Once staff have identified you clearly as the about to be owner as soon as you've emptied your purse, no other blighter can make away with it & cause this gruesome cs tristesse.
Where there are plural items, deploy children, &/or spouse/partner/significant other/*trusted* partner in shopping, or just take the priced article & ask for assistance please.

I find if I can walk away from an item, it isn't meant to come home with me, whereas if it cuddles into my hand, clearly I should have brought more bags. And money. And family. Who are also pretty shrewd at picking out a nice read, or spotting a sharp T shirt. Raised 'em well!

We can't beat this strategy for pure brilliance!! Total respect :T:T:T

Did the rounds of charity shops around Faversham today.
Bought:
5 side plates for £1.50
5 teaspoons for 10p each

Went into Shelter charity shop and they were selling paper back books for £1.50 and £1.75 each. I picked up three and then decided that I didn't want to pay that much for them. So I only bought one (The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith aka JK Rowling). Then went to Cancer Research and spotted one of the same books (me before you) in there for £1.00. (So saved 50p). Then I went into a rspca charity shop and found the other book (after you) for 50p ( saved £1.25). Also picked up another book for 50p ( James Patterson - Private down under).

Finally, I went into Oxfam and bought a DVD (The Butler) for £1.99

Fab shop for £7.49

Pickings have been fairly slim at my local CSs recently - but I made up for it on a trip to Perpignan last week (needless to say, 90% of my wardrobe for the trip was CS-sourced...) The only thing I've been getting is DVDs (like the 2 Mesrine DVDs for £1 - getting myself back into French..)

I got a 4 CD set of 1930s -1950s French dance music cds for €1, three silk scarves for €1 each, a heavy linen jacket in a light caramel colour for €1.50. Plus a man's nightshirt in fine linen and a pair of French knickers for €6.50 (grandmothers' knickers, from about 1880, totally hand sewn with tiny stitches...)