Best car boot sale and charity shop bargains.

goanmad

Hi fizzle2006. Must say I was really impressed with that Ojon treatment, £29 is a hideous amount of money but my very long, over-processed hair was so shiny and soft afterwards and when you compare it to spending £38 on a cut and finish at Toni and Guy I don't suppose it's quite so outrageous!

"You're so lucky goanmad, the charity shops round my way just sell tat"

I live in a grotty industrial town in the West Midlands. I suppose the people here aren't as well-heeled as the more affluent areas and so don't recognise high-end or designer labels (unlike me) so I snaffle the bargains. I do much better charity shopping in the poorer areas than the posher ones.

ThriftyBelle

quickly popped into my usual charity shop and i bought a lovely pair of smart office trousers from next for my mum for 50p. they are slighty big for her, but even with the price of her paying to get them taken in, it is still a bargain

Saffronsmum

Today in the charity shops i picked up;
Boden girls dress 2.50 (going on e-bay)
Laura Ashley jeans (for me) 3.00
Joules shorts (for me)2.50
Denby casarole dish 5.00
Whack Attack (for my daughter) 1.50
2 Roary the racing car toys 50p each
Moto Denim Skirt 2.50
GAP dress (for my daughter) 1.50

durham_girl

goanmad wrote: »

I do much better charity shopping in the poorer areas than the posher ones.

I agree, the posh shops are more expensive and bargains get snaffled up quicker!

fizzle2006

Yeah I think you guys could be right I stay in the West End of Glasgow most of the time with my fiance and there are loads of charity shops here, but its a very student based area because of all the uni's nearby and I think many students shop in my local ones for vintage buys, leaving nothing for poor old me lol

Off to the charity shops today down my local shopping centre, shall report back if anything of interest lol **hope so**!!

P__G

at a car boot a vintage mink coat - £10 # similar ones on ebay for about £50 - £100

DJDLP1

Best bargain @ charity shop, 4 bp (british petroleum) clear acrylic paperweights £4.00 in total. Very collectable items... Sold on ebay £12.00, £31.00, 2@ £35.00.
Touch!!!

goanmad

I'm having a great week (makes up for the disapointing wash-out weekend). Popped into a local town centre charity shop, not one I often visit as it's a bit too fuddy-duddy, you know the type - the worst sort of acryllic and frumpy M & S with very high prices. Snaffled a vintage, angel-sleeved moss crepe midi dress. Absolutely perfect fit, no maker's name, just the "MOSS CREPE" label ( a favourite material of Oz Clarke) and a snip at £3.95. :j

fizzle2006

Yesterday I managed to pick up a lovely gold rope chain (costume) for £1.99! Was really pleased as I love wearing gold necklaces and i'd just shelled out £13 for a similar one on ebay.

Also got a lovely striped vest top (primark) but only £1 and a diamante ravel handbag for only £3.75. Well chuffed as i'd been looking at a similar bag before Xmas and it is very small, so will be great for taking on nights out

Saffronsmum

I am giving up with the charity shops as most of them are too expensive, there is on charity shop in a village near me which seems to have low prices and i have picked up a few bargains, but the ones in town are charging more than what you can buy it for new. I think i will stick to the boot sales where most items are 50p or 1 pound.
One of the shops i went into last week had handbags priced at 20.00, yes they may have been designer but 20.00 for a 2nd hand handbag seems a bit expensive to me, also dresses priced at 15.00 (not designer), primark tops price at 4.50 (they only cost 2.00 in the shop).

Lets hope the weather is nice for the weekend so i can get back to the boot sales.