What frugal find came your way today?

rubytuesday

Today I received a free Rethink T shirt as I went on a walk with the Norfolk Rethink Ramblers group from the Albert Embankment to London Bridge. In the charity shop I bought a lovely old floral china tea set. Hardly have any cups left in mine so that was good and also bought a lovely Long Tall Sally top, again a little on the tight side but ready for the weight loss, as I am effortlessly losing a pound a week so far.

sillyvixen

when i moved into my own house just over 3 years ago a friend of the family gave me some garden furniture - that dark plastic ratten style (2 chairs and a 2 seater with terricotta coloured cushions) he had updated his garden furniture at the old stuff seemed 'old fashioned' a year later the shops were full of that style!! although the covers tend to be cream in colour. not worried about the colour, but today i have been given a couple of double cream flat sheets - still in their plastic packaging!! so time to borrow my mums sewing machine and see if i can make cream covers for the cushions and update the garden furniture for free!! wish me luck.

YORKSHIRELASS

A big carrier bag of lovely veg from my in-laws garden. Even better it was already blanched, put into little bags and frozen for me. I love my M.I.L!

Oh and the top I am currently wearing is my favourite, its a pretty pink summery top from M&S courtesy of the bargain bin in the charity shop for £1.50. Wore it to death last summer and its still going strong.

Thanks for keeping this thread going, it reminds me of how far I have got on my MSE journey. Sorry to say that there was a time when I wouldnt have gone through the door of a charity shop.

gorgeous_gwen

I was given a zip up jacket and a pair of jeans for my LO by one of DS's schoolfriend's mums. Said friend has a younger sibling same ago as the baby so we do keep getting handed various bits of clothing, her thinking was it's better cluttering up our house than hers!

They've given us a fair bit of stuff completely free, I'm trying to think of a suitable gift as she won't accept any money, bottle of wine maybe?

Aril

This week I've found 5p on the pavement and wombled a green plastic planter from a free help yourself box on the roadside. The lady in the charity shop wouldn't let me pay for the box of pegs I'd picked up today either [I did buy a book though from her]
Aril

raphanius

yesterday i was in lidl and they were giving away five different volumes of 'the wonderful world of knowledge' books for kids that they had failed to give out as part of a newspaper promotion. i also picked up 4 bottles of robinsons be natural squash apple and strawberry flavour for a quid from my local market.

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The farmer mowed the meadow today, and hubby picked up loads of cut ox eye daisies and put them in a vase - beautiful

smileyt_2

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The farmer mowed the meadow today, and hubby picked up loads of cut ox eye daisies and put them in a vase - beautiful

How lovely!

I had a free cup of tea in my bank. They were doing a review for me (not that I have much money, mind). I now have contents insurance for #11.34/month which, for where I live, is an absolute bargain!

And loads of free exercise, walking my dogs and cycling into town and back.:rotfl:

catznine

A little box of cheerios dropped through my letterbox! complete with a money off voucher for 30p, also a voucher for free squirty cream!

zarazara

my lovely home made compost for planting seeds in.