What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

madwife28

Hi there, I have been enjoying reading about everyone's great finds!!

I love charity shops and find it hard to resist buying things for my home(even though I'm meant to be de-cluttering):o

One of my best finds has been a Thomas Kent pink mantle clock, in perfect condition, for £2.50 from the local hospice shop, and today, I found a Villeroy&Boch candy jar for £1.99 (circa 1985), with a gorgeous bird design, from age concern(my fav)!:j

Good luck with your finds!

empressemma

Air ambulance half price sale!!
Monsoon dress £2.50! Woo hoo!

suki1964

Best buy was two transformers figures for £3 mint condition..price in Argos was over £30

Books, I buy 99% of my books there. Last big find was the complete inspector morse set, brand new and unopened £5

kitschkitty

I typed a reply the other day & it didn't post, anyway...

In the British heart foundation shop I noticed a box of about 30 jewellery making magazines marked at 50p each. So I asked the assistant if I might get a discount for taking the whole lot (I wouldn't normally ask for discounts in a charity shop, but I know it can be hard for them to shift magazines for specific hobbies/subjects) and she asked for a grand total of just £3 for the whole lot - their original cover price was nearly £120! I never buy magazines & they're just too expensive, and I find most stuff available on the internet, so this stack of mags is going to keep me in reading material for months & months, and when I'm done with them I can pass them on to my beading friends!

ThePennyPrincess

Hello, I've just joined and I've really enjoyed reading everyone's posts about their charity shop finds. Thought I'd add mine......

A beautiful wide patent leather Whistles belt for £3.
Brand new pair of Schuh purple suede gladiator platform shoes £5.
Pair of Miss Selfridge skinny jeans looked like they'd never been worn £2.
Next hooded jacket for my little boy £2.50.

These were from The Education and Culture Charity Shop in Wood Street in Walthamstow. This is a real treasure trove. Sometimes you won't find anything, other times you'll find loads of great stuff!

Also, today I got a beautiful alpaca wool stripy dress in shades of grey for £3. In lovely condition. This was from a local charity in Highams Park.

silvasava

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Anyway I found 5 lead crystal glasses; 2 port & 3 sherry for 50p each. The sherry glasses are much better quality but all have chips (hence the price) around the rim but I want them for little vases anyway so I was really pleased.

Just in case some of those chips are on the sharp side you can rub them down with a bit of emery paper to smooth them off.

I managed a lovely top from M & Co for £1.50 - it was a geometric pattern & went beautifully with a pair of trousers I had so I wore it on Saturday to DS1 birthday.
I've been CSing for years - first from necessity as a single mum but now because I love a bargain! Mine doesn't stop at clothes though - I've bought lots of pieces of furniture over the years - no MDF & Hardboard just lovely wood & dovetails

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

In times hopefully not long gone, I was famous for nabbing silk shirts and Designer Bargains ie Burberry Macs, Joseph Trousers... I used to visit my local Oxfam a lot before it went all High Street on me and the quality declined. Not that there isn't some fantastic High Street brands around because they are.
When I lived in London I used to visit Hampstead Oxfam and hence the silk shirt habit began; very good for keeping cool in summer and warm in winter, even though it doesn'nt seem remotely MSE.

nik0510

Hi peeps, yesterday got a ELC build and play plane for £1.25, got him built it all the bits there, to put away for my diy mad grandson, today I saw a school blazer in the charity shop for £2.75 if it doesn;t fit my son it will fit my daughter when she goes there. Really pleased, dont usually see many bargains, think I have caught the bug, might go into another town next week and have a morning mooching.

Frith

Today I got some brand new Rohde walking boots for £3.99!

mishmogs

I have been looking for a fruit press for some time and I couldn't justify spending £50+ on ebay but got one today from a Debra shop for £6.99 oh boy, am I a happy bunny!!:D:D