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What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

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  • silvasava
    silvasava Posts: 4,433 Forumite
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    Oh Caloo Calay - Set of Denby Imperial blue 4 each dinner plates, dessert plate, tea plates & 3 bowls in Sally Army FOR A FIVER. Quick go in the dishwasher- perfect!!
    Small victories - sometimes they are all you can hope for but sometimes they are all you need - be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle
  • parkgirl
    parkgirl Posts: 164 Forumite
    Silvasava - that is fantastic! What a bargain - bet you snapped their hands off!!!
  • starsandmoon
    starsandmoon Posts: 332 Forumite
    Got a looks like new Boden top in grey pattern for £3.50!!! Happy happy :j
    I have every possession I want. I have a lot of friends who have a lot more possessions. But in some cases I feel the possessions possess them, rather than the other way round
  • silvasava
    silvasava Posts: 4,433 Forumite
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    parkgirl wrote: »
    Silvasava - that is fantastic! What a bargain - bet you snapped their hands off!!!
    I only got them by chance too - I wanted a large cardboard box to send something on Ebuy - the lady took me into the back room & the set was sitting on the side. I asked when it would be going out into the shop & she said 'You can have it for a fiver if you want':eek:
    I paid her & asked if I could pick it up later as it was heavy & when I went back she'd packed it in a Tesco 'Bag for Life'. I did repay the compliment though 'cos when I had a clear out I took everything in to her shop!
    Small victories - sometimes they are all you can hope for but sometimes they are all you need - be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle
  • SAVVYMUMMY_2
    SAVVYMUMMY_2 Posts: 362 Forumite
    Good afternoon, I got `fifty shades` book 1, 2 & 3 all for the grand price of 75p yesterday.
    Grocery Challenge 2013: July week 1 £90/£87.41 :D
    week 2 £90.00/£118.38:eek: week 3 £90/£60.54:jweek4 £90/£79.90 week5 £45/£00
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  • debtdawg
    debtdawg Posts: 343 Forumite
    As DS is a baby he is going through sets of clothes every few months, our local children's charity shop isn't particularly cheap but I like to use them to support cancer research. Anyway I bought him a variety of Next, Mothercare and Osh Kosh dungarees and trousers for under £3 a pair, the dungarees are so lovely and cost £2.95, a fraction of the usual cost. I also picked up a couple of jumpers and a lovely thick gilet/knitted top. He's now kitted out in trousers etc for the next few months, he just needs the basic vests and sleepsuits and some plain tops to see him through.
  • floss2
    floss2 Posts: 8,030 Forumite
    SAVVYMUMMY wrote: »
    Good afternoon, I got `fifty shades` book 1, 2 & 3 all for the grand price of 75p yesterday.

    Not sure I'd want to buy those second-hand.....
  • catznine
    catznine Posts: 3,192 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    A huge double bed size white throw for 99p in our Barnardos charity shop! So pleased as,this will cover one of our sofas!
    Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind.

    Jan grocery challenge £35.77/£120
  • silvasava
    silvasava Posts: 4,433 Forumite
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    Nothing to report on the CS front today (yet!!) But can I pass on a tip for this cold weather?
    You can often find lovely full length slips in the CS & if you are fairly handy with a needle they can be cut off at hip level & re - hemmed (or trimmed with the lace from the original hem) & they make lovely camisoles. As I'm quite tall its nice to have them long enough to 'cover my kidneys' as gran used to say!
    Happy CS'ing all
    Small victories - sometimes they are all you can hope for but sometimes they are all you need - be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 35,811 Forumite
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    SAVVYMUMMY wrote: »
    Good afternoon, I got `fifty shades` book 1, 2 & 3 all for the grand price of 75p yesterday.
    floss2 wrote: »
    Not sure I'd want to buy those second-hand.....

    Me neither.
    In fact, they'd have to pay me 75p to take them away. :rotfl:

    But SavvyMummy, that's a really good bargain. ;)

    Some charity shops price books up at crazy prices - £1.99 in some cases.

    It's often cheaper to buy paperbacks from The Works.
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