What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

Ballymackeonan

A 1950s tweed coat - Horrrockses, mustard and grey, with a black velvet collar and black buttons, good condition, £6 yesterday. Plus a Sisley brown leather bag for £3!

Chris25

had a great 1 hour in 2 charity shops. Got -

a book for my daughter that's been on the list for about 4 months - 25p

3 games for eldest son - Trivial Pursuit 90s, Articulate & More Balderdash - when I placed them on the desk the lovely lady told me that she was in the process of reducing them to half price - £4.50 the lot :T (he already has them but they're at his house near Uni)

a white linen Autograph blouse for my mum for £3.50. She has arthritic fingers & so finds it difficult to do up buttons but this is quite low cut & easy to get over her head & also managed to get her a cami to wear underneath for £2.

Also got her the most beautiful tweed jacket with copper silk piping (traffic people make, never heard of them) £5.50

& a beautiful devore scarf that honestly looks as though it's part of a set with the jacket - it's in beautiful autumnal clours - that was £2.25.

I got myself a handmade notice board covered with beige linen fabric with printed autumn leaves for £3.

:j kept singing to myself - 'didn't I have a loverrly day, the day I went to the charity shop' :rotfl:

bobsa1

Last weekend took DD back to Uni in bath and got a Mulberry Jacket for £5 and two pairs of white company Linen Trs never worn for £2 per pair.

Going to Thame in Oxford on Wed as husband working there. Can anyone suggest any good charity shops / areas for Charity shops near there?

Thanks

Pollycat

bobsa1 wrote: »

Going to Thame in Oxford on Wed as husband working there. Can anyone suggest any good charity shops / areas for Charity shops near there?

Thanks

I use Yell.com.
Just enter 'charity shops' and the location of the place you're going.

I then check on theaa.com for a map of the town I'm visiting (enter the postcode of one of the charity shops) and you can see the names of the roads and see where the shops are.

starsandmoon

Not charity shop bargains but car boot. Got 3 tops for me that all look new for £2.50, a pair of brand new Next pumps for DD for £2, a book 50p and a denim jacket for DD £1.50. Love car boots, often cheaper than charity shops

DianneB

Today I found a nice Puffa gilet with a small bridle/snaffle pattern on for £4.50 and a long green weather proof coat with hood and cape (like the waxed coats but not waxed) by Tayberry for £9.50, it's so I look the part while standing around at horse shows and the yard with my daughter - I too can look posh for less than £15 quid :rotfl:

Just checked out the coat and it is £57.99 new so not that posh after all!!!

sedment

I got a le creuset milk pan in a lovely turquoise colour for £2 and a Ty beanie pig for my dd, for 50p. My new pan will now be the odd one out in my drawer, but I dont care, its perfect!

silvasava

Had a few days away near Dartmouth - Cancer Research shop had a 'posh' rail of new clothes. I got a beautiful Joseph Ribkoff black evening dress & a pair of black crepe trousers for £40.00. I think because I am tall they probably didn't fit any 'normal' person - haha
A 'friend' said I should put it on eBay but is it me 'cos I think that seems immoral.

floss2

silvasava wrote: »

Had a few days away near Dartmouth - Cancer Research shop had a 'posh' rail of new clothes. I got a beautiful Joseph Ribkoff black evening dress & a pair of black crepe trousers for £40.00. I think because I am tall they probably didn't fit any 'normal' person - haha
A 'friend' said I should put it on eBay but is it me 'cos I think that seems immoral.

Personally I do, and if I ever sell something I bought in a charity shop I give 50% of any "profit" back to the charity so they benefit as well as me.

I certainly don't buy in charity shops with the intent of selling on for my own benefit.

vodkawitch1

I got a lovely M@S jumper dress for £6.99 it was new so didn`t mind paying that. Same ones are £39.99 in store.

I would sell on ebay as you have already paid what cs wanted for the item.