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What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

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  • parkgirl
    parkgirl Posts: 164 Forumite
    Not a cs buy but a gorgeous Monsoon silk dress which my mum's neighbour had worn once for the races and never worn again. I had admired it when she wore it and she had remembered and donated it to me when she was having a clear out. One very happy bunny here.
  • I got probably one of my best bargains at the weekend. A clearance charity shop has opened in a town near me. I found a whole Arcopal coffee set (six cups, saucers and coffee pot) for £3.75! My sister loves Arcopal so I'm saving it for her birthday present.
    'Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain'
  • kitschkitty
    kitschkitty Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    A lovely John Rocha dress £1.99, a nice purple new look top £1.50 and a lovely next top £3.45 this weekend.
    A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
  • JodyBPM
    JodyBPM Posts: 1,404 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Two Le Creuset ramekins in orange for 50p each from my local charity shop today:)

    Really pleased with my bargain!
  • mummyroysof3
    mummyroysof3 Posts: 4,566 Forumite
    Haven't been in charity shops for ages but last week got a long checked shirt to wear with leggings for £3...will look again this week in all 3 in the village
    Have a Bsc Hons open degree from the Open University 2015 :j:D:eek::T
  • Popped in to CS on way back from OH's hospital appointment and found a lovely brown real leather handbag from Dune for £6.99.
    It's in excellent condition and looks a bit like a Mulberry bag so I can now stop lusting after them as the one I really want is £950!!
  • Lilyplonk
    Lilyplonk Posts: 1,145 Forumite
    I was on a 'half-day shift' at the CS this afternoon - came home with a new fish-slice (broke mine on Saturday trying to flip a fried egg :(); it's matching serving spoon; a pair of ladies green wellies size 9 - a rare thing where my feet are concerned - :T; a book that looks good; a small pink leather 'Antler Vanity Bag'; a 'gizmo' for joining cable/aerial wires at the back of the TV.

    The 'real bargain' in all these was the desperately needed 'quality' fish slice for 50p :j.
  • A glass trifle dish! I have been looking for one for so long, and finally I found one on Sunday for just £2.50!
  • tessie_bear
    tessie_bear Posts: 4,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    im finding the charity shops very good for kitchenalia...i got a meat fork and a slotted spoon...50p each brand new my kitchen is looking quite spruced up
    onwards and upwards
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    A glass trifle dish! I have been looking for one for so long, and finally I found one on Sunday for just £2.50!

    Be careful! I once cracked a glass trifle dish by pouring boiling water in it to melt the jelly cubes. Always use a pyrex jug now, leave it to cool a bit and then pour it in the glass dish.
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

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