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What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

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  • pinkparrott
    pinkparrott Posts: 340 Forumite
    We got a lovely cricket set, wooden bat , wickets and a ball all in a bag for £3.99 , really pleased, perfect size for my son who,s nearly 8
    Grocery Challenge Feb 14 £500 / Spent £572.10!
    March 14 £500 / spent £488.45 :j
  • building_with_lego
    building_with_lego Posts: 2,609 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    I was in my pet CS and was handed a bagful of Lego :o on Thursday; I was asked to "have a look through" it. There was a lot of early noughties basketball stuff, plus some early Star Wars and other bits, but research indicated that ebaying it wouldn't really be worth it.

    I bagged it up into several lots and recommended they be priced at £2- £8.

    They all sold on Friday and Saturday, netting the pet CS around £20. (They'd never have got that for the original bagful, and there were a few bits to add to [STRIKE]my[/STRIKE] the children's castle Lego sets which I was given for my troubles. The manager said that my face lit up when she opened the bag! I had a happy Friday morning researching the sets and bagging it all up; they got a load of money and we got a few new bits.)

    :D
    They call me Dr Worm... I'm interested in things; I'm not a real doctor but I am a real worm. :grin:
  • Lizling
    Lizling Posts: 882 Forumite
    edited 21 January 2014 at 1:26AM
    I bought a new top in my favourite charity shop for £3 yesterday. Knew nothing about the label (familiar-sounding, but didn't know any more than that), so I wore it out to dinner and splashed a bit of noodle soup down the front.

    It's by Joseph and I discovered just now that it's about £125 new :eek::eek: I hope the soup comes out in the wash :o
    Saving for deposit: Finished! :j
    House buying: Finished!
    Next task: Lots and lots of DIY
  • wondercollie
    wondercollie Posts: 1,591 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Bogof_Babe wrote: »
    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.


    Put a metal spoon in the bowl before you add the boiling water and stir the jelly with it.


    The metal spoon absorbs the heat.
  • building_with_lego
    building_with_lego Posts: 2,609 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    I've just bought Cranium (an esteemed board game) for £2.99, in immaculate condition.

    Google suggests that it's worth somewhere around £20 :D
    They call me Dr Worm... I'm interested in things; I'm not a real doctor but I am a real worm. :grin:
  • Twisted_Cherry
    Twisted_Cherry Posts: 1,662 Forumite
    Bogof_Babe wrote: »
    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.


    Cheers for that! :)
  • kitschkitty
    kitschkitty Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    why is the word l0ve being censored today???
    A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
  • smeeth
    smeeth Posts: 578 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    kitschkitty wrote: »
    why is the word l0ve being censored today???


    I was about to ask that myself.. glad it's not just me. Shall try tweeting for an answer.
    Anchor yourself to the foundations of everything you love.

    Thank you to all those who post competitions!:beer:
  • smeeth
    smeeth Posts: 578 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Looks to be fixed now :)
    Anchor yourself to the foundations of everything you love.

    Thank you to all those who post competitions!:beer:
  • Suzexxx
    Suzexxx Posts: 173 Forumite
    Hi all :)

    Went CS shopping last week when visiting my Mum in Worcester. Picked up:

    *Gary Barlow's new album £1.99
    *Black New Look Boyfriend Cardigan £3.50
    *New Look Cream and Black Slouched Top £1.99

    Suze :)
    2015 wins :j Sekonda watch, Harry Potter hardback book,
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