What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

gallygirl

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

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Predaleko1984

Chest of Drawers from Weston Hospice £35 + £10 delivery. Hoping they come soon.

True Colours - a book of historical Home and Away football kits (Premier 2005/6 plus my club Birmingham are in there so a bonus) for £1.50. Got that in Somerset Cancer Care Shop.

paulineb_2

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I don't find that surprising, as most people generally socialise in the same circle, and wouldn't want to be seen wearing the same dress more than once.

I have bought c/shop posh frocks, worn them once, washed and re-donated.

Oops. I dont mind wearing the same dress 20 times over and I have done.

However I live in the back of beyond where the local highlight is spoons and I generally travel a bit further to nights out

paulineb_2

Today I got a pair of primark jeans 99p, a pair of monsoon jeans, really nice colour, like a deep blue/aqua colour, 99p and 4 books, 2 Collins French dictionaries and a spanish dictionary for my mum, she speaks and teaches languages and a copy of think yourself thin plus dvd by Paul Mckenna, I'll resist reading it with a cake in hand.

The monsoon jeans fit perfectly, really pleased with them.

Miró

Frilled to bits with my buys today :j

M & S apple green T shirt.....50p from the hospice chazza sale

BNWT Regatta brown stretchy walking trousers, perfect with the above...£3.50* from the community chazza shop



*just checked online and currently retail at 40 squids :eek:

maman

2 camisole type tops, one a tan fine wool look by Joseph and the other a denim colour cotton by Jigsaw. £3 each from the Cancer CS. I do believe they're getting more sensible with their prices.:j


Fancied a Lipsy smock top but the asymmetric hem looked as if it had been hacked with scissors.

got-it-spend-it

kboss2010 wrote: »

I bought my mum a beautiful monsoon dress with matching wrap for £8 from a Marie Curie charity shop a few years ago. It's amazing how many people donate barely worn evening wear to the CS!

I would be much more likely to donate a dress or something that I had only worn once or twice than something like a pair of jeans that I would probably wear to death.

I personally would only wear a posh dress to one or two occasions then either donate it or ebay it. That's one of the reasons I love buying dresses in CS as I know I won't wear them often.

A few years ago I went from a job which required professional business dress everyday, to a job that was far more casual. I donated most of my suits and blouses as there was no point keeping them when they wouldn't get worn anymore.

iammumtoone

had a good haul today,

The first shop had a half price sale on we found
Debenhams school coat for DS £1.50 looks like it has never been worn.
Heavy teapot £1 - I thought it looked like denby but it didn't have a mark, I looked it up when I got home and its vintage langley/denby.
molton brown soap dish 15p

other buys
adidas/football club jacket for DS £2
large fiorelli bag £3

DianneB

Visited a few today and picked up a vintage wicker shopping basket £6.30 beautiful hand knitted cable jumper for dgs no.3 £2, as new Frustration game £1, berghaus lightweight fleece for dd £1 and a posh fitted M&S jacket for me, red with black buttons, expensive at £8 but I would have regretted leaving it behind. Saw a beautiful Aquascutum (sp?) dog tooth checked jacket for just a £1 yesterday sadly not my size but a great bargain.

starsandmoon

Got a looks like new Boden top for £3 in Marie Curie. Some of their prices for the "better" brands like M & S and Next were for a fiver plus but obviously whoever marks them up doesnt know Boden is a decent make.