What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

got-it-spend-it

Very impressed at the Freecycled dressmakers dummy! Not sure my DH would be too impressed if I managed to get one.

I don't often get bargains in chain charity shops, but I got a top like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEXT-SIZE-10-PINK-SWALLOW-BIRD-PRINT-SHIRT-BLOUSE-TOP-PETER-PAN-COLLAR-/291080390471?pt=UK_Women_s_Tops_Shirts&hash=item43c5be4747&nma=true&si=UgeHAGebsJfNDLlnGsYo0wzAeLk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 for £1.99 in Oxfam yesterday. Amazing as Next is usually massively marked up, but I just love the print.

charlies-aunt

Woo-hoo! :T
Had a trip to Age UK CS yesterday after a self imposed ban on buying non-essentials.
Everything was still a £1 an item - I got a lovely grey tweed Wallis coat, a long green/blue M&S cardi, a ditsy floral Principles maxi dress and a chunky long black cardi.
The thrill of this little splurge will have to last for the next month as having another tight month moneywise but it was £4 well spent :T

building_with_lego

I spent £4 on a skirt yesterday- long, brown, 100% wool- the label says Kenzo (:eek:) and when I looked them up they sell skirts for hundreds of pounds!

(I can't think of Kenzo without thinking of Janey's baby in My Family though )

maman

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Very impressed at the Freecycled dressmakers dummy! Not sure my DH would be too impressed if I managed to get one.

I don't often get bargains in chain charity shops, but I got a top like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEXT-SIZE-10-PINK-SWALLOW-BIRD-PRINT-SHIRT-BLOUSE-TOP-PETER-PAN-COLLAR-/291080390471?pt=UK_Women_s_Tops_Shirts&hash=item43c5be4747&nma=true&si=UgeHAGebsJfNDLlnGsYo0wzAeLk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 for £1.99 in Oxfam yesterday. Amazing as Next is usually massively marked up, but I just love the print.

Strangely I thought that the Cancer shop prices were a bit more realistic when I was in there last week. £3 for a Jigsaw camisole. Hopefully they're getting the idea.

Blether

maman wrote: »

Strangely I thought that the Cancer shop prices were a bit more realistic when I was in there last week. £3 for a Jigsaw camisole. Hopefully they're getting the idea.

Would be nice but seems to be a slow process. Just back from a weekend in Aberdeen. Used Office shoes in Home Start charity shop £10.00. New shoes in Office sale were starting from £9.00. New silver clutch bag in Shoe Express sale £3.49 - £3.89, used tatty one in Sailors Society £5.00. I have stopped going into a lot of charity shops as the prices are unrealistic. Saw a new clutch bag in Red Cross shop in a nearby town at £12.99. Similar quality were £10.00 in a local shop.
I think they forget that they have competition from ebay and car boots. I think they are probably losing money by selling a lot less for higher prices. 2 charity shops have closed down in my town in the last couple of months.

Frith

My bigger son is very interested in camping/survival etc and has saved up this year to get a better tent.


Went in the armed services shop (Kidder) and got him a lilo pump (also useful for their footballs) and 2 tiny, fold up camping stools. All brand new with the tags on for £5!

panterka

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Very impressed at the Freecycled dressmakers dummy! Not sure my DH would be too impressed if I managed to get one.

Got-it-spend-it, my partner doesnt know about it yet:))) I am sure that the word "clutter" will be mentioned in the conversation when he finds out.
But I've dreamed of having one for some time, just could not justify the spending.

bobsa1

got some handmade ditsy floral curtains with black out lining they look like a Cath kidston type print and were £3.99 also got a 4cd compilation by tom jones not my cup of tea but mum loves hihim

bobsa1

well been to the charity shop again and got morphy Richards digital scale for £3.49

stormchaos

Got lots of goodies today,

Adidas hoodie (grey with a mad design of wires and lightbulbs!)£1.50
Official Star Wars Vader t shirt, £1,
Massive 200g ball of chunky knit wool, 50p
Digital big head phones for my metal detector, £1
Brand new in box Microsoft red wireless mouse, 75p
Black combat pants for husband, £1
Revlon folding hair dryer that retracts its cord into its handle £1
Blue check M+S blouse £1
2x box set DVDs series 1+2 Upstairs, Downstairs,£1 each
Mad pixie style hippie woolly hat ,£1
and a Grafton China little dog from 1920s, 75p