What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

good_advice

I bought a knitting pattern for a babies cardigan. Has x2 different patterns and will use it many times 50p.

funnyfreckle

I was so excited to discover this thread - may I join you? Recently, I have developed a bit of a problem. Charity shops now seem to exert a sort of power over me and I can no longer walk past in case there are hidden treasures inside. Is there a cure?!

I have found nothing in my local charity shops over the last few weeks but reading about your amazing finds has encouraged me to persevere. Thank you - it was worth it. Today I came home with a pair of Per Una cropped trousers reduced to only £1.45 and a lovely summer White Stuff skirt that looks as good as new for only £2! How lucky am I? :j

sparrer

Unfortunately funnyfreckle you now have a lifetime habit that no counselling, pills or common sense will cure :eek:. So you have no choice but to give in to it, enjoy it, and keep hunting out those bargains

Having said which I've not been in a cs this week and am suffering painfully with withdrawal symptoms . Must ask DD what day she's free next week so we can go ahunting

TravellingAbuela

Went in the Greyhound cs in Skipton yesterday to find a rail of items reduced to £1. A quick rummage produced a dressing gown for my DGD and my friend got a linen skirt. Also a box of books selling at 25p each but, until I wade through the stockpile I have here, I decided I had better pass on those!

Lilyplonk

Pair of Fell Walking Boots - with Vibram Sole and good ankle support - in MY size (9) - barely worn - £2.00 :j :j :j!

Off to Scotland at the end of this month, so they will be put to very good use .

marmiterulesok

A beautiful summer scarf.It's the first thing I've bought in ages from a charity shop.

toozie_2

A Laura Ashley light green lamp shade, lined with pin tucks on the front £1!!
Don't think they saw the small label inside!
From local hospice shop.
Now it's replaced a grotty lamp shade on table lamp in kitchen diner.
Very happy bunny.:j

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I have just had a lovely morning in my local market town.

i have not been well at all and I have just been managing to struggle into work, but nothing else over the past few weeks. I have not been out, not seen friends or anything.

Anyway, today feeling a little bit better i drove into town (I live in a very rural area so the town is a few miles away) and went for a potter round the charity shops. My haul was:

- a red, lightweight LK. Bennett cardigan
- an M&S Autograph top which I will wear as a lightweight jacket over a vest top
- a little, Chinese, porcelain plate with flowers and birds
- a large, blue mug for drinking tea to replace a broken one
- a blue, soup bowl with Dutch windmills and boats painted on it.

We don't have matching plates and bowls in our house we just collect ones that are blue and so that last three items will be nice additions to our set. The whole lot came to less than £18.00.

I somehow also managed to buy two cream cakes for me and my husband and he is very happy with his vanilla slice

Miró

Lilyplonk wrote: »

Pair of Fell Walking Boots - with Vibram Sole and good ankle support - in MY size (9) - barely worn - £2.00 :j :j :j!

Off to Scotland at the end of this month, so they will be put to very good use .

Wow, that's a bargain for Vibram! Lucky you

Found didddly squat in the charity shops this last couple of weeks. Had my eye on a lovely Jaegar T shirt but they wanted £2.75 for it so I waited thinking it would go on the £1 rail soon. It did go....out of the shop with someone else

However, did find a nice big jewellery box at Thirsk Racecourse booty...one of those with 'bits' that flip out all over the place when you open it. Pristine condition with cream 'suede' linings
....£2.

bobsa1

Not charity shop but scrapstore bargain I got two enormous brand new next blinds complete with rail but no fitings for £3 Each they are on the website for £95 each. In the charity shop yesterday I got a jane shilton bn leather handbag for £5.95