What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

gallygirl

whitesatin wrote: »

Really pleased with today's purchases. I bought two pairs of cord trousers for myself, like new, for £5.90.

My husband spotted a huge Tonka Mighty Dumper truck, in it's box, brand new for £4.50 so we bought it for my grandsons who love this sort of thing. Turns out it is actually pretty old, maybe 25 years old and unplayed with. A bit sad really. It had obviously been in someone's loft or somewhere and never even opened. It had some dust on it but, being an outdoor toy really, it should have had mud on it to show it had been played with. Anyway, I have dusted it off and can't wait for my grandson to come round on Friday to play with it.

Looked it up on Ebay, I could have sold it for a reasonable profit but I think toys should be played with.

I am going to give it a name too, not sure what yet, but I am sure it will be happy to be useful and have two little boys "caring for" it. LOL.

Oh my goodness. I've visions of the poor truck having led a nice, quiet life and getting terrorised (have you seen Toy Story 3 :rotfl:). I'd check it out on ebay 1st - could be worth a fair bit and you could sell it and buy a cheaper one and still be in profit?

captainhindsight_2

Wax Barbour jacket for £10, quick wash and diy rewax and is good as new!

Alphamare

Five books for £1 including two delis smith cook books and a how to book for my husband for Christmas

SueMaggie

whitesatin wrote: »

My husband spotted a huge Tonka Mighty Dumper truck, in it's box, brand new for £4.50 so we bought it for my grandsons who love this sort of thing. Turns out it is actually pretty old, maybe 25 years old and unplayed with. A bit sad really. It had obviously been in someone's loft or somewhere and never even opened. It had some dust on it but, being an outdoor toy really, it should have had mud on it to show it had been played with. Anyway, I have dusted it off and can't wait for my grandson to come round on Friday to play with it.

Looked it up on Ebay, I could have sold it for a reasonable profit but I think toys should be played with.

I am going to give it a name too, not sure what yet, but I am sure it will be happy to be useful and have two little boys "caring for" it. LOL.

Perhaps the former owner had done what some neighbours of mine did. When they were moving house recently they went up to clear the attic and found several toys they'd bought their kids for Christmas, hidden away and then forgotten about.

As the presents were bought around 1970 and the "kids" are now in their 50s they weren't needed anymore so went to a charity shop.

TheThriftyScrumpers

DD and I were really pleased to find a hardback copy of David Walliams Ratburger for 85p! I was hoping to find one of his books so it really made my day

whitesatin

gallygirl wrote: »

Oh my goodness. I've visions of the poor truck having led a nice, quiet life and getting terrorised (have you seen Toy Story 3 :rotfl:). I'd check it out on ebay 1st - could be worth a fair bit and you could sell it and buy a cheaper one and still be in profit?

LOL, I won't let it be terrorised. I have fallen in love with it myself. I did look on Ebay and I think I would make a profit but it is so nice I want to keep it here for my grandsons and we have another little grandson due in January so it will be kept in use for years, I am sure.

whitesatin

SueMaggie wrote: »

Perhaps the former owner had done what some neighbours of mine did. When they were moving house recently they went up to clear the attic and found several toys they'd bought their kids for Christmas, hidden away and then forgotten about.

As the presents were bought around 1970 and the "kids" are now in their 50s they weren't needed anymore so went to a charity shop.

Yes, I wondered if maybe that was the case.

My husband has just been in the loft to take down the presents I have been buying as bargains all year for my grandchildren. He came across a couple of presents from two years ago - before I thought to use a Christmas app to keep track. It is easily done.

cherryblossomzel

patricia50 wrote: »

It was a British heart foundation shop and their prices are getting stupid.

Must agree with this. My local BHF is too pricey. Cancer Research UK is better, and a local Christian Aid shop seems best of all.

I've become quite the avid CS shopper of late (inspiration from this thread, I think). I now almost always think "Hmm can almost certainly find something cheaper in the CS shop" before buying anything (except underwear, spent a ludicrous amount on new ones at Debenhams the other day).

Does that mean I'm turning into Scrooge?

kate1974

Not charity shop but carboot-Gucci pure silk scarf £3.00.

Suzexxx

Hi everyone


I haven't been on this thread for such a long time as my laptop died a while ago and I've only just got a new one (couldn't deal with typing long posts on my phone). I've still be charity shopping though. Today in Droitwich I got:


2 x That's Not My books for DS 50p.
Pink Miss Selfridge Boyfriend Cardigan with little flecks of glitter in the material £3.25
New Look black wet look leggings £1.95


Suze