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What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

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  • Tommelise
    Tommelise Posts: 133 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Like others here i do like a bargin- and check if my charity shop have things i could use.
    A few weeks ago i bought a hugo boss dress for £ 4,5
    Its a beautiful stylish black dress very understated elegance that would have cost me £ 350 from new( not that i could afford one new)
    Very pleased
  • Susan1962
    Susan1962 Posts: 297 Forumite
    A set of six funky red & white cereal bowls for 39p each. Which was a pleasant surprise as the guy putting them out said they'd be 59p each, which I was more than happy to pay!
    Looking ahead
  • happydays89
    happydays89 Posts: 304 Forumite
    edited 17 July 2015 at 10:11PM
    Today I got a solid oak photo frame (brand new)for 50p,on the back was the price tag.......Dobbies £12.99.

    2 pairs of hotter sandals,brand new (still had price stickers on)....£2.50 a pair.

    A dog bed from Next for a £1

    2 big carrier bags full of card making magazines unopened so they all had the kits included,someone had paid £7.99 for each one and there was 15 mags in each bag.They had only just been dropped off to the shop,they said I could have them for a fiver........what a bargain.
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    Today I got a solid oak photo frame (brand new)for 50p,on the back was the price tag.......Dobbies £12.99.

    2 pairs of hotter sandals,brand new (still had price stickers on)....£2.50 a pair.

    A dog bed from Next for a £1

    2 big carrier bags full of card making magazines unopened so they all had the kits included,someone had paid £7.99 for each one and there was 15 mags in each bag.They had only just been dropped off to the shop,they said I could have them for a fiver........what a bargain.

    WOW - I declare you today's winner! :T
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

  • supersaver1000
    supersaver1000 Posts: 2,465 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Spent a couple of hours round the CSs this morning, some were quite busy but I managed to find an as new pair of Per Una stretch jeans for £2.99 and a Next top for £3.49 for work to go perfectly with the CS trews I bought a few weeks ago. :)

    I nearly bought a beautiful pair of trews that would fit me if I lost half a stone, but resisted, thinking of konmarie. When I got home I put my stash away and then pulled out the last pair of too small CS trews I bought, ready to go back. :)
    OSWL (start 13st) by 30Jun20 6/10
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  • Rummer
    Rummer Posts: 6,550 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    A brand new copy of Dear Zoo for my DS for 99p
    Taking responsibility one penny at a time!
  • sarah182xxx
    sarah182xxx Posts: 1,230 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    bought a lovely wallis top, a gorgeous m and s jumper, a per una skirt, a vase which matches my bedroom perfectly and a cute heart shaped plate for £6.60 in total. delighted with the bargains. they were from the BHF, brilliantly cheap and happy to help a charity close to my heart so to speak. hope everyone is well x
    :j First prizes back into comping after a break - romantic break to 2 to Venice/ Paris or Rome with romantic trip and a 42 inch TV and blu Ray amazing !

    Thank you all so much and good luck guys and girls xxxxxx
  • I got a pair of Hotter floral pumps in Scope in Harrogate. Brand new and unworn - £5.99. I got a Hotter leaflet in the tv guide yesterday and the self same shoe is in there at £45!
    "If you dream alone it will remain just a dream. But if we all dream together it will become reality"
  • Miró
    Miró Posts: 7,141 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero Name Dropper
    Not a very good week for charity shop bargains this week.....total spend...50p! Found some anti-shine pressed powder in just the right shade for me with the price ticket still attached of £5.99 :)
  • asset2004
    asset2004 Posts: 2,453 Forumite
    Only just found this thread but I do enjoy a CS look.
    This week I got a Next mid thigh length winter jacket for £5. It's a size larger than I'd usually wear but thought as it's a winter coat I'll probably have thick jumper of gilet on so will fit fine. The assistant said she'd tried it but was too small and she was surprised they still had it, I suppose being July people aren't looking for a winter coat.

    Popped into the Salvation Army and some other local CS shops, their prices are way too expensive. Why would I want to spend £5 on a Primark etc top when new they are not much more?
    There was a fleece with a big mark on the front and thought it would wash out but also was going to buy another coat at £7 so asked for a discount on the fleece (it was £3.99, which I thought was too expensive even if it had been perfect condition). The SA said no discount, :o I had hoped they'd make it half price so ended up leaving the both items. Their loss.

    I must admit some CS I don't bother going into, their prices are way too expensive for a washed out, bobbly item and they think someone is going to pay £5 for it.:eek:
    Life is a coin, you can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.
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