What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

VfM4meplse

Pollycat wrote: »

But - is it a bargain?

I bought anyway and can take it back within 28 days for a full refund.

But what do you think?

My advice would be to leave it unopened in its bag and sleep on it for a week. If you still feel excited about it next weekend, then hang into it. If not, it should go back.

I would be hard pressed to spend £20 on a single item in a chazzer - perhaps for a v good quality dress or coat, not a casual top though.

mavvymoo

Pollycat wrote: »

Ladies - I'm in a bit of a quandry.

I don't know if I've got a charity shop bargain or not.

I spotted a fab hoodie in Age Concern yesterday but almost fainted at the price (I'll reveal that later).
It's Weird Fish and is still on their website as a current style:



It's like a knitted fabric:
It's really heavyweight - perfect for cold, dry, crisp winter days, the colour is fab (more fuchsia than it looks), condition is as new (I've checked the pockets, lining and outer) and it will look great with jeggings and flat ankle boots - but it was £19.99. :eek:

New price is £85 so it's less than 25% of the new price.

But - is it a bargain?

I bought anyway and can take it back within 28 days for a full refund.

But what do you think?
A charity shop bargain to me is finding a Per Una top for £1.

I have got the same one as this I got mine in a chazzer for £4 so it was a bargain.I have had it for a couple of years and it washes really well and still looks brand new. £20 is a lot but if you will get the use out of it I think its still a bargain as you will wear it for years

Mav x

mavvymoo

My Bargain from RSPCA shop .A brand new 3/4 length Beige Suede fitted Florelli coat The cut and quality are really good and it fits like a glove for £12
Dont think I will be wearing this walking the dog Havent looked at how much these retail for yet but I bet its more than I paid for it.


Mav x

Pollycat

VfM4meplse wrote: »

My advice would be to leave it unopened in its bag and sleep on it for a week. If you still feel excited about it next weekend, then hang into it. If not, it should go back.

I would be hard pressed to spend £20 on a single item in a chazzer - perhaps for a v good quality dress or coat, not a casual top though.

Thanks - that's good advice, although I have had it out of the bag and tried it on (still like it and tempted to keep it - especially after reading the positive feedback from esmy & mavvymoo).

Re prices - I love my £1 bargains from the sale rail in my local hospice shop but for some items I tend to look at the original price and might just splurge.
For example, I bought a new Kipling bag for £20 (I love these) which was on QVC for £70.

mavvymoo wrote: »

I have got the same one as this I got mine in a chazzer for £4 so it was a bargain.I have had it for a couple of years and it washes really well and still looks brand new. £20 is a lot but if you will get the use out of it I think its still a bargain as you will wear it for years
Mav x

Now you've really rained on my parade, mavvymoo. :mad:

Hobsons_Choice

Hobsons_Choice wrote: »

IF it's "as new" IF you love it and (most importantly) IF you need it and can make good use of it I think it's a bargain at £20.
I've seen a beautiful painted single wardrobe in the BHF shop, priced at £95.
Measured up the existing bedroom furniture and I shall have to do a fair bit of rearranging, but if it's still in the shop today I shall buy it!
Fingers crossed.

Well, I bought it on Friday and arranged for delivery today. Manager of BHF said it was very heavy but they would deliver to the bedroom providing they had good access. So I explained it was straight through the hall and up a set of (straight) stairs. She said "fine". Paid for a two many delivery because of weight.
They arrived today and refused to even get it off the back of the van! Guy said "We only deliver to the door and I'm not hefting it upstairs, not with my back". Um ... it's a wardrobe and belongs in the bedroom and you have a bad back but are delivering furniture? Long story short, they wouldn't budge and I had to go down to the shop and complain bitterly (I was SO disappointed) and made sure they refunded the cost and the delivery (they didn't want to refund the delivery but I told them it hadn't been delivered and wasn't even taken off the back of the van. They refunded as "good will". :cool:
We'd spent the best part of Friday rearranging furniture and emptying the existing wardrobe - that they were going to have.
Sorry for the long post .... rant over now that the steam's stopped coming out of ears!:mad:

Pollycat - you obviously like it so I think you should keep it. "Weird Fish" is a good hardwearing brand and expensive new!

Artytarty

How very annoying and disappointing!
I'm outraged on your behalf!
Arty

Bogof_Babe

Oh what a shame HC, and I hope the delivery blokes got reprimanded for being difficult. I also hope the next person the wardrobe is bought by lives in a bungalow!

sparrer

I never buy second hand shoes but these were Hotter blue suede heels bnwt and in the box for £5. The joy of having small feet, they're £85 on line

VfM4meplse

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Oh what a shame HC, and I hope the delivery blokes got reprimanded for being difficult.

I doubt it. I bet they were volunteers who thought they were doing a good turn; to me it sounds like the store manager was happy to take the money for delivery but lacked experience to manage the delivery side of the operation effectively.

Pollycat

Hobsons_Choice wrote: »

Well, I bought it on Friday and arranged for delivery today. Manager of BHF said it was very heavy but they would deliver to the bedroom providing they had good access. So I explained it was straight through the hall and up a set of (straight) stairs. She said "fine". Paid for a two many delivery because of weight.
They arrived today and refused to even get it off the back of the van! Guy said "We only deliver to the door and I'm not hefting it upstairs, not with my back". Um ... it's a wardrobe and belongs in the bedroom and you have a bad back but are delivering furniture? Long story short, they wouldn't budge and I had to go down to the shop and complain bitterly (I was SO disappointed) and made sure they refunded the cost and the delivery (they didn't want to refund the delivery but I told them it hadn't been delivered and wasn't even taken off the back of the van. They refunded as "good will". :cool:
We'd spent the best part of Friday rearranging furniture and emptying the existing wardrobe - that they were going to have.
Sorry for the long post .... rant over now that the steam's stopped coming out of ears!:mad:

Pollycat - you obviously like it so I think you should keep it. "Weird Fish" is a good hardwearing brand and expensive new!

What a shame, HC, and how disappointing for you.
I would have been pretty annoyed too.
When you went back for your refund was it the same woman who sold you the wardrobe?
If it was, she has massive cheek to try to keep the delivery fee.
I might just be tempted to email BHF head office.

Is there no way you can get help to get the wardrobe upstairs - you clearly really like it and you've already done all the work to accommodate it.

The jury is still out on the Weird Fish jacket.