What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

charlies-aunt

A great bargain for me today! A new looking 5ft wooden concertina clothes airer for £3 from the Hospice Charity Shop

mavvymoo

How funny is this -
Nipped in to BHF on Saturday I never buy anything as its so pricey in there but was waiting for DH and spotted a pair of long with a bit of wear on the heels Faux :eek:leather boots for wait for it £40 :eek::eek: They had a worn out sticker on the sole which you could just make out Yep Primark £17.99 :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Who the hell prices these things if I can spot the label why cant who ever is pricing these things.
All you can do is laugh as all the other Chazzers are clearing the boots as its so late in the season.


Mav x

Pollycat

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savingpennies

Is it just me or do others find great joy in finding a bargain in a CS and then love telling everyone about it? Friday we went to do our food shop in a little market town near us. It has lots of charity shops and we always have a look in.
In one I spotted some men's winter walking trousers: thermal insulated, lots of pockets, cord around the ankle, original tags still on, so never worn, £8.99. OH tried them on; they were a bit long but could easily be taken up. I then went to the till and the woman said, 'As it is after 3pm everything is half price. So that's £4.50, please.':j

kboss2010

savingpennies wrote: »

Is it just me or do others find great joy in finding a bargain in a CS and then love telling everyone about it? Friday we went to do our food shop in a little market town near us. It has lots of charity shops and we always have a look in.
In one I spotted some men's winter walking trousers: thermal insulated, lots of pockets, cord around the ankle, original tags still on, so never worn, £8.99. OH tried them on; they were a bit long but could easily be taken up. I then went to the till and the woman said, 'As it is after 3pm everything is half price. So that's £4.50, please.':j

I'm slowly converting my MIL with my gleeful shoutings about my bargains!

I don't understand the 'urgh, it's been used' mentality for most things. Everything new is used once you use it once, how is using a thoroughly cleaned/washed top/skirt/teapot/cushion cover etc. from a charity shop any different as long as it's in reasonable condition?

Bogof_Babe

kboss2010 wrote: »

I'm slowly converting my MIL with my gleeful shoutings about my bargains!

I don't understand the 'urgh, it's been used' mentality for most things. Everything new is used once you use it once, how is using a thoroughly cleaned/washed top/skirt/teapot/cushion cover etc. from a charity shop any different as long as it's in reasonable condition?

Presumably such people never sleep in a hotel bed, or dry themselves on a hotel towel!

Pollycat

savingpennies wrote: »

Is it just me or do others find great joy in finding a bargain in a CS and then love telling everyone about it? Friday we went to do our food shop in a little market town near us. It has lots of charity shops and we always have a look in.
In one I spotted some men's winter walking trousers: thermal insulated, lots of pockets, cord around the ankle, original tags still on, so never worn, £8.99. OH tried them on; they were a bit long but could easily be taken up. I then went to the till and the woman said, 'As it is after 3pm everything is half price. So that's £4.50, please.':j

No, it's not just you - there's hundreds of us on this thread.


I get quite a few compliments on what I wear - I think it's because I tend to buy off-the-wall stuff that nobody else has seen in the local mainstream shops - and I don't mind telling people where I've bought it from.

Great bargain with the trousers.

Georgiegirl256

savingpennies wrote: »

Is it just me or do others find great joy in finding a bargain in a CS and then love telling everyone about it? .':j

No, it's not just you! My gorgeous Turquoise Tommy & Kate real leather bag gets admired all the time and I'm always quick to tell people where I got it from and how much I paid lol! My Aunty who is a fellow CS fan was most impressed that it looks brand new and was only about £4.50! My other Aunty admired it and was like "Ooo look at you with the designer bag!", but then was like "Oh, right" when I gleefully told her about my bargain.

She's like my Mam, and is not a charity shop fan. Strange though how she admired and loved the bag until she found out where it came from!

savingpennies

I love CS and have had some great finds: a red Phase Eight winter coat, several Boden dresses, and a couple of Radley handbags. I nearly bought a Boden dress yesterday but then reminded myself that I already had a few and the colour wasn't great.
I usually have a list of things I am looking for. Currently on my list are: tablemats/coaster set, kilner jars, white blouses/shirts for under cardigans.
Lovely thread, I don't know how I missed it.

VfM4meplse

kboss2010 wrote: »

EVERYTHING at the BHF costs a fortune! I never go into it anymore, our local independents are much more sensible pricing.

I still think the pricing varies by branch. There are some chazzers I go into for books, knowing full well that the clothes are unrealistically priced. Eg Tu goods can often be found instore at 50% at the end of the season, plus another 25% off if you time it right....although these are good hardwearing clothes, why would I want to spend over £5 on them used? But another shop in the same chain a few miles away is far more reasonable.

VfM4meplse wrote: »

a blouse that I know my mum wold love. It turms out she has it already

I swapped the said blouse for a a top for me - the kind of thing you would wear under a suit jacket that would take you through to an evening out. Snipped the tag off today wiith the intention of sticking it in the washing machine but am so glad I checked the label - HW only as it is silk! For less than £3 I'm not complaining

Another 3 books for £5 in one store today, and 99p on "Gone With the Wind" in another. I can't believe the things I have not read at this ripe old age