What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

maman

The Cancer Research shop was having a £1 sale today. I bought a Zara woolly cardigan, a pair of suede Isotoner gloves and a bag of Appleton's tapestry wool. They insisted that as the last two were 'small' items I should only pay £2.

bobsa1

Hurray the wooden box was still there so I'm now the proud owner. My dd got a pair of doc marten shoes for £7 they are in very good condition and I got a really ornate gold oval mirror made of plaster for £5

Miró

Today's visit to the hospice chazza got me a lightweight casual summer jacket in sage green from Peruvian Connection for £1. Looks new too

Towser

Dorothy Perkins Khaki Coat with furry lined hood £11 BHF
Next Sequinned Heart stripey top £4 BHF
Tu Tunic £3 Help the Aged.

All very good condition.

toozie_2

theoretica wrote: »

This thread has made me wonder, how do you decide what is a great charity shop bargain for you?

Money saved that you would have spent? (I wanted a new coat and found one in a charity shop rather than buying new off the high street)

Increase in quality? (I needed a new sweater and got a brand XX instead of cheapo new)

Something you would never have bought otherwise? (Another coat, a very random gadget...)

Or of course a profit for resale.

It's a mixture for me too.
Since shopping in CS I have more clothes, and the quality is higher. As said I have a scarf in nearly every colour/ pattern I can think of.
All my handbags are from CS, and I have many now, mostly leather.
I do find it hard to go to a "normal" shop and buy anything-as I just think I'll wait and it will eventually arrive in a CS.

All my work clothes usually come from the £1 rail.
"Going out" clothes maybe £2 or £3 for a top.
Chunky beads 50p etc.
I have painted good quality-last my lifetime- brown solid furniture which has cost peanuts from car boots.

Pre CS I I didn't spend much on clothes and bought from supermarkets etc. Now I probably spend less, have more, and I've got "makes" in my wardrobe-which don't actually mean that because I'm not a "make" person. But a Fat Face or White Stuff top does last longer and still look good after 100 washes compared with one from Primari.

I also am a recycling fanatic-so CS shopping is part of the cycle. I take bundles in from time to time.

DigForVictory

Husband has developed a very sharp eye for Denby & strolled out with a dozen Imperial Blue saucers, for £2. Didn't snap up the coffee pot - left that for me to decide it was worth £3.99! Bless the man!

Serendipitious

High-end branded leather coat today for £3, looked online and similar on their website are £250+.

DD had two M&S dresses and two M&S tops - all in excellent condition, all for office wear - £9 the lot.

VfM4meplse

Some proper bargains here, well done fellow chaz-ers.

maman wrote: »

The Cancer Research shop was having a £1 sale today. I bought a Zara woolly cardigan, a pair of suede Isotoner gloves and a bag of Appleton's tapestry wool. They insisted that as the last two were 'small' items I should only pay £2.

My CRUK has never indulged in the practice of a £1 sale. The branch local to my mum did though, and shut down soon afterwards....I hope it's not an ominous sign

Sister-for-turning popped in today and [STRIKE]jealously eyed up[/STRIKE] openly admired the thick cardigan-jacket (bought for less than £4) I was wearing. Thank goodness she returns to work next week, gives me time to hide my next chazzer loot from her before she sees it.

mavvymoo

Ralph Lauren trousers for me today.Cut so nicely hang perfectly and fully lined For the Grand price of £1.25 in a local Cancer shop not one of the big players


Mav x

maman

VfM4meplse wrote: »

My CRUK has never indulged in the practice of a £1 sale. The branch local to my mum did though, and shut down soon afterwards....I hope it's not an ominous sign

That's interesting but I don't think so, my CRUK regularly has an end of season £1 sale. I'm glad they've decided it's the end of winter!!:D


Have you any thoughts on whether shops are just stocked from local donors? I sometimes wonder whether they just ship in stock for these sales.