What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

schmouse

Managed to pick up a pair of black M & S ladies jeans and a white cotton top for the grand sum of £5.99. And a couple of weeks ago I bought a lovely, tiny, oil painting (about 4 inches by 4 inches), for £1.

If you'd asked me a year ago whether I would have bought clothes from a charity shop, I would have replied 'certainly not.' However my mind was changed when I went to volunteer in one, and I realised just how much good stuff got donated. I am also losing weight (three stone so far), so charity shops are a good way of cheaply replenishing a wardrobe.

I have to say that I now cannot pass a charity shop, without having a look in.....

GreenBitterfly

Went into the Oxfam Bookshop to donate a bag of books, and came out with two for myself.

Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce
Last Tango in Aberystwyth by Malcolm Pryce

They were £2.49 each, which is more than I would normally spend on a book, but both books are in very good/like new condition, and they wouldn't be as cheap as that on Amazon for me anyway as non-Prime member.

yorkie_cook

Popped into the local cancer research shop today, had a quick look at clothes as per normal no plus sizes, on my way out I spotted a box with pictures in, so thought I would have a quick look through & spotted a rather nice beach dune scene, so thought I would ask how much just a pound, so I brought it thinking its a mass produced print worth at least it for the frame, imagine my surprise when I got it home and took the back off the frame to find it was a watercolour on paper, even bigger surprise was there was 2 more pictures one of a boat & another beach scene, all are signed C Rae. when I was putting the back back on spotted a message written to a couple with love from Catherine so would guess it might be the artist. Google & ebay produced no results but love my chazza buy.

yorkie_cook

Miró

Thoroughly enjoyed my walk in the sunshine to the hospice chazza sale first thing this morning. Only about half the usual number of people there so was a pleasure to wander about. Came away with an M & S Autograph 'posh' parka-type jacket in olive green, as new and fits perfectly, £4. (Is 'posh parka' a bit of an oxymoron?). Also found an unusual pleated wool long scarf in shades of stone through to tan for £1 which will tie together perfectly the colours of my stone raincoat and tan handbag/boots combo. Very pleased with today's bargains as I have found very little recently.

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Georgiegirl256

That painting is beautiful yorkie cook. I could look at it for ages and would love to have that on my bathroom wall! Fab find!

bobsa1

Yorkie cook that picture is lovely. I popped in to a few cs today and got a pair of these https://dollyrose.co.uk/products/katie-powell-craft-ladies-cotton-pyjamas/ With tags for £3.99 and a lovely osprey scarf for £2.50 I also bought three packs of charity Christmas cards, originally £2.99 a pack for 69p the cs near me were really busy. It must be the sunshine

Owain_Moneysaver

yorkie_cook wrote: »

... a watercolour on paper, even bigger surprise was there was 2 more pictures one of a boat & another beach scene, all are signed C Rae.

There's a Catherine Rae artist in Skegness

http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/success-for-art-group-s-exhibition-1-5009219

PS please resize your picture if you can as it's affecting the page layout

Bogof_Babe

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

There's a Catherine Rae artist in Skegness

http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/success-for-art-group-s-exhibition-1-5009219

PS please resize your picture if you can as it's affecting the page layout

I agree, it's made a mess of this page. Shall we just chat among ourselves for the next eight posts so that the page turns over?

Georgiegirl256

Hasn't made a mess of my page? Looks ok to me.