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What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

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  • Georgiegirl256
    Georgiegirl256 Posts: 7,005 Forumite
    I'm trying to have a buy-nothing-new year combined with trying to go as plastic-free as possible :) and prefer the more vintage styles that CS get . . . . and the thrill of the chase!

    Ah ok! Good luck in finding one! :)
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Smoosh wrote: »
    Popped to my favourite £1 CS this morning only to find it's shut for refurbishment until 14th April :(
    Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Only a week to go! :D
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • sillyvixen
    sillyvixen Posts: 3,642 Forumite
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    I'm trying to have a buy-nothing-new year combined with trying to go as plastic-free as possible :) and prefer the more vintage styles that CS get . . . . and the thrill of the chase!

    If anyone finds themselves in Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) three is a vintage charity shop in the High street . Amazing place I can spend an hour there.
    Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness. There is no more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "i am really clever!"
  • Swampmonster
    Swampmonster Posts: 585 Forumite
    sillyvixen wrote: »
    If anyone finds themselves in Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) three is a vintage charity shop in the High street . Amazing place I can spend an hour there.

    What's it called? I'm about an hour's drive away. Thanks
  • elsien
    elsien Posts: 36,140 Forumite
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    Not cheap, but definitely a bargain.
    A side table in the Heart foundation furniture shop, needs a bit of sanding and waxing. Bought new £120 (apparently, as parent was looking at them for Christmas and decided that was silly money) I paid £30. With the added bonus that's it's very solid so even Gitdog should have a job knocking it over hence no more red wine stains on the carpet. :D
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • bobsa1
    bobsa1 Posts: 1,947 Forumite
    I got a joules shirt today original price £59.95 ( I know as I bought one) dd took a bit too much of a liking to it and it resides in her room quite a lot. Today they had one at the cs original price £8.50 reduced to £4.25 I only bought mine at xmas so it's not old at all! I also got other dd a mini Boden dress and pair of shorts from the all kids items £1 buy one get one free so total spend £5.25 for probably £100 worth of clothes. Have suggested to dd that we dress like twins as that wouldn't be weird at all. Strangely she isn't keen:p
  • I went to Age UK, and managed to pick up 10 Things I Hate About You on DVD for £1. I was really pleased with this, as I've been looking for this on DVD for ages in either a second hand trade in shop or a charity shop. I also picked up a paperback copy of The Torment of Others by Val McDermid for 50p. I've been re-reading the Tony Hill series by Val McDermid, and so I snapped this one up as soon as I saw it too!

    The Age UK shop is the one I mentioned previously as being quite tatty and smelly, and it's usually not got much stock in, or what's there is quite poor quality. Despite this, I managed to get something I've been looking for for ages, and the young woman in front of me was buying £14 (every piece of clothing was a £1) of clothes, all of which looked in good condition, and decent quality.
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 35,804 Forumite
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    I've been looking for a longline plain black tunic to wear with several pairs of patterned leggings/treggings for ages.

    Found one in our hospice shop for £5.00. Not that cheap but it is M&S and was BNWT.

    Not a charity shop buy but I bought one of the latest Michael Connelly books - The Burning Room - from our local Tesco charity book sale. It's in as new condition 50p.
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    elsien wrote: »
    I paid £30. With the added bonus that's it's very solid so even Gitdog should have a job knocking it over hence no more red wine stains on the carpet. :D
    If it saves your carpet it's an investment piece :)

    Gitdog :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • sophsnan
    sophsnan Posts: 135 Forumite
    Picked up a Munchkin portable high chair for my youngest granddaughter £4 they are £18.00 in Asda chespest I have found was well chuffed
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