What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

esmy

After seeing/buying nothing for several weeks I had a great haul for my upcoming hols today.

In Age UK - PerUna denim skirt, linen trousers, linen tunic top and a lime green vest top (Next) all as new and £1 each.
In BHF - brand new M&S black and white bikini, originally £31, £5.99, tags still on.
And from Marie Curie, Wallis short summer dress in a bright print, £3.

foxyloxy11

good haul today.... converse pumps great condition £4,99, wallis top £0.99, Monsoon top £0.99, tu jumper and vest under £3.29, vest top £1.20, Mango brand new with tags navy knitted waistcoat £0,99, boys timberland bomber £3, boys check shirt £1 and girls next jumper £0.99. oh and a scarf £0.99 and clutch/wallet £1.
think I've remembered everything!......
was really pleased and very excited

thriftwizard

Ok, not often that I post in here, as the charity shops round here are usually wayyyy too expensive for me! But today DD1 & I wandered off to the next town up to the north, and I picked up a fabulous, drop-dead smart pure silk suit in my size off the £1 rail outside one of their charity shops! Real mother-of-the-bridegroom style, which I'm hoping I'll get to wear before too long... I even have a hat that will go splendidly with it.

However most of the other shops had the usual array of Pr1mark & H+M tops for £6.99-£9.99, considerably more than they cost when they were new... depressing!

Owain_Moneysaver

VfM4meplse wrote: »

(Apart from another bookcase, that's a must!).

Perhaps I should mention here the lovely solid pine bookcase, bureau, and chest of drawers all £30-40 each from the Salvation Army furniture recycling (not all on the same day though)

VfM4meplse

I was in an as-yet-unexplored area of West London today, the chazzers were ridiculously expensive.

I did find a good quality summer dress for my darling niece for just £2.50....and another book for me for £1.30. It's a bit higher priced than I would usually buy, but made reference on the cover to being the antithesis of the work by Naomi Klein's "No Logo" (which I already own!), so I guess I was sucked in by the marketing!

CathA

I've been hunting for a castle for my grandson ( lovely one in the cs the other day, only trouble was my daughter didn't tell me she was after one!) Anyway, found a Lego medieval castle and pirate boat, all boxed and with instructions for £4.99. Bit more than I usually pay for toys but it is normally about £20-30 so bargain! Most of the bits were there, I had to improvise a bit here and there but my grandson was so happy.

MoaningMyrtle

A Cath Kidston purse BNWT for £5.00 the zipped wallet style in a patchwork effect.

A white linen shift dress for £5.00. The brand escapes me at the moment.

oldhaggis

CathA wrote: »

I've been hunting for a castle for my grandson ( lovely one in the cs the other day, only trouble was my daughter didn't tell me she was after one!) Anyway, found a Lego medieval castle and pirate boat, all boxed and with instructions for £4.99. Bit more than I usually pay for toys but it is normally about £20-30 so bargain! Most of the bits were there, I had to improvise a bit here and there but my grandson was so happy.

A few years ago I read in another part of the forum that it is possible to obtain free spare parts from Lego (within reason).

I don't know if this service is still available but the links I noted down at the time were:

http://www.lego.com/eng/service/replacementparts.asp


Tel: 00800 5346 5555 (Free via landline mobiles may charge)
9am - 5pm (GMT) Monday - Friday.

I have not tried it myself but it must be worth a go. Perhaps someone reading this has used the replacement service and can share their experience.

VfM4meplse

I had no chazzer plans today, but stopped in 2 of my local ones during a walk this afternoon (note to self: next time exercise sans purse!).

I ended up buying 4 books in total, 3 of which were non-fiction, one fiction but had such rave reviews on the back I just had to get it! I broke my max £1/book rule again, as 2 were £1.50; the others £1 each, so £5 in all.

There were other works of fiction I could have bought: instead in a moneysaving attempt, I looked up the images on my phone and P'inned them. My reasoning is you can always find fiction in a good library

ETA: put out a call to action email earlier: heading for Nettlebed with mum, sister and niece on 20th May!

bobsa1

I've been concentrating on donating rather than buying but yesterday I got a nice stripy joules sweatshirt (not my usual thing at all but I'm fancying a change of image even if only temporarily) for £3.50 and a lovely Hobbs denim skirt for £5.
I've just gone back to work after sickness and I'm trying to have a different look for work and home in order to demarcate the two and leave work stress at work