What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

C_J

A shoebox full of Duplo (including two vehicle bases) for baby grandson, for £1.99. Also a couple of lovely lift-the-flap books for him which look absolutely brand new, for 20p each.

jazzyjustlaw

I got three good items today. But the biggest bargain was leather dune shoes unworn for £3.50! I am thrilled!

Beenie

I was looking for new, flattering jeans. The last pair I bought were from Monsoon and cost £58. Straight leg, elasticated, and worth it.

Imagine my joy at finding a brand new pair of Per Una straight leg jeans with Lycra for £5.99 at British Heart Foundation. Yay!!

Pollycat

Had a day 'in the city' yesterday.

I find prices are high and don't often come home with much but my 2 finds were:

Fully lined purple Monsoon summer dress, a taffeta-looking fabric with a shine to it and embroidered in metallic thread down the front with various shades of purple, lilac, grey and silver flowers & leaves and the odd quality sequin (some are leaf-shaped) and some lovely beading.
Just on the knee length.

Says 'Dry Clean only' but no chance.

Very flattering. £5.00
So....if anyone needs a +1 at a posh event, I'm available.

A Whistles sleeveless black dress, in an amazing quality jersey type material and fully lined.
It has a yoke and Princess seaming from there so quite fitted.
Just above the knee.

The lady in the shop said it would look lovely with 'tan tights and heeled black shoes' :eek: and was aghast when I said I'd wear it with black opaques and either Doc Marts or my new gold Chelsea boots. :rotfl:

I'll probably wear it in the winter with a contrasting short cardigan.
Also £5.00

Not really sure what this charity shop raises money for but the lady said 'that'll be 10 meals'.

ETA:
I've looked it up and:

About the Padley Group

Padley is a Derby-based charity founded in 1985 delivering services to people with complex needs.
We work with some of the most socially excluded people in our local community.
Issues such as . . .

- Homelessness
- Mental health issues
- Learning disabilities
- Drug or alcohol addiction
- Long-term unemployment
- Support for ex-offenders
- Needs related to rebuilding a shattered life


We strive to support people struggling to move on from difficult pasts. We work to build their self-confidence allowing them to move on and grow. We provide a safe environment for people who are at risk in society.

Ballymackeonan

One of my regular charity shops had an "everything £1" day yesterday - so I picked up a Next brown linen trouser suit for £2 (it doesn't fit but it's for donation to another shop about 5 miles away which discounts its stock if you're a regular donater, and where someone keeps donates designer gear which is not only to my taste, but in my size!) At the counter, there was a tray of brooches, also £1 - including one Victorian one, Roman revival style in blue and white enamel with seed pearls, very dirty but has cleaned up nicely. The blue enamel is a bit damaged, but it's still a nice thing!

Lucy5781

A gorgeous black winter coat from Next for DS's future wardrobe (It's age 4 and he's an, albeit quite tall, ten month old!) For £1. Complete with old leaves hidden in the pocket by it's previous toddler owner lol

Gem-gem

Spent the day in Woodbridge, Suffolk yesterday. Popped into a couple of cs seeing if I could find a lemon squeezer/ juicer and two books that I am looking out for. No luck. I like going round different towns and their charity shops.

VfM4meplse

I bought another 5 books yesterday. One set was from a national charity that shall remain anonymous, that visibly had NO adult books on display. When I mentioned my disappointment, I was told that the area manager was insisting that the space be used to displace their own brand items instead and that no books were to be sold - against the common sense arguments of the staff. The kind volunteer assisted my covert mission to rescue some of these books. Result: 3 books bought and an extra £3 in the till from their latest lapel pins.

Also popped into a Barnardos, which were selling 3 cards for 99p. (Cards originally 89p each and reduced to 49p). They also had good quality Christmas cards selling for 59p. I didn't pay them much attention until I realised they were actually packs of 10! At which place I bought 6 packs.

Miró

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I bought another 5 books yesterday. One set was from a national charity that shall remain anonymous, that visibly had NO adult books on display. When I mentioned my disappointment, I was told that the area manager was insisting that the space be used to displace their own brand items instead and that no books were to be sold - against the common sense arguments of the staff. The kind volunteer assisted my covert mission to rescue some of these books. Result: 3 books bought and an extra £3 in the till from their latest lapel pins.

My local Oxfam does this too.....over half of the sales area now contains new ethnic-type stuff, (baskets, notepads, soapstone carvings etc) and Fair-trade stuff. For Gawd's sake...I do not go into a chazza to buy chocolate!!

Out,_Vile_Jelly

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Also popped into a Barnardos, which were selling 3 cards for 99p. (Cards originally 89p each and reduced to 49p). They also had good quality Christmas cards selling for 59p. I didn't pay them much attention until I realised they were actually packs of 10! At which place I bought 6 packs.

I think the artwork on the Barnados Christmas cards is lovely, and bought some half price last January. Like anyone is ever going to think that a picture of a festive scene is so last season!

In my two nearest chazzers, which are not high end, I got a nice hardback edition of a childhood classic with (all books 19p) and a small smart black picture frame for 30p- I'm going to display old black and white postcards in black and white frames on my bathroom wall.

It is not often in London you can buy two items for under a quid!