What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

Battybird

Got a surprise when I visited Barnardos charity shop in Southport today. A lot of the clothing is now 99p.

All the ladies tops, t shirts, pants and jeans cost 99p. (noticed the shoes are dearer, and the assistant told me jackets are dearer,I didn't look at dresses)

Don't know if this is national, or just our local shop.

Bogof_Babe

Battybird wrote: »

Got a surprise when I visited Barnardos charity shop in Southport today. A lot of the clothing is now 99p.

All the ladies tops, t shirts, pants and jeans cost 99p. (noticed the shoes are dearer, and the assistant told me jackets are dearer,I didn't look at dresses)

Don't know if this is national, or just our local shop.

Blimey I was in there too! About 3.00 pm. You weren't the lady showing the staff the sale items you'd just bought from M&S were you?

I couldn't find a darned thing I liked enough to pay 99p for - think I'd left it a bit late.

Edit: I've just seen your other post and I believe you were that lady! Small world isn't it? I don't think I've ever met another MSEer before, wish I'd known you were one, I'd have introduced myself lol. :rotfl:

tatabubbly

Organic chemsitry book for €2... mainly them books go for around €40-€50 new so I was delighted. Most of the reactions are the same even though its an older book and it will do for referencing!

Battybird

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Blimey I was in there too! About 3.00 pm. You weren't the lady showing the staff the sale items you'd just bought from M&S were you?

I couldn't find a darned thing I liked enough to pay 99p for - think I'd left it a bit late.

Edit: I've just seen your other post and I believe you were that lady! Small world isn't it? I don't think I've ever met another MSEer before, wish I'd known you were one, I'd have introduced myself lol. :rotfl:

Yes that was me, gosh it is a small world.

I'm sorry, I didn't notice you or whoever else was in the charity shop besides the assistants I spoke to, as I was recovering from the hot flush I had in Marks and Spencers. (partly my age and partly because I don't like busy shops and queues. They make me dizzy!)

Bogof_Babe

Lol that's amazing! Maybe we'll meet again in there some day - I could do with some company when I'm c/shopping! My faves are the RSPCA one in Eastbank Street and the Hospice in Bold Street, but I usually go round them all when I have a good session!

Today I got from the Hospice shop a mock leather 3-tier CD rack for £2.50 - wasn't much fun lugging it back to my flat (near the lake) in the rain!

Battybird

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

My faves are the RSPCA one in Eastbank Street and the Hospice in Bold Street.

I like the two shops down Shakespeare St.

The Animal charity shop (Faace?) sells lovely clothing, usually priced between £1-£2. All the clothing looks like new. Everything else they sell is very reasonably priced.

The other shop is the Salvation Army, they seem to sell anything and everything, you never know what you're going to find. And I often buy knitting wool there.

Maybe Martin should design some MSE badges for us all to wear, then we can all say hello. :D:D

Pollycat

This is totally opposite to my 'charity shop bargain'.

Went into a British Heart shop in another town yesterday and the prices almost made me faint.

A TU top (worn) for £8.99?
You must be having a laugh!

I saw a few nice bits but all grossly overpriced.

Looked at the books and a Harlan Coben used paperback was £3.00. :eek:

These are the sort of books you can get in most charity shops, in fact I saw a lot of his books in other shops yesterday, ranging from 4 for £1 to 99p each.

Some charity shops really do need to get their act together and realise that they are unlikely to sell stuff at these prices, especially when there are over half-a-dozen charity shops in the same town.

BUT - my bargain was from the Manager's Special M&S sale.
Lovely padded bikini top for £3 (had been £19.50) and matching bottoms for £2 (had been £15).
And the SA somehow managed to charge me £2 for the top instead of £3.
So, brand new bikini, was £34 for £4.00.

Sorry for going off-topic.

lilmisskitkat

Pollycat wrote: »

This is totally opposite to my 'charity shop bargain'.

Went into a British Heart shop in another town yesterday and the prices almost made me faint.

A TU top (worn) for £8.99?
You must be having a laugh!

I saw a few nice bits but all grossly overpriced.

This is common round here too, Primark stuff for possibly more than it originally cost :rotfl:

I find British Heart Foundation & Oxfam worst for this. Most of my bargains come from local charity shops, Cancer research or Help the Aged.

K xx

Aarons_mummy

I haven't posted for ages but I wanted to say a huge thanks to this thread it gave me the kick up the bottom I needed to check out the charity shops again and I managed to pick up some great buys yesterday:

Kids Next winter Jacket with tags: £1.99
Hooded top (not sure of label): 49p
Linen white shirt: 49p
School Trousers: 75p
Novelty t-shirt: 99p
3 novels for £1: 33p each
Sophie Kinsella Novel: 99p
Disney DVD: 99p
Metal cars (cars 2 characters, £5 each normally): 50p each
2 Next shirts: £1.49 each

My son's next size up box is now bursting with most of what he needs thanks to those few bits and pieces I managed yesterday. I lost confidence in charity shops a while back and stopped frequenting them as I never found anything worthwhile but I managed to get so much yesterday for so little I will definitely be going back!

miss_emmajane

Battybird wrote: »

The other shop is the Salvation Army, they seem to sell anything and everything, you never know what you're going to find. And I often buy knitting wool there.

I love the Southport Salvation Army, I have got some lovely things from there for very little! Takes some rummaging but I find it fun I live in Ormskirk, but often go into Southport for the SA/charity shops - we will have to start a little shopping group