What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

Chris25

:wave: hello iloveteasets. Welcome to the boards

carlislelass

Two of our charity shops don't sell clothing over size 18

Pollycat

Yes, not only 'welcome to the forum' but 'congratulations on a great bargain'!

Pollycat

carlislelass wrote: »

Two of our charity shops don't sell clothing over size 18

That's size-ist! :mad:

Bogof_Babe

carlislelass wrote: »

Two of our charity shops don't sell clothing over size 18

I was in Carlisle last weekend. Can you say which ones (I went round most of them!) or would you rather not?

I thought that "Hospice at Home" one up by the Cathedral was very overpriced, I'm sorry to say.

VfM4meplse

Another 6 books* for £2, a pretty oversized Laura Ashley cup and hanging sign for my sister, at 20p each.

*My new bookcase are amazing! I love, love, love my revamped home libraries, aka study and dining room. But who needs to eat, right?

Bogof_Babe

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Another 6 books* for £2, a pretty oversized Laura Ashley cup and hanging sign for my sister, at 20p each.

*My new bookcase are amazing! I love, love, love my revamped home libraries, aka study and dining room. But who needs to eat, right?

You've heard of devouring a good book? :rotfl:

ukwmo

When I moved into the first home of my own, aged 16, (slight falling out with my parents), I was so skint that all my dinner plates, tea plates, cups/saucers & pudding bowls were hand me downs, all from different sets, nothing matched.

But yesterday, for £14.99 from the local BHF ... I got a full Denby set, 8 of everything, including mugs. One dinner plate short but hey, lucky 7. Bit of a struggle lugging it all home on the bus but what a pleasure washing it all and just watching it dry lol.

Pollycat

Iloveteasets wrote: »

Son popped into local hospice shop on the way back from the bank and found lots of Portmeirion Botanic Garden - 6 dinner plates, 6 tea plates, 6 cereal bowls,6 cups and saucers, 6 mugs, 2 serving bowls, an oval serving plate, a jug and a pin dish - all for £19.99. It's all in perfect condition and doesn't look used. I just have to find somewhere to store it all!
I'm so pleased I had to create an account so I could add to this thread.

Just calculated (I'm full of cold and have been up for hours instead of laying in bed coughing ) that it's less than 50p per piece.

ukwmo wrote: »

When I moved into the first home of my own, aged 16, (slight falling out with my parents), I was so skint that all my dinner plates, tea plates, cups/saucers & pudding bowls were hand me downs, all from different sets, nothing matched.

But yesterday, for £14.99 from the local BHF ... I got a full Denby set, 8 of everything, including mugs. One dinner plate short but hey, lucky 7. Bit of a struggle lugging it all home on the bus but what a pleasure washing it all and just watching it dry lol.

For the benefit of me and Dig for Victory (both Denby-philes), you have to say what pattern it is.
Great bargain. :T

Valli

My work pattern is changing and I'm off on hols at present so hoping to get round a few CS shops locally. Have stuff to donate and a desperate need for new clothes. I do follow this thread with a mixture of interest and envy.