What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

Lucy5781

I'm on a bit of a hold at the moment. Lack of funds notwithstanding, I've stocked DS up to age 4 (he's one a week on Tuesday :eek: ) and I'm now six weeks pregnant with #2 so, once we know what we're having (which should be at the end of November, all being well) I'll either be re-organizing all the boy's stuff from the loft or hitting the shops for girl's stuff instead

Owain_Moneysaver

Girls can wear boys' stuff :-)

Boys wearing girls' stuff is a bit more, um suspect somehow?

foxyloxy11

bobsa1 wrote: »

I've been through a few weeks of getting nothing and then yesterday and today I've got some great bargains.

A pair of laura Ashley cranberry striped curtains £3.50 will be used for the spare room
A suit for dh only a George one not a fancy make but very nice on £1
2 nice men's ties £1
An immaculate le creuset cast iron pot and lid £4.99
2x prs ladies hotter shoes £6.99 per pair. Unworn and both pairs still on website at £75 per pair. They will be worn on my upcoming holiday
A Cath kidston storage jar £1.50
An Emma bridgewater biscuit tin a little bashed but matched my radio 50p
A shaggy rug from next, immaculate and still on website for £90 cost £6

I've actually spent quite a lot of money £33 but I've got several 100s of pounds worth

Where are these shops? I need a trip to them

Lucy5781

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Girls can wear boys' stuff :-)

Boys wearing girls' stuff is a bit more, um suspect somehow?

Yes I intend to reuse the lovely geeky Star Wars and Marvel stuff DS has worn whether we have a boy or a girl xx

Towser

vodkawitch1 wrote: »

Towser - Berkhamstead nice stuff but expensive - Harpenden hugely expensive but again usually have some very nice things. Don`t know about the others

Where are these shops? I need a trip to them

This is why the prices seem fictional, I am obviously shopping in the wrong places.

bobsa1

Foxyloxy11 we live just outside Beverley in East Yorkshire and Beverley has some great charity shops but these particular bargains were from Hessle where there is a local hospice outlet where virtually everything is £1 hence the price of the suits and there are some other well priced cs as well Willerby where there is a sue Ryder that can be great sometimes and that's where I got the Cath kidston and Emma bridgewater and cottingham for the shoes and le creuset. We are fortunate that there are quite a lot of fairly affluent suburbs so get some nice things but the general cost of living and things is low so prices in the smaller charity shops or those that don't have national pricing are very good

Owain_Moneysaver

BNWT pair of socks, 95p :-) Usually about £5 in the shops but the sort I like is getting hard to find.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

Towser wrote: »

Does anybody find anything good in Berkhampsted, Amersham, Thame, Harpenden, or Beaconsfield?

Beaconsfield is quite pricey. The stock in the Oxfam bookshops is good and well categorised, but almost the same price as new.

Potternerd

A Boden tank top with a greasy mark which came out in the wash for 50p and a small leather White Stuff wallet purse also 50p!

DianneB

A brand new Kenwood Chef with the plastic still on bowl and beaters with instructions, not that I need them! for £75. A lot of money but I bought my old one in 1984 and the clanking noises were quite alarming!! I am very happy!!