What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

bexster1975

JM smell-a-likes Not in Coventry primark either.

Bexster

Pollycat

For the avoidance of doubt, here are the 6 fragrances mentioned in the DM article:
ROSE OUD
POMEGRANATE & BLACK TEA
JASMINE & HONEY
VANILLA ABSOLUTE
AMBER NOIR
MANDARIN & BASIL

VfM4meplse

Pollycat wrote: »

I'm very pleased to hear it. :T

Today was a start. I visited a chazzer with my sister - unusual for me - and persuaded her to buy a bargain I spotted. For her own use of course, not mine

Mir! wrote: »

I just stuff delicate things in a pillowcase and fasten with a couple of tiny safety pins

I like this tip, but would always worry that one night work its way loose and put a spanner in the works of the WM.

bobsa1

Just one cs bargain for me 3 Le parfait type preserving jars but with a different name (made in France) and with blue lids. 1ltr size for £1 each. I was faced with a five mile journey to the local steamer trading until I saw them (for jam jars) a wash in the dishwasher , new rubber seals that I had and a sterilisation in the oven and they were good to go.
A none cs. Bargain I got today was from the m and s outlet. A dressy autograph evening type dress with an Rrp of £75 in the clearance for £13.99 I noticed it had a small lipstick mark on so another 10 per cent off so a total of £12.50 I've got a dress to wear to my nieces wedding

Miró

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I like this tip, but would always worry that one night work its way loose and put a spanner in the works of the WM.

Not had it happen yet...oh gawd...that's tempting fate innit??? Mind you, my machine has survived the underwires from bras escaping several times now

Pollycat

bobsa1 wrote: »

Just one cs bargain for me 3 Le parfait type preserving jars but with a different name (made in France) and with blue lids. 1ltr size for £1 each. I was faced with a five mile journey to the local steamer trading until I saw them (for jam jars) a wash in the dishwasher , new rubber seals that I had and a sterilisation in the oven and they were good to go.
A none cs. Bargain I got today was from the m and s outlet. A dressy autograph evening type dress with an Rrp of £75 in the clearance for £13.99 I noticed it had a small lipstick mark on so another 10 per cent off so a total of £12.50 I've got a dress to wear to my nieces wedding

Ooooh!
This sounds great. I love the 'clearance' rail in M&S Outlets, going to one on Friday.

It's such a good bargain so I think we'll applaud you on it even if it's not a charity shop buy. :T

VfM4meplse

Pollycat wrote: »

Ooooh!
This sounds great. I love the 'clearance' rail in M&S Outlets, going to one on Friday.

If it's the one at Chatham Dockyard you're thinking of, give it a swerve. I found it a complete waste of time!

Pollycat

VfM4meplse wrote: »

If it's the one at Chatham Dockyard you're thinking of, give it a swerve. I found it a complete waste of time!

No, you're well over 100 miles out.

We have 2 reasonably close to us and most of it seems to be stuff that you can get cheaper in M&S sales.
And the down side is that you have to return it to the Outlet if you change your mind.

But.....the clearance rail can sometimes yield some goodies.
I bought 5 'dressy' dresses between Xmas and New Year, all reduced to £10.
One had a clearance price of £39 so probably had been at least £80 BN - one is per Una Speziale and another is M&S 'Best of British' designers.
3 still have the labels on so I might sell them on eBay (if we can get motivated ).
I've also got a stock of opaque tights in various colours that I only paid 99p for.

Wednesday2000

I visited the charity shop VfM4meplse told me about this morning as I was up bright and early.:D I bought a blue sheer scarf and a small blue heart shaped bowl. I will use the bowl to keep my keys in.

I also got more teddy bears for my dogs to destroy.

It was really cheap in that shop, it had a sign saying everything £1 or less. I got the scarf, bowl and 5 teddy bears for £4.

missychrissy

I always find the charity shops great for glass. I recently bought six lovely wine glasses for £4.99 and told my daughter in law that there were another 6 in the shop and which she then bought. I have a lovely glass trifle bowl and pedestal cake plate bought in the same shop a while ago.

I often buy children's books and cookery books in the charity shops. Last week I bought Gok Wan's 'Gok Cooks Chinese' for £1.99.