What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

C_J

tessie_bear wrote: »

if you work out how to shift the jelly please share the love with men

I remember, when I was a little tiny CJ, we had a jelly mould like that at home and I recall the secret was to swill the mould out with cold water (and leave it wet) before putting the hot dissolved jelly into it. I'm not sure how the magic actually happens, but it did always seem to work.

silvasava

Grease the mould slightly or dip in to hot water for a few seconds to heat the glass but not melt the jelly too much!

tessie_bear

thankyou for the jelly removal tips...will try them xxx

Owain_Moneysaver

kboss2010 wrote: »

- a Baylis & Harding perfect Xmas box tower set for £4

Does anyone ever actually use anything made by Baylis & Harding?

The charity shops are full of them every January and I wonder if yours was donated after last Christmas, failed to sell, and was put away until the next Christmas event (having subsequently been brought out and failed to sell on Valentine's, Mother's Day and any other event).

Of course it might be even older than last Christmas.

VfM4meplse

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Of course it might be even older than last Christmas.

Fair point - but if there was no demand, Baylis & Harding would have folded by now!

Living_proof

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Does anyone ever actually use anything made by Baylis & Harding?

I agree, and the same goes for Sanctuary stuff as well. When I was young it was a real treat to get a box of toiletry goodies at Christmas and one eked them out throughout the year. These days people seem to be flooded with them and the CS and Car Boots are full of them throughout the year.

Floss

Now I actually DO buy the big Sanctuary gift set when it's half price in Boots, and if I see them in the sales after Christmas, as I love the smells and use them thru the year. I don't buy any toiletries or perfume in a chazzer as I don't know how long it has sat in a cupboard before being donated, so may have died in storage.

Lucy5781

My in laws win loads of Bayliss & Harding stuff in charity function raffles. They always offer them to me and I always have to politely refuse.

I had an ex boyfriend who's surname was one of the brands names. Makes me cringe seeing it.

VfM4meplse

Lucy5781 wrote: »

My in laws win loads of Bayliss & Harding stuff in charity function raffles. They always offer them to me and I always have to politely refuse.

I confess I have some...it’s in the downstairs cloakroom which is for guest use only

ETA: I dare you to call your new baby Bayliss. Or Harding

silvasava

I confess I've been given the stuff and I have a hand wash and hand cream set in the cupboard that will be re-gifted. It's not that I dislike it, I just don't have any use for it!