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What is your charity shop bargain of the week?

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  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
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    Pollycat wrote: »
    Floss & Wednesday 2000 - some fab bargains there. :T

    Well, I am convinced my local hospice shop (not the one in my village or in the town, one in a different village) has lost the plot.

    I've not bought anything for ages in there.
    Today they had a pair of Julian MacDonald jeans. Brand new with price tag of (I think) £55.
    These had been marked 70% off in Debenhams to £16.50.
    The charity shop wanted £22.50.
    Is it me or would anyone else be put off by that?

    They also have a boxed silver necklace, Cleopatra style, priced at £80.
    I've been watching these on ebay for quite a while and for the weight that is a silly expensive price.

    I agree with you.
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  • Wednesday2000
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    Pollycat wrote: »
    Today they had a pair of Julian MacDonald jeans. Brand new with price tag of (I think) £55.
    These had been marked 70% off in Debenhams to £16.50.
    The charity shop wanted £22.50.
    Is it me or would anyone else be put off by that?

    That is quite cheeky of them!
    dolly84 wrote: »
    Probably won't need to but probably will :rotfl:

    Yes, I probably will.:o:D
  • Out,_Vile_Jelly
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    B&H update: was in TK Maxx yesterday, which was well stocked with B&H gift sets, no doubt many eventually destined for chazzers.

    It's often worth a rummage in TKM for imported hand creams; the Australian and NZ ones seem to be good for sensitive skin.
    They are an EYESORES!!!!
  • Owain_Moneysaver
    Owain_Moneysaver Posts: 11,393 Forumite
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    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    Perhaps not, but Poundland has no marketing illusions of “luxury”.

    No, perhaps they should go upmarket and rebrand themselves Pound & Land.
    A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.
  • GreyQueen
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    Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »
    No, perhaps they should go upmarket and rebrand themselves Pound & Land.
    :p Nah, when they go upmarket, they'll be rebranded as Pownd & Lland, the second 'L' being silent, you see. Really posh names look nothing like they're spelt, sez a woman who was in her twenties before she connected Grov'nor's pronounciation with Gros-ven-or's spelling. :rotfl:

    Shamefully, I've been so busy running errands & stuff that I haven't even been in a chazzer for a week, never mind bought anything. This must stop, I am falling behind youse lot in bargainaciousness and am ashamed, I tell you, ashamed.
    Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
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  • Miró
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    :o:o:o Forgive me chazza chums for I have sinned :o:o:o

    [Whispers] Today In a chazza in Otley I saw a new, huge, B & H 3 wick candle in Sweet Mandarin 'flavour'. It was priced at 75p. I quickly had a squiz on t'internet and saw that they normally sell for around £17 :eek: I bought it.....oh the shame! :o
    Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

    It's often worth a rummage in TKM for imported hand creams; the Australian and NZ ones seem to be good for sensitive skin.

    I'm a bit hesitant buying toiletries and cosmetics In TkMaxx as sometimes you never know if they have been opened and mucked about with :( Also, I would never buy anything food related since a few weeks ago I was looking at a Panettone when a fly crawled out of the box....yuk!
  • Lucy5781
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    Dogs Trust in between Debenhams and John Lewis in the next town up from me had a Joules sweatshirt/ jumper dress thingy for £20.... Think I laughed out loud. They're £40 brand new.

    On a better note, got a gorgeous tiny Next party dress for bump for £1.50 in Sue Ryder. Would have been £15-18 originally. Already considering it for her naming blessing.
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  • GreyQueen
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    :) Bump!

    Have redeemed myself as a bargainista with a pair of Olsen Europe jeans. this model: http://www.olsen.co.uk/Basics/Bottoms/Power-Stretch-Jeans-Mona-Slim-Dark-Ink.html

    Off their website, £89.00, off the chazzer rail£2.99. Perfect fit, now laundered and drying on the airer. Winning!
    Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
     John Ruskin
     Veni, vidi, eradici
    (I came, I saw, I kondo'd)
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 36,065 Forumite
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    Mir! wrote: »
    :o:o:o Forgive me chazza chums for I have sinned :o:o:o

    [Whispers] Today In a chazza in Otley I saw a new, huge, B & H 3 wick candle in Sweet Mandarin 'flavour'. It was priced at 75p. I quickly had a squiz on t'internet and saw that they normally sell for around £17 :eek: I bought it.....oh the shame! :o
    Don't be silly! ;)
    That's not a sin.
    You need a candle for your up-thread bargain - as long as it fits. :D
    And sweet mandarin sounds great.
  • tessie_bear
    tessie_bear Posts: 4,898 Forumite
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    wow grey queen those are nice...i got an olsen skirt last week its a lovely cut and lined feels lovely on...it was £1.75 half price in bhf

    that candle sounds nice xx
    onwards and upwards
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