Charity Shop Shopping

Allexie

My local Oxfam has hardly any 2nd hand goods in it now...seems to be mostly Fair Trade-type stuff....anyone noticed this in any other Oxfams or is it just this one?

Thought charity shops had to sell a certain percentage of donated goods in order to keep their charity 'status'!

stellagypsy

I'll add to my earlier post -

I've been to our local Dunne's store today - lovely stuff, very cheap, nice quality. The girl's stuff was nice too, not "!!!!!! wear". Much better choice than Matalans at the moment.

I don't know how many Dunne's stores there are in the UK, but give it a try if you have one near you.

Edinburghlass_2

Previous thread here with tips on Charity Shop shopping

culpepper

we have a lot of charity shops in our town.
While some have good prices on clothes, others are better for toys and others for kitchen equipment.
I find that some of the ladies and gents that work in charity shops are unrealistic about the value to place on items. Some will be more expensive than when they were new and some will be priced with a picture cut from a catalogue beside them to show they are cheaper than the same item bought in that catalogue but they forget that you are not getting the guarantee you do when the item is bought new.
The 'steptoe stalls' at markets are sometimes good places to find bargains too.

DaisyNelson

Just a thought, have you considered asking the manager in your favourite charity shop if they have anything which matches your requirements. It may be that stuff is being saved to come out at a later date. Or maybe they would keep a lookout for you. New stuff often comes in every day.

Becles

I've got a white shirt I wear for work. It always washes up really bright and irons well so it looks really crisp. It's fitted at the waist, and it fits me like a glove.

I've had a couple of people comment on how smart it looks, and they were both surprised when I said it was £3.50 from Asda

Sarahsaver

Well here it is some of my charity shop 'finds' as promised, prove you don't have to look like a bag lady if you spend 50p on a dress LOL;) we knew that anyway! Pics not too clear but here goes...
One denim dress £1.50 with a leather belt 50p
One pair of Killah jeans 50p with a stripy knitted top £1
One Liz Claiborne dress 50p

Apologies in advance as this will probably be big pics but I could not resize them :rolleyes:

otterspasm

Charity shops are GREAT! Well done!

FZwanab

Those clothes look great well done. There is a charity shop open in the village near where my Mum lives. I said to my Mum I needed a new pair of trousers and I might have a look in and see what they have, she said she thought trousers might be dodgey with people being sweaty etc, could I not go to primark and get a pair there. I still have a bit of a mental block about buying clothes for myself in a charity shop, I'd love to get over this fear. Any ideas anyone?

verynewmoneysaver

I bought a new blouse from Bon March, cost £14. Two weeks later I saw the same blouse, which was the same size, in a charity shop for £2.75. While I was there I bought an M & S blouse, which looked like new for £2.75. I have had some really good stuff from charity shops, including a lovely Next coat for £8.95. It looked like it had a stain on it, but when I washed it it came up like new.