More Charity Shop Bargains for 2018 & beyond!

ScarletRibbons

I've just bought a Monsoon fully lined cotton summer skirt for £2.50 from the local hospice shop. I should get some wear out of it this year, and there's always next year

Owain_Moneysaver

Salvation Army, trousers were £3 now £1.50, so I grabbed them.

Some time ago I got Vol 2 of an old building/joinery book for 75p from BHF. How excited was I to see Vol 1 and 3 on the shelf! THREE QUID EACH!! They stayed on the shelf. I might have a word next time I'm in and see if I can negotiate them down.

Floss

I found 3 lovely scarves in my local BHF shop...
#1 bnwt M&S £2.99
#2 Primarni £1.99
#3 bnwt LK Bennett narrow silky knit £1.99

Frith

Sainsbury Top - white with tiny red feather pattern and broderie anglais shoulder panels

Organic cotton purple top with pleats

Laura Ashley grey top with stylised bird plus sequin embellishments

Hollister dip dyed style t shirt for son2.

Haynes chicken manual (for the benefit of my hens)

All for £15

DigForVictory

Himself strolled back in with a small plastic bag of calligraphy dripping pens and a box of William Mitchell no 2 slip on reservoirs.

Having counted up how many were in the box of reservoirs alone, the bag was worth £40 before adding the pens inks & nibs & he paid £7 for it.

Oh, and one of the inks retails at £8 as well.

I'm eyeballing the youngest and thinking the ability to perform basic calligraphy sells at around a quid a name for fancy wedding invitations...

DigForVictory

DigForVictory wrote: »

calligraphy dripping pens

y'know, some days the <<out-of-tea>> error is trickier to spot than others...

Adds a certain something to potential wedding invitations though!

VfM4meplse

I'm enjoying catching up on this thread, now my holiday is over. Whilst away, I was faced with goods costing a lot of money but felt a small beam of happiness that with the exception of shoes, much of the wardrobe I actually wear day-to-day has been chazzer-sourced and looks anything but . Sister has been wearing the Phase Eight blouse I bought and received many compliments as a result so I'm pleased to have shared the love.

Laredouter wrote: »

Popped into the Haven Hospice in Rayleigh on a whim

Laredouter wrote: »

Had an absolutely bumper day today! I wanted to go into Rayleigh again to have a look around and I got so lucky! :T

I happened to drive through Rayleigh High Street late yesterday afternoon and it occurred to me that I had no wish to stop on a chat-trawl at all, because - aside from the fact I was all dollied up for a ball the West End at the time! - with the exceptional the phabshop I find the chazzers there ridiculously priced.

hollydays wrote: »

Got a fab mini halogen cooker for £5 virtually new, something I've been looking for for ages as they take up a lot less space then the full sized ones.

I bought mine for £16 (heavily discounted) from Robert Dyas over 5 years ago - and it has still not been used. I must have one of the best-equipped yet unused kitchen the the south

Laredouter

I am inclined to agree VfM4meplse; the Dog's Trust and some of the other shops had nothing of interest to me, and the prices were really high. £7 for a grubby tshirt just because it is designer? No chance

I had an opportunity to head into Rayleigh today and declined as I guess I do feel a little conned. My only consolation is that I will get a lot of use out of the things that I bought as they will go with the vast majority of my existing wardrobe I am still very pleased with my silk blouse though because it is perfect.

I think I will stick to my beloved local Banardo's and Sue Ryder in the future, though I am sadly forced to go up to Southend on Wednesday, so will no doubt kill time in the charity shops

VfM4meplse

Laredouter wrote: »

I think I will stick to my beloved local Banardo's and Sue Ryder in the future, though I am sadly forced to go up to Southend on Wednesday, so will no doubt kill time in the charity shops

Bereft of decent chazzers

Head slightly out of the main town centre, and it's a different matter . The only reason I go into Southend itself is for the library (a good reason, but unfortunately the recent change means access to less books.

euronorris

I picked up a shopping trolley on wheels last week, for £3. I fought getting this item for a long time, but haven't been able to drive lately so am walking to and from work everyday (1.2 miles each way) and needed something to help lug heavier/awkward shopping back.