More Charity Shop Bargains for 2018 & beyond!

candygirl

DigForVictory wrote: »

On a slightly sillier note, I have picked up a copy of Christmas At Booths 2018 & am now wondering how soon before the elegantly bound red spine is sighted on charity shop bookshelves.

I personally shelve it alongside fantasy & art myself, but it is a glorious daydream.

Booths the supermarket?

Owain_Moneysaver

Available online
https://issuu.com/booths/docs/booths_christmas_book_pages_2018_10/6

Miró

DigForVictory wrote: »

Despite trailing after husband & son who Had Plans, I overlapped with a Denby Whisper coffeepot, teapot & 6 cups & saucers!

Unfortunately I came home with rather more than they did & there is an Atmosphere.

Oh be still my beating heart.....been looking for a replacement Whisper teapot, (chazza price), for the last 10 years or so, along with a couple of saucers!! You lucky thing

osbornbiscuit

In our charity shop we had donated a bag of new clothes complete with tags and amongst them was a marks and spencer 100% cashmere jumper retailing at £79.00. Unfortunately on inspection the jumper had a tiny moth hole just above the bust line. Would you be prepared to buy it for £5.00 or do you demand perfection.

DigForVictory

Just how noticeably holed and whereabouts along the bust-line?

In a location where a strategic brooch could be deployed if subtle repair was beyond the buyer, or frankly eye catching unless you are skilled?

Price accordingly, but make sure the RRP is also shown...

osbornbiscuit

It was very tiny and it was a v neck so the hole was on the bust edge if you know what I mean. My manager and I have a bet that as to whether the jumper will sell. I say at £5.00 for a jumper that cost originally £79.00 some one will grab a bargain and so something creative with the hole applique etc. I was just interested if people would buy it even though it has a tiny hole.

Miró

osbornbiscuit wrote: »

In our charity shop we had donated a bag of new clothes complete with tags and amongst them was a marks and spencer 100% cashmere jumper retailing at £79.00. Unfortunately on inspection the jumper had a tiny moth hole just above the bust line. Would you be prepared to buy it for £5.00 or do you demand perfection.

I would happily buy it at that price and if I couldn't do something about the hole in order to wear it I would have a bash at making some fingerless gloves 'Turtle Doves stylee' out of it. I took advantage of their 'send us your old cashmere for a free pair of gloves offer' a while back and reckon I could make something similar easily myself

https://www.turtle-doves.co.uk/pages/turtle-doves-story

Owain_Moneysaver

An invisible mender could probably invisibly mend it?

And if you think it's got moth, put it in a ziplock bag in the freezer for a week. I do that with bookworms.

MrsPoyser

osbornbiscuit wrote: »

In our charity shop we had donated a bag of new clothes complete with tags and amongst them was a marks and spencer 100% cashmere jumper retailing at £79.00. Unfortunately on inspection the jumper had a tiny moth hole just above the bust line. Would you be prepared to buy it for £5.00 or do you demand perfection.

I would definitely buy it - I mend holes in jumpers all the time. Tiny holes are usually more or less invisible if you have a matching colour thread, but for bigger holes visible mending seems to be the fashion, and at that price I would definitely have a go!

dolly84

osbornbiscuit wrote: »

In our charity shop we had donated a bag of new clothes complete with tags and amongst them was a marks and spencer 100% cashmere jumper retailing at £79.00. Unfortunately on inspection the jumper had a tiny moth hole just above the bust line. Would you be prepared to buy it for £5.00 or do you demand perfection.

I would pay £5 for it, the moths love cashmere so I'm sure there will be more holes over time.