More Charity Shop Bargains for 2018 & beyond!

Rosa_Damascena

DigForVictory said:

Pollycat, you're not taking up The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning ?!

As the subtitle on the article says: It's nowhere near as horrifying as it sounds.

Sounds like a great idea to me, so have shared the link with others. My mum is a prime candidate for this but I don't think I'm in a position to preach!!

MrsStepford

Picked up The Joy of Cooking from Oxfam, the new 2019 edition and pristine for £15, saving £15 on RRP. Bit expensive, but I've wanted it for years. Also picked up Montignac Recipes and Menus by Dr Michel Montignac, which has lots of really lush low carb and very French recipes.

Hobsons_Choice

Yesterday in the local Acorns shop: A pretty Per Una strappy dress, fully lined and looks unworn £4.50 and a lovely White Stuff blouse £4.  Acorns is one of the few shops still taking donations and they said books and jigsaws fly off the shelves....so today I took books and jigsaws as promised. I love supporting Acorns, they do amazing work with children.

Owain_Moneysaver

Cafe des Amis print in frame. £4.95, Sense. 
The poster's a tenner, 35 x 27" framed is £284
Actually bought it for the frame, intending to re-donate the poster, but I quite like it and it might go in the kitchen? Similar frames 'made to measure' are about £80 online. 

DigForVictory

Got to admire one so suited to lockdown... As a memento of the time, that has zing, but when that looses its appeal, frame on! 

goldfinches

MrsStepford said:

Picked up The Joy of Cooking from Oxfam, the new 2019 edition and pristine for £15, saving £15 on RRP. Bit expensive, but I've wanted it for years. Also picked up Montignac Recipes and Menus by Dr Michel Montignac, which has lots of really lush low carb and very French recipes.

Oooooh, lucky you and congratulations, I'm all over petits pois green! Any chance of you passing on the recipe for Caramelized Tamarind Tempeh or at least the caramelising of the tamarind bit, please? Asking for a greedy vegetarian    who has tamarind paste needing to be used up sometime soonish. 

MrsStepford

Presuming the recipe is from The Joy of cooking not Montignac.. Will DM  when I've tracked it down !

Floss

I did a Rosa yesterday & nipped into the charity shops in my home town during my WFH lunch break... the Barnardo's is a discount shop & I came away with a gorgeous Next heavy lace navy dress & a Monsoon blush pink silk top for £4.20.

sweetpea26

havent had the chance to pop in for a while...I am really enoying being able to hunt again

yesterday 2 pairs of brand new tights 50p.
Good quality flat baking tray £1

have picked up some sandals in last few weeks too

goldfinches

MrsStepford said:

Presuming the recipe is from The Joy of cooking not Montignac.. Will DM  when I've tracked it down !

Sorry about that, I went straight to Amazon to have a look at the Joy of Cooking and was so impressed with your find that I came haring back to the MSE tab on my browser and typed. Thankyou in advance for the DM.
I have earmarked this coming Monday pm to have my next hunt so am currently compiling my wish list which includes a pickle fork and shorts I can fall into the river and then wallow back onto a paddleboard in! Does anyone else have a mental wants list or do you just look and decide there and then?