Charity Shopping - New to You in '22!

Miró

Brie said:

Miró said:

Called into the charity shops in Ripon on my way home this morning and got a Berghaus walking jacket in navy.  Not a Goretex sadly but summat called 'Hydroshell'.  The ticket said 'sold as seen' which made me examine it minutely expecting a major fault but could't see anything obvious.  The sales woman said she thought it was cos the fleece jacket that zips in was missing....anyhoo it seemed a bargain at £6, (price of a cup of coffee and a maple twist at Hall's!!).  Will now officially retire my 25 year old Goretex that has done half of the Coast to Coast, The Dalesway and the bottom bit of The Pennine Way as well as much of The Yorkshire Dales and Calderdale....happy days!! 

You might find that any other fleece will zip in just as easily.  I've done that in the past when the proper fleece had got soaked somehow.

Yes, I've done that too in the past but really I prefer them to be separate anyhoo.  

Hmmmmm....just found out why the 'Sold as seen' on the ticket!!!!!  Why didn't I attempt to do the main zip up???  *sigh*  Yup the bliddy zip is kaput!  I am an idiot.  Might just be fixable with a little ingenuity and brute force but not hopeful.  Can still fasten it with the Velcro tab thingies tho so no regrets for six squids.

Cherryfudge

Miró said:

@cherryfudge  Thanks for the info re the last car booty at Bedale.  Must try and get to another one before it finishes....does the Thirsk one finish then too do you know?

I'm not absolutely sure but I think Thirsk finishes around the same time. We go to the Woodfield one which is outside the town. They have a Facebook page and generally announce week by week if they are open (vagaries of weather permitting).

Your walking jacket sounds too good a bargain not to rescue. I'm sure there are a thousand YouTubers just wanting to show us how to fix a zip, whatever the ailment! Failing that, have a look on the Old Style board, where the most ingenious people live. I'd especially recommend Fashion of the Ration for super-knowledgeable people.

Did I mention charity shops seem to be bringing out slightly thicker scarves now? I've been up in the loft and retrieved a bag of my winter scarves so I won't be in competition for them but there were some nice ones in Thirsk the other day.

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florianatwobob said:

A friend introduced me to the concept of ‘indoor scarves’ and ‘outdoor scarves’. It was a game changer when I worked in a very cold building

Another indoor-outdoor piece of clothing are fingerless gloves/wristwarmers ..... these are invaluable in my opinion !

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Miró said:

Floss said:

Miró said:

@goldfinches  Probably will be wearing thick black tights and either black leather riding stylee boots or me ‘bovver boots’ I think and a grey pashmina with the 99p dress.  Oooh I hate thinking about winter clothing already!

Handy as a not-quite-full-on-black funeral dress too.

Well, that’s a thought!!  Hopefully not needed for that purpose tho 😒 

@goldfinches The ‘Birkin’ is the 35 size in the light tan shade or what Hermes call ‘gold’.  It was in the Headingley branch of Mind on Thursday.  Actually I inherited a similar but genuine one from an aunt who collected handbags.  They are very bulky and very, very heavy, only used the bloomin’ thing once, cannot recommend!!

You know your stuff there 😊

florianatwobob

@[Deleted User] I have some recycled cashmere fingerless gloves!

Miró

florianatwobob said:

@[Deleted User] I have some recycled cashmere fingerless gloves!

Me too, wondrous things....did you get yours from Turtle-Doves??  I send them my old cashmere jumpers.  Sometimes they have an offer of free gloves if you send them a garment to recycle.  Great to keep the pinkies warm when faffing about on the interweb in winter!!  Did think about trying to make some myself but never got past the 'thinking' stage!

@cherryfudge Thanks again I was under the impression they all finished on 1st Oct so was a nice surprise it might be later!

florianatwobob

I did @Miró they are wonderful. One of the offices I work in is an old registry office, beautiful wood panelling, big windows and absolutely freezing in winter!  The turtle doves make all the difference!

Sadly I never find cashmere in the charity shops!

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Miró said:

florianatwobob said:

@[Deleted User] I have some recycled cashmere fingerless gloves!

Me too, wondrous things....did you get yours from Turtle-Doves??  I send them my old cashmere jumpers.  Sometimes they have an offer of free gloves if you send them a garment to recycle.  Great to keep the pinkies warm when faffing about on the interweb in winter!!  Did think about trying to make some myself but never got past the 'thinking' stage!

@cherryfudge Thanks again I was under the impression they all finished on 1st Oct so was a nice surprise it might be later!

Yes, cashmere fingerless gloves and wristwarmers are great, you can get some great finds, like this, on ebay.
There's another place to check if you're a savvy cashmere hunter ... Nearly New Cashmere, they sell items, and, they recycle old garments and turn them into something new.
As i say, (so many times 😋 ), it's not about buying cheapest - it's about buying value for money.  
When you buy this stuff you'll buy it once.
You'll not need to buy it next year, or the year after etc etc etc.
It will last you your lifetime. 

Frith

Didn't think for a minute I would find what I wanted today...

St Johns, Worcester (the bookshop, can't remember the charity) - an English/Farsi dictionary !! 

Also a Joy Division CD. 

Miró

Found this in the Sue Ryder shop today......



Smaller than it looks and it's meant for straining individual portions of noodles and dumplings.  Just what I need for straining Burrata, (my latest food obsession).  Brand new and cost me £1 - normal retail price £5.99.  Having had three chazza shops close down recently here I was thrilled today to find a new 'Scouts Charity Shop' is about to open