Charity Shopping - New to You in '22!

DigForVictory

Grief is a strange thing. In a hospice charity shop, there was a Bourne (grandfather of Denby) jug, it’s heritage written in its lines & confirmed in its glazing but, beautiful though it was, I could hear the Acquisition Committee squalk at the tenner asked for. I looked in & recognised the design of a Lovatts pot, again declaring itself in its shape as well as glaze but £3 for a small pot? I left, quietly, feeling that this is just one particular shop, & that knowledgeable though they were & in a righteous cause, there were Limits. I’m not minded to cross a ghost.

Shortly, Ma & I go to the big hospice shop of which crates of Pyrex may perhaps still be found. My mother is unaccustomed to the hunt, but loves a change of scene…

If she’s too overcome, I will just have to take her for a coffee. And try not to grouse about the fun the price of a cup can bring in other shops!

C_J

Ooh @DigForVictory - since you are in that neck of the woods, I heartily recommend taking your Ma for coffee at Bannister’s, a little family run coffee shop at the Plain end of Iffley Road. Opposite the running track. You’ll probably have to drive past it anyway since there are no short cuts through between Cowley and Iffley roads any more, almost every street is now blocked off as part of the LTN scheme.

Pollycat

DigForVictory said:

Grief is a strange thing. In a hospice charity shop, there was a Bourne (grandfather of Denby) jug, it’s heritage written in its lines & confirmed in its glazing but, beautiful though it was, I could hear the Acquisition Committee squalk at the tenner asked for. I looked in & recognised the design of a Lovatts pot, again declaring itself in its shape as well as glaze but £3 for a small pot? I left, quietly, feeling that this is just one particular shop, & that knowledgeable though they were & in a righteous cause, there were Limits. I’m not minded to cross a ghost.

Shortly, Ma & I go to the big hospice shop of which crates of Pyrex may perhaps still be found. My mother is unaccustomed to the hunt, but loves a change of scene…

If she’s too overcome, I will just have to take her for a coffee. And try not to grouse about the fun the price of a cup can bring in other shops!

It seems that most charity shops are clued up on brands.
The thing is they don't seem to understand that there is a limited audience for Bourne items, unlike, for example, a Ted Baker dress.
I find a lot of Denby items overpriced.

Have a great day out with your Mum, DFV.

Suffolksue

Grief is certainly strange ,the daftest things catch me out 
Coffee and people watching with loved ones is priceless ( above rubies ) 
Take care DfV x

DigForVictory

I will have to try harder - she turned down the trip out in favour of another nap! So I saw her tucked in safely, & slipped off on a spree.

Verily I say Gosh what a shop! Far bigger than it looks, wonderful staff & yes, a box given over exclusively to Pyrex so there are some lovely little lidded dishes (“never been used!” as the assistant happily cheered me on) in mum’s dishwasher, & there are a few books (‘the miniaturist’ jumped into my hands!) and even a little pot of Bourne - small beautiful & even the Acquiz committee would nod, (as I left the jug with the formidable chip in the spout and the other dozen-plus little lidded pots for other Denbyholics). Even change from a tenner, which I am stunned by, happily.

When mum surfaces, I shall (gently) haul her off for a coffee out!

Rosa_Damascena

My 50p Laura Ashley make-up bag, washed and dried: 

Rosa_Damascena

YoungBlueEyes said:

Sometimes if something is a bargain but still seems dear (itms?), break it down into cost-per-wear or cost-per-week. So an £80 coat would be £8 per year - presuming you got 10 years out of it. You'd not wear it all year round, so say 4 months wear a year is £2 per month. 50p a week. For a beautiful Jaeger coat....

This is what Marie-Claire magazine used to call "fashion maths!! And it makes my chazzer purchases even more of a bargain as I get down to pennies per wear!! I maintain I get much better quality stuff from chazzers than is sold new in many stores.

Brie

Cherryfudge said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Brie said:

Feeling virtuous - dropped off the last pile of MiL's clothing at the Margaret Green Animal charity shop yesterday and didn't buy anything!!!  Also dropped off all her vast pile of fleecey blankets that she was forever spilling her soup on (all cleaned of course) to the food bank where they are getting cold weather bags together (blanket, hot water bottle, scarves, foil etc). That also included one of the last blankets that I had ever crocheted and had given to MiL at least 25 years back.  

Were you not tempted to hang onto your own handicraft at least, depending on how much space you have in your suitcase? I am bracing myself for some serious layering up this winter.

I picture @Brie as nicely layered under some cats! Brie, it's good to know your donations will help make people more comfortable in the cold weather.

@Rosa_Damascena
I was talking to a friend earlier this week and described myself as massively insensitive which is why I'm good at decluttering stuff.  So I don't need to keep something I made but have already given away to MiL, I don't need it and I saw it being packed into a "winter warmer" bag at the food bank yesterday.  That's a great memory to tuck away instead.

@Cherryfudge
If only I had a layer of cats!!!  My most beautiful Ariadne did her last trip to the vet's over a year back and due to all that's been happening I reluctantly agreed not to rush out and get a dozen replacements.  We do have a few feline friends that come to call but only one likes to come in the house and he's not too eager to cuddle.  Maybe in another year to two....  (& so much for being massively insensitive - that applies to junk not cats I guess)

wondercollie

It's started snowing on the prairies.   Warmed up, currently -3 and snowing.

A friend working up in Nunavut sent pictures of the polar bears raiding the city dump.  Not a lot of rubbish but a lot of bears!

Cherryfudge

wondercollie said:

It's started snowing on the prairies.   Warmed up, currently -3 and snowing.

A friend working up in Nunavut sent pictures of the polar bears raiding the city dump.  Not a lot of rubbish but a lot of bears!

I'm pretty sure the bears aren't about to appear here in Yorkshire where the temperature is unseasonably still in the teens!