Charity Shopping - New to You in '22!

Frith

@SootySweep1 I live in Shropshire and my advice would be to get out of Telford as quickly as possible!

Best local towns in terms of charity shops -

Ludlow

Kidderminster 
Church Stretton 
Much Wenlock

One shop, but often really good - Cleobury Mortimer 

If you're driving around for other things 
Worcester (about 7 all in one street with 3 more across the river in St Johns)
Hereford

Bromyard 
Bewdley

Stourport 

Frith

Superdry t shirt for son 2
White Stuff top for me

Also thought I'd buy a few CDs for the car so found: Fat Boy Slim, James, Pulp, Eva Cassidy and a couple of others that I have forgotten now. I'm obviously going back to the 90s today! 

florianatwobob

Shrewsbury is an easy trip from
Telford by train, Bridgenorth, Ironbridge maybe Newport. 

I used to visit Telford regularly for work. 

Miró

Got a really nice glass uplighter shade for a ceiling light today in the 99p shop in Otley.  It's in a very delicate pale pearly pink and looks as if it's never been installed.  Priced outrageously at 50p cos all bric a brac was half the normal £1 price.  Will probably be passing it on to a friend as I seem to have spotlights everywhere now so don't have the dangly wire thigumidoo that the shade requires.

turnitround

Got a fabulous peddle go-cart for £5 in a charity shop in Chorley. Grandson so pleased.

goldfinches

I popped into the Oxfam shop on the way home from the museum this afternoon and snapped up this mini cake tray and a bottle brush with a glad heart. I've been eyeing this size of baking tray on the web for ages but not taking the plunge as I'd use it very rarely so to get such a good quality one second hand is perfect and judging by the sleeve being firmly stuck on it's never been used. I'm also ecstatic about the bottle brush as mine is a silicon one with a rather thick central spindle and doesn't fit into some smaller bottle necks. 

Pollycat

Potternerd said:

@Pollycat thought of you today when I spotted some size 3 black patent DM Chelsea boot. I knew they were kids  (they had a zip at the side) and I was hoping  they would fit but sadly too tight.

All I managed to find was a BNWT Boots wrist support for £2. Jolly useful for my arthritic old bones but not my most exciting find!

Aw, thanks.
DM kids size 3 are perfect for me.
I'm (sort of) looking forward to getting my DM boots out for the autumn & winter.

Cherryfudge

goldfinches said:

I've been eyeing this size of baking tray on the web for ages but not taking the plunge as I'd use it very rarely so to get such a good quality one second hand is perfect and judging by the sleeve being firmly stuck on it's never been used.

That is an enviable cupcake tray goldfinches! It looks nice and sturdy (which is what I'd be if I had all those cakes... ) 

That bottle brush looks as though it would be good for water bottles.

I bought a cream linen shirt in Cancer Research, Northallerton, yesterday: £5. It was a size larger than it said on the hanger but I wanted it for under a jumper or worn baggy over trousers so that doesn't matter too much. Something to beware of though.

This morning we had a quick look round a depleted car boot sale (new king and rain took their toll, I think. Sorry about the pun). Someone was selling off a table full of dolls' house things, mostly good quality, so I snapped up five items at £2 each, including the milk bottles in a crate that I'd wanted for a while and a Tiffany-style lamp that looks lovely in the dolls' house window. One of the items will be a gift and has already gone in the gifts box. I also got a small piece of Tupperware-equivalent for 20p.

Rosa_Damascena

goldfinches said:

I popped into the Oxfam shop on the way home from the museum this afternoon and snapped up this mini cake tray and a bottle brush with a glad heart. I've been eyeing this size of baking tray on the web for ages but not taking the plunge as I'd use it very rarely so to get such a good quality one second hand is perfect and judging by the sleeve being firmly stuck on it's never been used. I'm also ecstatic about the bottle brush as mine is a silicon one with a rather thick central spindle and doesn't fit into some smaller bottle necks. 

I have got so much baking kit that I have never used (time) and am now unlikely to ever use because of the cost of switching the oven on. Times are getting quite desperate now

mandy47

Rosa_Damascena

I have got so much baking kit that I have never used (time) and am now unlikely to ever use because of the cost of switching the oven on. Times are getting quite desperate now

I have loads of baking tins and trays that are way too big for my halogen oven and air fryer. I'm loathe to part with them because I'm hoping for better times ahead when I can use my oven without sweating over the cost of energy.