Shop Charity in '23!

Rosa_Damascena

Wednesday2000 said:

I haven't bought anything for a while. I was passing the St Vincent's shop during the week, so I popped in, but nothing caught my eye.

I won't be going back there again. The staff are nice enough, but they are willing volunteers doing their best rather than retail professionals. I just don't have time to waste whilst they mess about.

Wednesday2000

Rosa_Damascena said:

Wednesday2000 said:

I haven't bought anything for a while. I was passing the St Vincent's shop during the week, so I popped in, but nothing caught my eye.

I won't be going back there again. The staff are nice enough, but they are willing volunteers doing their best rather than retail professionals. I just don't have time to waste whilst they mess about.

They do seem a bit distracted in there. I have had to wait by the till for someone to come out of the back a few times to pay.

Miró

The chazza fairy sent me to the Sue Ryder shop today and I came away with a new sewing machine!  My 40 yr old one is on it’s last legs, even just for alterations so the Brother one for sale at £50 tempted me.  It appeared to have all of the accessories missing so the manager offered to reduce the price to £20. Got back and investigated the carry bag and dust cover only to find the accessories pack!  Ermmm….think I’m gonna have to go back and make a donation!!! 🤭

Rosa_Damascena

Miró said:

The chazza fairy sent me to the Sue Ryder shop today and I came away with a new sewing machine!  My 40 yr old one is on its last legs, even just for alterations so the Brother one for sale at £50 tempted me.  It appeared to have all of the accessories missing so the manager offered to reduce the price to £20. Got back and investigated the carry bag and dust cover only to find the accessories pack!  Ermmm….think I’m gonna have to go back and make a donation!!! 🤭

The charity will appreciate your honesty. It all adds to your karma capital

Brie

Rosa_Damascena said:

The charity will appreciate your honesty. It all adds to your karma capital

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks like that - but i call it karma credits!!!

florianatwobob

The charity shop gods smiled on me yesterday. I’ve been looking for some paper filing trays for the *ahem* home office to go with the nice metal ones DSis rescued from her work skip.  Lo and behold in my favourite hospice shop there were 3 similar stacking type trays for a bargain £3! They leapt off the shelf into my arms. 

wondercollie

Rosa_Damascena said:

wondercollie said:

@Cherryfudge, great find.  I love bone china and prefer teasets not to be covered in roses!

Dahlias are better?

anything is better.

I have thistles, carnations, snowdrops, daffodils.   It's more fun to hunt the non rose variety.   A true sense of victory

Potternerd

Yesterday I went on one of my CS circuits. I found a pair of  VGC white leather Converse for £5 early on and then visited loads of shops but found nothing. However when I reached the final shop (Oxfam) I found 2 pairs of M & S jersey trousers, one tailored ankle grazer style and one straight leg full length for £5 each,  both in VGC. And a lovely Phase Eight dress which will look good with white shoes/ trainers and a denim jacket for £6.
white trainers and black trousers were on the list inside my head, but I now want a black jacket to wear with the trousers!

Cherryfudge

My kind of haul, @Potternerd! That dress will be perfect this summer, and as for white leather Converse...! Enviable.

Just the jacket to go.  

Cherryfudge

I actually found half a dozen items to donate earlier this week: I've expanded a bit beyond some of them, and there was a lovely charity shop find of a dress that I bought in a hurry last year and never wore. Tags still in, but when I tried it on, the colour died on me, so that's gone to find its true home.

I have so much stuff in the loft that needs to be sorted but I'm not going up there without someone else in the house: I want to be rescuable if necessary! Meanwhile I'm starting a bag of winter things to donate in the autumn.