Shop Charity in '23!

goldfinches

Miró said:

Passing by  the 'Brain Tumour Charity' shop today I could not resist calling in and came away with a burgundy Autograph cashmere sweater in excellent condition for £6.  Then into the BHF shop where they had another pair of the tartan trousers that I got a few weeks ago.  Different tartan and different style - this pair are slightly bootleg stylee and have the zip fastener in the centre back which I find most odd!  Is this really a thing?  They are brand new, overlocked hems but not stitched in place, and appear to have been tailor made.  There is a label inside which states 'Tailoring by Gently' and another large label that stretches across inside by the tum!  Apparently this firm makes bespoke shooting outfits and plus fours!

I could not resist buying them at £8 and as I was shoving them in my bag I realised the aforesaid cashmere sweater is a perfect match for one of the colours in the tartan. . I would love to know how they ended up in the chazza?  Were they made for some grande 'Lady' of one of the big Yorkshire shooting estates? 

Lovely colours and the labels remind me very much of Sue Macartney-Snape's illustrations for the Social Stereotypes column and books. 

Cherryfudge

@Potternerd, that denim dress is just waiting to be dressed up/dressed down and have a myriad of variations played out in styling it. Rather like a Wooland item.

@Miró, I'm intrigued by the trousers and the jumper is lovely, a real classic that should be around for a long time to come.

Potternerd

A smallish black leather Lloyd Baker backpack £5
A BNWT  sage green £2.50 M&S bra/crop top £2.50

A bag of stuff donated.

Thoughts on this moral dilemma please. New bag means I will be donating a couple back to CS one of which is a Radley crossbody. Is it wrong to take the little dog off and keep it?

retiredinfrance

No. The bag is yours and you can do whatever you like with it. Someone will still want it. As I prefer cats to dogs I would be more than happy to buy the bag without the little dog.

Floss

Potternerd said:

Thoughts on this moral dilemma please. New bag means I will be donating a couple back to CS one of which is a Radley crossbody. Is it wrong to take the little dog off and keep it?

The lack of a Radley dog-tag will lower the sale price for the charity; however they are available on Ebay in all colours 😉

beanielou

Take the dog off if you wish @Potternerd.

Dark_Star

Look up Annie Tempest who draws the Tottering by Gently cartoons for Country Life. Looks like her lady of the manor…😀 on the tailoring by gently clothing…

Miró

Dark_Star said:

Look up Annie Tempest who draws the Tottering by Gently cartoons for Country Life. Looks like her lady of the manor…😀 on the tailoring by gently clothing…

Ooooh,well spotted!!!

goldfinches

Dark_Star said:

Look up Annie Tempest who draws the Tottering by Gently cartoons for Country Life. Looks like her lady of the manor…😀 on the tailoring by gently clothing…

Yes well spotted and thanks, I'm really enjoying her site. 

I popped into my favourite BHF shop at lunchtime today and found four books which for some reason I can't show you as the attach photo function isn't working.  Anyway I bought BBC Good Food Cakes and Bakes £1, Donna Leon's Give Unto Others £2, HG Wells The War of the Worlds Everyman Edition £2 and Gerald Seymour's In Honour Bound in hardback for £2.50. 



I was able to attach a photo over on the GC thread so I came back here to see if I could add my photo and lo and behold it worked this time, weird. 

Coxy11

Some great buys there - particularly love @Miró's new outfit 

I got a BNWT Jasper Conran mens washbag for £4.99 in Oxfam. Was thinking of gifting it on for Christmas or selling for charity on Bay of E but DH wants it (although "it's a bit big")....!

Also got a White Stuff scarf from PDSA - £1.49 and a blush pink bone china cake plate for £1 in St Christopher's Hospice shop. 

Sold the Denby blue wave mug on Bay of E for £7.99 plus postage - only paid £1.49 for it so a little bit made. It all adds up