Shop Charity in '23!

Cherryfudge

Brie said:

Cherryfudge said:

Good heavens, @cardriver98! That's even better than Shrewsbury! And Shrewsbury is better than Northallerton!

I won't suggest we get a coachload together: there'd be a fight in front of the scarf rail.  

And I'd win.  You might be young and lithe and have the speed of Ursain Bolt but I'm an excellent shot with a crossbow.  

I've yet to see a crossbow in a charity shop (there will be good reasons for this) but even so I wouldn't want to stand in your way, Brie!

Florenceem

I scored a Misguided lace top - bnwt - rrp £18 - in my £1 charity shop today - I am going to cut it up for my raggedy rag doll's hair. I also found a Primarni top - sheer polyester - another garment destined for my scissors.

Rosa_Damascena

cardriver98 said:

Day out CHARITY shopping ???  try Weston super Mare fo!ks.  when I left a few years ago, there were 39 !!!
There were even "charity coaches" running from Cornwall and Birmingham !

I'm heading towards Woking at the end of the week - am hoping to get some chazzer-action in the short time I have got, so would like recommendations as to which I should prioritise? Have been off this week and so far treated myself to a chazzer-a-day with very pleasing results .

beanielou

You do make me laugh 

Cherryfudge

I spotted a cookery book in Age UK today - the companion volume to one I bought a few months ago, and mine for £2.99. I think I mentioned the original on here - Riverford Autumn and Winter veg: I now have the spring and summer version too.  

Oh, and Sue Ryder has started their sales, as has somewhere else (I don't remember where). I've done so well for clothes recently that I'd better not investigate too closely.

Miró

Cherryfudge said:

Oh, and Sue Ryder has started their sales, as has somewhere else (I don't remember where). I've done so well for clothes recently that I'd better not investigate too closely.

Oh pfffftt….the Sue Ryder in Northallerton doesn’t seem to open on Sunday anymore and that is the only day I can get there! 🥲

Cherryfudge

Oh no, @Miró! I will try to note other charity shops with sales in case that helps.

I went into the Cancer Research opposite the old post office today and came away with a couple of books. You know how it is: go in and look at the novels and come away with a Sewing Bee book and the Good Housekeeping Crochet book. £4.60 for the two which isn't particularly cheap but they're both hardbacks.

Rosa_Damascena

A cautionary chazzer-tale: https://apple.news/AaJQOEB2eSpaVOsYy1L_afw

Cherryfudge

That's a bit of an unusual USP, @Rosa_Damascena! My husband loves art and buys a lot but I have generally dissuaded him from displaying portraits as they do appear to watch you! Of course that's because the subject's eyes were looking at the artist so they then seem to 'look' at anyone else.

DigForVictory

I can sort of see why she might not be easy company - she looks a bit too intelligent & inclined to correct then complete your crossword puzzle. However, if people are willing to pay for "haunted", then as a charity shop assistant I'd be happily spinning tales! (The joys of genealogy as a hobby - you have a bigger chessboard to move pieces of verifiable fact around on.)