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Shop Charity in '23!
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Yay…back on the merry-go-round of chazza shopping!
From Otley, got a pair of Hotter loafers in tan from the BHF shop, b/n £15, (rrp £75) and super comfy. Also picked up 2 b/n M & S white t-shirts, one fitted & one straight for 99p each from the St Gemma’s 99p shop.
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I went into the Havens Hospice shop on Leigh Road today. It isn't the cheapest shop at all, but everything is high quality in there. I saw some things in there that I had donated to them the other day! I got a blue John Lewis jumper and a pair of stretch skinny jeans and a blue necklace. That all came to £20. Their card machine had stopped working so luckily I had the correct cash.8
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I popped into the BHF shop today on the way home from a museum visit with friends and snapped up an America's Test Kitchen cookbook and a jigsaw of the Great Wall of China, both are currently drying out in the airing cupboard so no photos yet.
"She could squeeze a nickel until the buffalo pooped."
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I really like the £1 charity shops local to me, although they're getting busier and it's tougher to find a bargain.
I've noticed more how grabby people can be.
Although I did get a pair of short wellies for £1.Decluttering campaign 2023
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There are charity shops in Coventry town centre but the 3 I visited were overpriced.OTOH I totted up how much I spent in chazzers from September to the first week of October and it came to nearly £200
. After I washed the heated overblanket I bought for £12 I put it away with my heated underblanket....only to find that I had already bought one from the same place for £10. Demonstrating that what others say about me is true: I've got so much stuff that I don't know what I've got anymore!
No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Rosa_Damascena said:.... Demonstrating that what others say about me is true: I've got so much stuff that I don't know what I've got anymore!2021 Decluttering Awards: ⭐⭐🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 2022 Decluttering Awards: 🥇
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A long ceramic dish from Midwinter 'Riviera' 1960s range by Sir Hugh Casson. Oxfam find. eBay prices verging on expensive now.7
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Here are the book, £3.50, and the jigsaw, £1.50, that I bought yesterday. I haven't been anywhere today due to the appalling weather so nothing else interesting to report.
"She could squeeze a nickel until the buffalo pooped."
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Floss said:Rosa_Damascena said:.... Demonstrating that what others say about me is true: I've got so much stuff that I don't know what I've got anymore!No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Rosa_Damascena said:That goes some way to explaining my 3 cherry pittersI think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
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