Shop Charity in '23!

Wednesday2000

I was thinking about coloured light bulbs a few days ago. I went through a phase of having blue light bulbs in my bedroom when I was a teenager. My group of friends all had the same thing and we all painted our bedrooms white too. I painted my bedroom floorboards black for some reason! Strange, no idea who had the idea first or why!

Watty1

I added a re chargable lightbulb to a standard lamp giving me a standard lamp that stands in a corner of the room where there is no plugs for very little cash.   I mention it as it is a great way of adding light to corners for very little.  My local charity shop often has lamp bases and lampshades, just waiting for them to get a large one to replace the black one currently on the standard lamp that was just £5.  I really wanted a lampshade, so I bought that (it is large) and will return for a more fitting one when they have one. 

DigForVictory

YoungBlueEyes said:

That's good info, thanks for that DfV. I'd completely forgotten about the clingfilm part!

What we are supposed to use in the event of a righteously no-single-use-plastic household I'm not sure as I can't quite see a soy wrap being the answer - probably a rinsed out bag for life?

As for coloured lightbulbs, my cousin has a string of these in the garden in Canada & they look amazing glowing up through the snow!

Rosa_Damascena

Watty1 said:

I added a re chargable lightbulb to a standard lamp giving me a standard lamp that stands in a corner of the room where there is no plugs for very little cash.   I mention it as it is a great way of adding light to corners for very little.  My local charity shop often has lamp bases and lampshades, just waiting for them to get a large one to replace the black one currently on the standard lamp that was just £5.  I really wanted a lampshade, so I bought that (it is large) and will return for a more fitting one when they have one. 

I've been looking for a Tiffany-style lampshade for ages without any luck. (The lampshades have a very particular harp that requires a specialty size base). If you see one locally @Wednesday2000 please let me know? Btw the Vineyard on Warrior Sq is now an empty unit. Nothing much in the Barnardos except new books - I could have bought a lot but there really wasn't the browsing space and they will still be there in the New Year.

This week I bought a chunky knitted cardigan from Edinburgh Woollen Mill (by way of the chaz) for £2 - it's going in the washing machine tomorrow. Today I chanced upon a BN telephone case compatible with my mobile for 50p, and in unusually pretty circular picture frame for just £1. 

Floss

Just a quick post to say I will be starting a new thread for 2024 at the weekend and I hope to see all your chazzer bargains on there!

Coxy11

Oooooh I’m in! Thanks @Floss x

Rosa_Damascena

Floss said:

Just a quick post to say I will be starting a new thread for 2024 at the weekend and I hope to see all your chazzer bargains on there!

Goody, I'm looking forward to Shop Chaz-city 2024!  (Rubs hands).

twopenny

I'm a charity shop adict. Where I live are few shops and while lovey stuff it's eye watering.
Been looking for dance shoes for years and saw some imitation snakeskin boots in a window of the charity shop, £5,  perfect fit, not my normal style but a bit of a giggle and it's the fit that matters.

Currently I'm so happy with a red Rohan fleece jacket thats given me some street cred. £3. It had tiny paint splatters on the sleeve that came off with a scratch of a nail.

dND

Thank you @Floss, please count me in for 2024. 😁

Cherryfudge

I'm in, please! If it's okay, my 'charity shops' will continue to include car boot booty, but the season for that only runs for half the year.

Incidentally, Christmas presents both given and received included a few second hand treasures. I read an article, somewhere on here I think, about whether it was cheapskate to give second hand things but I really don't think that's a good way to look at it. If it's something the person wants, and is in good condition, surely the important thing is about trying to make the recipient happy, not the money spent. So a number of books have changed hands over Christmas that were right for the person but cost a fiver or less. I got another piece of the vintage Denby I collect, which they misguidedly stopped producing nearly forty years ago. I will admit to having a very obliging husband who is happy for me to hand him something I've treated myself to while announcing it was very kind of him to get this for a stocking filler, but of course those who aren't married to him could also consider buying themselves treats to open on special occasions!

My second hand buys for 2024 are going to have the following guidelines:

• minimal yarn buying. I adhered to this pretty well through 2023, though my stash seems as big as ever.
• I have enough variations on cosy winter jumpers to last me... goodness knows how long. I mustn't pile up things I don't have room for!
• Kitchenalia: it has to be really special to make it into my kitchen nowadays. In theory.
• Recipe books. Nuff said. I can't commit to not buying any, but please someone challenge me if any more appear.