Shop Charity in '23!

Rosa_Damascena

Chazzers in NYC are expensive and the merchandise is not all that. Time here is better spent enjoying the environment rather than shopping.

Coxy11

Thanks for the tip @Cherryfudge. It’s more of a rent tbf. If I were any kind of seamstress I would raise the frill over the hole but not sure I cba’d! It seems like a lot of work for £4! The dress is all the same blue chambray fabric. 

I popped out today to post a bay of E charity sale and popped into CR. Got 2 books and a BNIB body shop hand cream and nail file set in almond - £4 spent. Then Oxfam had a lovely mirrored etched dragonfly coat hook for £1.99. I do love a dragonfly. 

goldfinches

Sorry to hear about your disappointing discovery @Coxy11 although I did enjoy your OH's suggestions. Would it be worth putting it online as a project for someone else to tackle?

I visited my favourite BHF shop earlier this week and managed this rather lovely haul of kitchen bits and bobs (not the Cointreau) which I'm firmly persuaded will all come in handy some day! The tin even has a cookbook included too.

Cherryfudge

I've now been to Shrewsbury - and yes, a  phenomenal amount of charity shops as well as a serious Tudor presence. In Shropshire Cat Rescue I got some George denim leggings and somewhere else (I don't remember) I bought yarn.

Today was Thirsk Car Boot sale and everything I bought was 50p or £1, apart from a serving spoon for 20p and a pack of napkins that was included for free when I bought a book. Other items were three cookery books (including a hardback), a selection of old crochet and knitting implements, a tin for cream crackers, a pair of shorts, a computer keyboard (which works!) and three Ikea magazine racks at 50p each. One of the cookery books will be a gift - it's like new and just the sort of thing the person I have in mind seems to go for.

Rosa_Damascena

goldfinches said:

Sorry to hear about your disappointing discovery @Coxy11 although I did enjoy your OH's suggestions. Would it be worth putting it online as a project for someone else to tackle?

I visited my favourite BHF shop earlier this week and managed this rather lovely haul of kitchen bits and bobs (not the Cointreau) which I'm firmly persuaded will all come in handy some day! The tin even has a cookbook included too.

The Cointreau will come in handy as soon as you need a margarita. Whenever I see bags of limes at a good price I freeze them in preparation for that moment.

Love the kitchen finds but have drawn the line at the pastry lattice maker before, deciding that a knife will do.

goldfinches

@Rosa_Damascena I actually bought the Cointreau to make Nigella's No-Churn Margarita Ice Cream but seeing as the recipe calls for a very small amount I don't see why I shouldn't make myself a cocktail to drink at the same time! Yum,Yum 

Cherryfudge

That looks lush @goldfinches!

YoungBlueEyes

Cointreau is very nice glugged into black coffee. Works well poured over ice cream too. Yum  

Floss

And is scrummy in a hot chocolate too

Brie

You can all have my share of the Cointreau!  Horrid stuff in my opinion!!!  I do like Kalhua though......or Tia Maria....

@Cherryfudge
any particular shops in Shrewsbury you'd recommend??  I've got a conference up that way in October and am taking the OH along and he might need to entertain himself by looking at scarves for me.