Shop Charity in '23!

Floss

I found a pink Boden raincoat today for £15... needs a wash as the hem is grubby, but will be perfect for cooler wet days.

Brie

Out for a coffee with a friend in Poole today followed by a wander around a number of shops.  There was a new one that we wanted to go in to but they were closing just as we arrived at 4 despite the sign showing they were open until 5.  Ah well.  Lots of nice scarves investigated but none were absolutely divine so that saved me a bit.  And then in the Julia's House shop I spotted a little tea light holder - I pointed it out to my friend who'd never seen anything like it before.  We have 2 that we've bought at German Christmas markets but this had a Mad Hatter's Tea Party picture on it.  £2.95.  She really liked it and teased me for tempting her with it so I bought it for her.  

Hand Etched White Porcelain Tealight Candle Holder Alice in - Etsy UK

Cherryfudge

Oh dear, I went a bit crazy today. Between Sue Ryder, Cancer Research and Yorkshire Cancer Research, I bought a book (£2) and 12 pieces of mostly vintage Denby 'Homestead'. There's still a basket of Denby 'Memories' with about 14 pieces in Sue Ryder for £16.

I feel a bit guilty.

One of the pieces is a cream jug, a slight variation on one I already have, but not the same, must be a different year. T here are also two mugs which they produced in the same colour but different styles and these aren't my preferred style. I'm going to give those to my sister, who also collects. That leaves me with a lovely 2pt pie dish, 6 beautiful teacups (no saucers, I checked) and something that the internet variously calls a salt dip, a butter pat or a candle holder. I suspect the first is right. Then there's a modern version of the old design in the form of a square oven dish.

I spent about £28 for this lot... but it's so relaxing to look at, let alone use.

goldfinches

Some jolly good bargains above @Cherryfudge - I'm envying you the pie dish particularly, @Floss - the raincoat is lovely, @Brie - love your tealight find and your generosity.

I had a browse round my favourite BHF shop yesterday afternoon on my way home from the optician and found a M&S bathmat in perfect condition for £2.50 and a Rose Elliot cookbook that I've been wanting for a while for £2. Here they are.

DigForVictory

Cherryfudge said:

Oh dear, I went a bit crazy today. Between Sue Ryder, Cancer Research and Yorkshire Cancer Research, I bought a book (£2) and 12 pieces of mostly vintage Denby 'Homestead'. There's still a basket of Denby 'Memories' with about 14 pieces in Sue Ryder for £16.

I feel a bit guilty.

One of the pieces is a cream jug, a slight variation on one I already have, but not the same, must be a different year. T here are also two mugs which they produced in the same colour but different styles and these aren't my preferred style. I'm going to give those to my sister, who also collects. That leaves me with a lovely 2pt pie dish, 6 beautiful teacups (no saucers, I checked) and something that the internet variously calls a salt dip, a butter pat or a candle holder. I suspect the first is right. Then there's a modern version of the old design in the form of a square oven dish.

I spent about £28 for this lot... but it's so relaxing to look at, let alone use.

Everything you bought you have a use for & a joy in. You have no Acquisition Committee to answer to (but then you shouldn't put a price on presents, or raw satisfaction, anyway.) You even left some for other Denbyholics to enjoy. Forswear shame!
Your salt dip/butter pat looks (from google images alone) to be the little things my mum would decant butter into as m'father was a right awkward so & so & liked unsalted very very cold butter whereas she used ambient salted. (This cosseting of the male she learned from my grandmother who would sit & peacefully fill a dozen little pots & they'd chuckle as these were then loaded into the icebox... I have hordes of them & we don't make that big a deal of butter so I may decant tiny portions of ice-cream into them to coax the appetite of a sick lad. If it's not emptied then hurled at me with a demand for a decent portion, they are sick indeed.)

Rosa_Damascena

DigForVictory said:

Cherryfudge said:

Oh dear, I went a bit crazy today. Between Sue Ryder, Cancer Research and Yorkshire Cancer Research, I bought a book (£2) and 12 pieces of mostly vintage Denby 'Homestead'. There's still a basket of Denby 'Memories' with about 14 pieces in Sue Ryder for £16.

I feel a bit guilty.

One of the pieces is a cream jug, a slight variation on one I already have, but not the same, must be a different year. T here are also two mugs which they produced in the same colour but different styles and these aren't my preferred style. I'm going to give those to my sister, who also collects. That leaves me with a lovely 2pt pie dish, 6 beautiful teacups (no saucers, I checked) and something that the internet variously calls a salt dip, a butter pat or a candle holder. I suspect the first is right. Then there's a modern version of the old design in the form of a square oven dish.

I spent about £28 for this lot... but it's so relaxing to look at, let alone use.

Everything you bought you have a use for & a joy in. You have no Acquisition Committee to answer to (but then you shouldn't put a price on presents, or raw satisfaction, anyway.) You even left some for other Denbyholics to enjoy. Forswear shame!
Your salt dip/butter pat looks (from google images alone) to be the little things my mum would decant butter into as m'father was a right awkward so & so & liked unsalted very very cold butter whereas she used ambient salted. (This cosseting of the male she learned from my grandmother who would sit & peacefully fill a dozen little pots & they'd chuckle as these were then loaded into the icebox... I have hordes of them & we don't make that big a deal of butter so I may decant tiny portions of ice-cream into them to coax the appetite of a sick lad. If it's not emptied then hurled at me with a demand for a decent portion, they are sick indeed.)

Ne'er a truer word was uttered. But you do have an appreciation committee in the form of OS regulars on this thread.

I am stuck inside all weekend so shall instead look forward to seeing what treasures others hunt down.

Eta: made up for it by ordering some cosmetics online.

Miró

Did all the chazza shops in both Bedale and Thirsk as well as the morning car boot in Bedale and the afternoon booty in Thirsk.  Now recuperating on my second large g & t.  Came away with……and no idea where I got anything now  …..white long sleeved knitted cotton jumper by Country Casuals £2, pair of b/n seaty covery cushion tie on thingies £3, pair of b/n John Lewis stripey socks 75p, Per Una white crop jeans £1, peach pashmina stylee wrap £1, 6 plant pot saucers 50p, white porcelain serving dish 50p, large blue & white plant pot £1….phew..and hic!

Rosa_Damascena

Miró said:

Did all the chazza shops in both Bedale and Thirsk as well as the morning car boot in Bedale and the afternoon booty in Thirsk.  Now recuperating on my second large g & t.  Came away with……and no idea where I got anything now  …..white long sleeved knitted cotton jumper by Country Casuals £2, pair of b/n seaty covery cushion tie on thingies £3, pair of b/n John Lewis stripey socks 75p, Per Una white crop jeans £1, peach pashmina stylee wrap £1, 6 plant pot saucers 50p, white porcelain serving dish 50p, large blue & white plant pot £1….phew..and hic!

Why is Yorkshire so far away from everywhere?!

I need to crack on with arranging a week's trip there.

YoungBlueEyes

Make sure you go to the right bit Rosa. I'm in Yorkshire but I don't get bargains like that!  

Coxy11

Hi all,

I went to a boot fair today. Usually it's £2 to park but they've upped it to £2.50 - cheeky! I took DDad. He is going back to Cyprus on Wednesday so his last chance to revel in the culture that is a boot fair! Bit showery and felt very sorry for the sellers whose stuff was getting wet - books turning to mush

I got:
Sanctuary Spa glass Jar of Treats set BN - £3 - will be gifted for Christmas
Pale pink house tealight - £1 - will be gifted for Christmas

Pyrex Harvest casserole dish - £1
Biltons Stoneware large platter - £2
4 x Pyrex snowflake cups and saucers - £5
6 x Pyrex snowflake dinner plates - £5
Eternal Beau lidded casserole dish - £2
All the above to be Bay of E'd for Charity - have washed it, photographed and listed already

Mr Mint and Mr Mustard face pots for £1 each for my collection

Worth getting up at 7am for!!