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rollingmoon

I once picked up a Sony SW-100E, an iconic Short Wave receiver that changes hands for between £100-£200 in working condition, for £4 in a charity shop.

Miró

Floss said:

Miró said:

Floss said:

So, if I am pondering a trip to experience the delights of the N.Yorks car boots & Miró's stamping grounds of Ripon, Otley etc, where's a good place to stay?

Do you mean location, as in a base to ‘work’ from or are you looking for actual recommendations for a place to stay, (hotel, b&b, cottage, campsite, lodge, yurt 😁)

A bit of both please! Somewhere to base myself, and maybe suggestions of places to lay my weary head, preferably B&B or nice pub with rooms!

You could look at staying in or near Ripon, (unpretentious working market town, 7 x CS).  From there you have in easy reach….

South of Ripon:

Harrogate, expensive CS but some quality stuff

Otley, fab 99p shop and 20p shop + 5 others. Car boot sales Wed & Sun

Ilkley, expensive CS but nice place to visit

Poss Skipton?

North of Ripon:

Thirsk, down to earth place. CS x 7. Big car boot sale (known as ‘Woodfield’), Sat pm

Northallerton, moneyed area but CS x 8 and are reasonable. Car boot sale Sun am

North West of Ripon:

Bedale, small town but has x 2 CS. Good car boot sale Sat am, raises money for local causes so no entry fee but donations welcome on entry.

Will ask around re any good places to stay…… a couple of good pubs with rooms that spring to mind:-

Bruce Arms, Tanfield
Crab & Lobster, Asenby
or
Grantley Hall, Ripon, (from £500 😳 per night but it is an amazing place!!!)

Dizzycap

My best CS bargain of all time is a waterproof dog stroller pushchair bed carrier complete with weather hoodie surround and washable / machine washable detachable covers and body for £30. It was brand new & this particular model retailed at around £275-£350 for a size medium, which it was and was an item I really needed and still have - Absolute Bargain!

twopenny

Just found a couple of pairs of new shoes (both I wanted and had been looking for), top brands would have been over £140 and cost me £18.

Still using my leather bag  that I had been searching for was for sale at £110 but on a day trip charity shop visit cost me £5

Miró

Just found this Phase Eight dress in the Cat’s Protection shop in Headingley. It was In their sale and reduced from £12 to £5.  Original price £90. Think the reason it had hung about and was reduced was cos it’s a size 8.  As I am not I was intending to make it into a skirt but as the style is quite voluminous and it has an elasticated waist I can get into it….yay! (It’s a bit bright tho innit?) 

Coxy11

Very pretty dress @Miró

My CS finds lately have been to resell for my charity fundraising. A full size Whittard teapot, handpainted stripes in green and blue for £5 in CR and a Tea for One pot, cup and saucer, also Whittard BN with labels in red polka dot design for £4. 

I am aiming to finish my charity hike on Easter Sunday in Lands End so any Ebay/Vinted sales before then will add to the total of £16.5k raised so far.

goldfinches

Aw @twopenny - don't tantalise us, we need details and/or photos to properly admire your astute bargain spotting. 
@Miró - very pretty dress and hooray for shirred waists, I'm sure you'll look glamorously dramatic swishing around in it. 
@Coxy11 - I'm on the lookout for a replacement cup for my Whittard Tea for One set having stupidly cracked the original in a clumsy moment so I'm very envious of your perfect find. Fantastic amount you've raised on your hike, most impressive. 

Here's my haul from the BHF shop this week for the grand total of £6. The clip-top jar isn't a Kilner but the 6 spare rubber seals in it are so I snapped it up because spares of those are always useful.



I'm now keeping a sharp eye out for the companion volume Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook but since it was published in 2023 I may have to wait a while, fingers crossed.

ShinyStarlight1

…No more putting an item down to look at something else to find some unscrupulous person of unmarried parentage has possessed themselves of it & whisked it to the till….

What a deeply repulsive and outdated comment.

goldfinches

ShinyStarlight1 said:

… No more putting an item down to look at something else to find some unscrupulous person of unmarried parentage has possessed themselves of it & whisked it to the till….

What a deeply repulsive and outdated comment.

Not in the least, merely an established way to circumvent the language filters on this forum see also the highly amusing attempts to discuss ways to cut off the water supply in an emergency.
@DigForVictory is a much valued member of this thread whose posts I look out for and very much enjoy reading.

I'm planning a detour to two rather far flung charity shops today in an effort to find a stockpot suitable for a recipe needing a minimum of 4 litres of water as well as the various ingredients. I currently possess nothing between 4.5 and 10 litres so am hoping to snap up a 6 or 7 litre pot as being the perfect receptacle. It goes very much against the grain to buy a new pot for a recipe I may only make once so fingers crossed.

Floss

ShinyStarlight1 said:

…No more putting an item down to look at something else to find some unscrupulous person of unmarried parentage has possessed themselves of it & whisked it to the till….

What a deeply repulsive and outdated comment.

I think if you regularly read the thread, you would understand both the context and the contributor.