Pick'n'Mix - the joy of the chaz in '26!

Wednesday2000

I'm off to Brighton and then Bournemouth for my birthday next week. I know the Brighton charity shops quite well, but I'm not sure about Bournemouth. Would anyone on here have any recommendations?

DigForVictory

Fellow turophiles will appreciate my latest find:

Formidable weaponry, @Rosa_Damascena !
And I winced at the thought of poor innocent carrots being internally redesigned…

Brie

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81904812#Comment_81904812

As posted elsewhere. The best upmarket ones are in Ferndown but there's a good array in Poole and some very nice ones in Christchurch. I've never known there to be much of any variety in Bournemouth itself but Westbourne is only a mile(ish) up the road and there are some nice ones there as well. But it's Ferndown where I got my Gucci scarf. (BNWT in it's box and packaging, £30, RRP stupidly high for sale on fleabay for £300 or something silly for one that was stained and un ironed.)

Wednesday2000

Thanks Brie. I think the hotel we had last time was near Westbourne, but I didn't try any shops there. Ah, yes it was - The Riviera Hotel.

goldfinches

@Brie - and all those who are interested in scarves, there was a very interesting article about hijab scarf fashions in today's Guardian. (There's no paywall although they do try very hard to get you to donate to them as they are a charity now.)

Rosa_Damascena

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81906150#Comment_81906150

I have to say a scarf comes in incredibly handy when there is unexpected rain / humid conditions. Its ideal for frizz-sparing properties!

Wednesday2000

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81906199#Comment_81906199

I thought that exact same thing about scarves the other day! I used mine as an umbrella the other day and it worked quite well.

Brie

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81906150#Comment_81906150

I've often been taken by how lovely some hijab scarves are and keep meaning to ask someone to show me how they put them on. Unfortunately it always seems a bit creepy to approach a random stranger in a public loo with this request!!! Especially as I'm shaped like a brick, don't dress at all fem and have ridiculously short hair - some women have checked the door to see if they've wandered into the gents by mistake. Last thing I want to do is make someone feel uncomfortable.

DigForVictory

Find the shops that sell them, & ask. I pop in just to get a hit of colour, as whilst I dress functional, I do like the sensational saris and to briefly drool over the jewellery. (I work at a keyboard & screen so half my dowry in bangles isn't practical, but it's a fun daydream.) Another route might be any mehindi stall where you too can be beautifully piped with henna paste?

clyndu

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81906589#Comment_81906589

Have you tried utube there used to several videos showing different ways to wear hijab.