Charity Shops..

cmjohnson_86 · 13 July 2006 at 6:17PM

feel free to move if in wrong place..

I've always wanted to take a quick gander around charity shops but seeing as im only 19 i feel a bit young lol. Also there's the embarassement factor, is there any charity websites, where they sell stuff online? Sorry for being stupid

Thanks

** Also whats the best bargains you've got in a charity shop? **

wolfehouse · 13 July 2006 at 6:34PM

my daughter works in an oxfam music shop. they sell some of their stuff on e-bay.
by the way she's only 16 but loves to pick up jeans etc. from charity shops.

dollop · 13 July 2006 at 6:41PM

best buy i bought out a charity shop was an addidas jacket for 3.99 it went on ebay and was bought for about 80 quid lol some guy from hong kong who musta had more money than sense or knew summat i diddnt lol

cmjohnson_86 · 13 July 2006 at 6:42PM

dollop wrote:

best buy i bought out a charity shop was an addidas jacket for 3.99 it went on ebay and was bought for about 80 quid lol some guy from hong kong who musta had more money than sense or knew summat i diddnt lol

Lol.. Nice little profit..

Tomthumb · 13 July 2006 at 6:49PM

Why don't you just hop on a bus to another town where no one knows you then you can have a good old rummage! I always felt a bit self conscious too until we moved up north and I didn't know anyone now I'm a big fan and Oxfam in Blackpool is amazing!

SnowyOwl_2 · 13 July 2006 at 6:53PM

The Old Style crowd are going to absolutely adore you cmjohnson! I'm a regular on the Old Style board, and many of my peers there swear by charity shops. Not everyone is middle-aged BTW, many are in their 20s!!

In my trawl of charity shops I have purchased lots of bargains. Eg I got a really nice 100% wool jumper still with tags on for £3.50....looked for it on the web and the "recommended retail price" (whatever that is?) came up at £55. I got some fairly up to date books, eg one of Dan Brown's for £1, a Jeremy Clarkson one (though it was cr*p) for £1. There is often a good choice of recipe type books - got a hardbacked copy of Delia Smith's Summer recipes for £3.50, looks like it had never been used. Most books I donate back once I've done with them.

I've also got a few bags - nice backpack style one, looks seriously like it has never been used, £3.50 - label was chopped off, often a sign that the manufactuer is snooty and a bit "sensitive" about their stuff appearing in charity shops.

That's all I can think of right now to be honest, but I have bought lots of good things from the charity shops even if it takes a while to go through the dross.

Lots of them sell brand new things, eg Oxfam - they usually have a nice range in cards, candles, kitchen paraphenalia and so on.

The embarrassment factor is in your own head - I think it's more shameful to waste a load of money on overpriced brand new rubbish. BTW it's not unknown for people to trawl charity shops to buy things to sell on in ebay at a higher price. If you must give an excuse for being seen in a charity shop then that could be it.

JueJue_2 · 13 July 2006 at 7:06PM

I buy most of my sons designer shirts and designer jeans from charity shops, he doesn't know, I'm not telling him, I'm saving a fortune and he looks and feels good, lol. Get yourself into a charity shop, lol, bag a bargain save a fortune.

dollop · 13 July 2006 at 7:11PM

its amasing i see the most trendiest of people walking in charity shops now yet id never have dreamed of going in one years ago i even seen a few proffesionals going in them i mean why pay 200 quid for a designer dress when u can go in a charity shop and get one fer 5 quid lol

Sophy · 13 July 2006 at 8:12PM

You get over the embarrassment factor, trust me - when I started going in I was mortified, now I couldn't care less.

They are not treasure troves unless you are prepared to dig about, though - IMO, there is a lot of stuff on the shelves than is too bobbly, stretched etc to be saleable, not to mention Primark type stuff that costs more 2nd hand than it does in Primark!

My best bargain, however, was a genuine Prada bag for 75p. Whenever I go into that shop I always check they haven't got another one!

cmjohnson_86 · 13 July 2006 at 10:42PM

I'll have to go into one, thanks for the encouragment. Don't think my gf will be coming in one too soon though, So il have to go in one on my own. Hopefully I can find a few bargains too. Thanks again ..

juno · 13 July 2006 at 10:46PM

My best buy was a new (still with tags) Ralph Lauren handbag for £7, that I later sold to my sister for £20!

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