More Charity Shop Bargains for 2018 & beyond!

I've realised I've got a bit of a thing for decent curtains! For years I hankered after the type of thickly padded interlined ones you find in upmarket hotels or ones in laura Ashley but could never bring myself to pay the £100s of pounds required to own them. Since discovering cs shopping I've been stunned by the cheap prices some cs ask. My local age uk which is in quite an affluent area charges £6.99 per pair of lined curtains. On numerous occasions and most recently last week I've picked up fabulous pairs. Last weeks pink silk interlined pair are Immaculate. They may replace the none interlined pair currently in dd's bedroom. Recently my sister was commenting on my fab curtains and bemoaning her own. I didn't dare tell her the most I've ever paid for a pair is £10

Pollycat wrote: »

Some people might say that £10 is expensive for a charity shop but I think you should put the price you're paying into perspective against the original selling price.
And I think you've bagged a great bargain. :T

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Original cost £360??! Now that really is a saving.

Thank you. I was pretty delighted, especially since I was going to buy myself some very similar shoes from Sainsbugs after my shift yesterday for near enough the same price.

Mir! wrote: »

a pair of brand new black leather ankle boots, (Lorca 2 is the style) with tiny gold zips up the back of the wood effect, stacked high heel and with a discrete gold trim where the sole meets the uppers. According to the box they were a size bigger than I usually take but I tried them on and they were perfect. Then to try to find the price ticket. Could not believe my eyes when I saw it...£9.99! This Oxfam is notorious for overpricing stuff....e.g. asking £3 for a worn Primark t shirt which cost £2.50 new! The assistant said she had only just put them out on sale and that they had been told to expect more Ted Baker items, as last year. Just done a quick Google and found said boots on Amazon selling at £256.38

I love those boots Miro. What an amazing bargain! :beer:

Had a wander around the charity shops in Welling today.
1 x Pyrex bowl - ideal for suet puddings for the winter. £1
1 x pair of shorts for hubby
Didn't find any Pyrex pie dishes.

Ah I remember the days of not wanting to be seen inside Charity Shops as a teen - and to think most of what we had was gotten out of them(!)

Bought a superduper long - must be approx 50 inches - padded winter coat today from our Women's Aid charity shop for a fiver today. Bargain!

Yesterday I got 5 x Mason Cash oval pie dishes for £2, a BN and boxed M&S Italian leather credit card holder for £2.49, I bought it to put all my loyalty cards in mainly as the plastic one I bought several years ago is in bits.


I also got a BNWT Crane winter cycling jersey, now this wasn't particularly cheap, the tag price is £8.99 and I paid £4.50 but it is exactly what I wanted, fluro pink and fleecy on the inside, they sell used on ebay at near or more than the original price so I was very pleased. It is a size 16-18 and I am a 12 and it fits just right so you can imagine why it ended up donated.


My bargain of the day though was a pair of Victoria's Secret Knockout capris, they look unworn and still have that new fabric smell, they are still on the website at £55:eek:, I paid £3.99. Tried them on last night and they really do feel like a quality item.


Also bought a metal framed rocking deck chair with a blue and white fabric seat for £5 and a pair of antibacterial football socks BNIB for £1.99.