More Charity Shop Bargains for 2018 & beyond!

Planning my Margo Leadbetter outfit as we speak.....or should it be Hyacinth Bucket? Well, one would have to fit in wouldn't one?

I am hoping the last of the snow clears soon as I am suffering from charity shop withdrawal!

dolly84 wrote: »

Do you think we have Mary Portas to blame for the whole 'fancy' charity shop thing. They need to re-find their niche, the whole idea was for them to be different to all the other shops but not try to be an antique shop either.

I think the worst thing about Mary Portas is it led to charity shops being obsessed with wanting to look like normal shops. I found this meant they no longer sold some of the weird and wonderful bits they used to. I love crafts and used to buy bags of buttons/yarn/fabric oddments all the time. I also used to love old sewing patterns and old magazines. I definitely wasn't the only one as I seemed to be in competition with other people who snapped those items up too. After the Mary Portas doc I noticed the shops near me no longer sold these. A couple of staff told me they had been told not to sell items that made the shop look tatty or like a jumble sale. I now give all my craft stuff away on Freegle as I know the charity shops will probably bin it.

I have to say I have encountered a lot of smelly charity shops and have even had to wash the bags I brought my purchases home in! That strong musty smell is so distinctive. Luckily it always comes out in the wash.

GreyQueen wrote: »

I spy, with my little eye, a lovely tailored floral frock with medium court shoes, co-ordinating with a lovely handbag (only leather, dahling). A light blazer over the top in case it gets chilly and a silk scarf to tie over one's 'do in case of high winds.

One might want to reconsider the hat as more approrpiate to a wedding party. If one doesn't have a wedding party of one's own to attend, one could always gate-crash one, circulate politely, wine and dine for free and forever be that person in the group photographs who will be a complete mystery to both sides of the newly-minted couple's family.:rotfl:

Ok yah, that outfit would work, tho' as a more wintery alternative I will have on standby a luridly patterned polyester kaftan, diamonte encrusted, slingback, Hunter wellies with a kitten heel, well worn Barbour jacket, capacious but battered Mulberry bag and silk scarf festooned with horsey accoutrements. Then if there should be a nearby jimkarna....gimc...horsey do to crash I will be suitably attired. Really looking forward to this outing now....tally ho!

More donates from me to local charity although shocked to see £12.99 on some items I have donated although they are coats and brand new shoes. So will donate the last lot elsewhere tbh.

I love thought of someone getting that charity find pleasure but that is probably quite hard to do at £12.99 IMO. Anyway not moaning was just shocked.

I am pretty much completely kondo'd in terms of clothes after buying the book spark joy and finding not a lot that really sparked "Joy" so will start to make a need's list and have set myself £500 ( which is probably an extortionate amount ) to replace.
Sam x