Charity shops

[Fnaar]

I picked up 2 nice Ben Sherman shirts from a charity shop... £4 each. I often pop in and have a gander... have got some really decent jeans, various T-shirts and a jumper this year so far. The kids think I'm mad... until... one of their 'coolest' friends started getting nice retro clothes from a charity shop... now they're interested in charity shop chic. Most of my clothes during my time as a student in the 1980s came from such shops... and I didn't look too much of a div.
Do YOU charity shop?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I pop in from time to time in the hope of finding a particular type of coat at a sensible price.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Do YOU charity shop?

No, but I donate a lot of designer stuff to them.

 

[accountantpete]

I pop in every day (we have 10 shops in our small market town).

Just bought some brand new Levi's from Age Concern - all that was wong with them was the waist label stating that they were 32w rather than the actual 36w.

 

[Night Train]

Yes, but I have also found that they sometimes price used jeans higher then the new price at Tescos or George even though they are from the same supermarket so I check on the quality first.

I usually pick up nice tee shirts and sweatshirts though and also got a very useful collection of old blankets.

Last year I donated 80% of my wardrobe to the local Scope and BHF shops. It was all washed, folded and sorted into saleable and rags to save them a bit of work.

 

[gary r]

Avoid expensive dry cleaning costs by donating your suit to a charity shop on a Friday
then buy it back dry cleaned on the Monday for £2

 

[accountantpete]

Don't forget that they can use any old clothes.

The tatty things get bagged and sold for £1 a bag.

 

[Arch]

I'm a bricabrac and toy fan myself - I've got loads of little things for my nephews from charity shops, especially kiddie clothes, which are sometimes virtually unworn. And you can usually find a t shirt with whatever their current craze is - dinosaurs, tractors, Thomas the Tank Engine....

And books of course.

 

[numbnuts]

I’m not a snob, far from it in fact quite poor considing what some of you are earning, but I have never been inside a charity shop

 

[brockers]

I've come to the conclusion that all the 5'7'' men around Blackheath must be immortal, as I can never find anything in the local charity shops that fit me.

 

[Dave Davenport]

I used to buy a lot of stuff from charity shops but don't think they're very good value these days, round here anyway, although I still buy quite a few books.

 

[Fnaar]

I’m not a snob, far from it in fact quite poor considing what some of you are earning, but I have never been inside a charity shop

I use them now and again, because I am lucky enough not to have to... but because I want to.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Avoid expensive dry cleaning costs by donating your suit to a charity shop on a Friday
then buy it back dry cleaned on the Monday for £2

Your failing to take into account the golden (unwritten) rule of working in a charity shop - first dibs on the good stuff

 

[brockers]

I don't find them good value at all anymore. The ones around my way are populated by fairly well-heeled but bored women who can clearly afford new stuff, but would go to the ends of the earth for a 'bargain'. Consequently, the two local shops are now charging silly money for what is basically tat. For second hand clothes eBay can be amazing. It's not as if what you spend in the charity shop ends up going to the charity anyway, once managers' fees, bonuses, and other sundry costs are taken into account.

 

[coffeejo]

Other than cycling gear and a waterproof coat, I've not bought new clothes for over a year, only new-to-me from charity shops/eBay. Same with books.