Charity shops

[Dayvo]

Books for me, too.

 

[longers]

In the ones I go in there always seems to be a copy of McCarthys Bar on the bookshelves.

 

[MontyVeda]

used to buy clothing when i was a doley... but these days I just hunt for bric-a-brac, books, and LP's.

I'm currently on the hunt for a set of Hornsea Pottery 'Contrast' plates, a soda syphon I haven't got yet (to add to the 20+ collection), more Spong mincers and any vinyl which used to be in the family record collection, such as Bobby Vee's Greatest Hits and The Herb Alpert Christmas album. (i think I've pretty much rebuilt that collection thanks to the Chazzas (that's common talk for charity shops), plus found some proper rarities for next to nothing.)

 

[Arch]

In the ones I go in there always seems to be a copy of McCarthys Bar on the bookshelves.

That, and Richard Adams' "Shardik"

Clothes in charity shops aren't all that cheap, it's true, if you think of Primark and the like, but you'll probably get better quality. My Mum has a sort of radar for Laura Ashley, Jaeger and so on.

(Although kids clothes can be very cheap - 50p or a pound for a tee shirt that probably cost a fiver or more new.)

You do need a certain patience, because you can't guarantee finding a certain thing of course. And if you have access to a lot of shops, you soon get to know which are best for certain things.

And they are great for fancy dress.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I've had some great chariddy shop finds recently, 4 brand new fancy Jermyn St shirts, an Ede and Ravenscroft handmade shirt, a very nice linen suit (perfect fit - slim to medium) and a big stack of Bear Family CDs (expensive German re-issue label).

 

[Stephenite]

I managed to donate a bag of cold weather sports stuff last year, including a Lowe Alpine mountain hat, fairly expensive gloves, and cycling leg warmers.

I was sorting stuff into bags: storage, charity shop and throw away.

And fell victim to my own daftness.

Edit: The leg warmers i put up on here as freebies as they were too small for me. They were either going to go to TBM, or Dayvo could have used them as arm warmers!!

 

[Black Sheep]

the wife gets lots of her clothes from charity shops,

as younger people have started working in the ones local to her parents' we've noticed that the price of jane norman, next etc has gone up as the shop know the value of own store brands.

still cheaper than new however.

When we walk in, she dives to the left to the clothes, I'm at the back looking at games, dvd's, VHS and books.

we have ''rented'' films from the charity shop before - bought it for similar price to blockbuster rental, watched it and then taken it back as not fussed about keeping it.

 

[rich p]

I've had some great chariddy shop finds recently, 4 brand new fancy Jermyn St shirts, an Ede and Ravenscroft handmade shirt, a very nice linen suit (perfect fit - slim to medium) and a big stack of Bear Family CDs (expensive German re-issue label).

Did you think I'd let that one slip past, lardyboy?

 

[rich p]

Mrs rich p gets some decent stuff from charity shops and my daughter makes trips to Brighton just to do the rounds but mens' stuff is dire by and large.

Most blokes seem to wear their clothes out, if you catch my drift

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I managed to donate a bag of cold weather sports stuff last year, including a Lowe Alpine mountain hat, fairly expensive gloves, and cycling leg warmers.

I was sorting stuff into bags: storage, charity shop and throw away.

And fell victim to my own daftness.

Edit: The leg warmers i put up on here as freebies as they were too small for me. They were either going to go to TBM, or Dayvo could have used them as arm warmers!!

Wondered what happened to those - if a charity shop got them that's great!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Did you think I'd let that one slip past, lardyboy?

I'll have words with you later, shorty!

 

[Dora]

I have a weakness for china teacups and find charity shops a real pain in the backside for ALWAYS having something to tempt me. One week I found two full tea services in the Oxfam shop, and was delighted to discover they had a 2 for 1 sale on. 2 tea sets for a tenner!! :-D I was less delighted, however, when I returned to my vehicle to discover I only had the two tiny carradry front panniers to carry it all home in.

...And that's the story of how I discovered time lord technology was made in Lancashire.

 

[Moodyman]

I used to pick up the odd vase or mantel piece item, but like others, I now find them populated by well-off women who've been inspired by Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic.

The prices in charity shops are no longer eye-wateringly attractive.

 

[MontyVeda]

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The prices in charity shops are no longer eye-wateringly attractive.

too true.. the Oxfam book and record shop in Lancaster is extortionate... using Record Collector prices for old tatty and scratched vinyl... they don't seemed to have grasped the concept of ex/ex, selling knackered Beatles originals for 30-40 quid when they should be priced at 3-4 quid!

 

[fimm]

I like looking for books in them, as they tend to be cheaper than "proper" second-hand book shops. Bought clothes sometimes when I was younger and less well off, but don't really do that now. Do donate old clothes/stuff though!