For not paying nearly £20 for a second hand coat?

100% wool coat you can wear maybe 20 years or primark thin and you'll bin in a year or two. Buy cheap, pay twice.

I’ve got a 100% wool Aquascutum coat on eBay for about £60. It cost over £400.

and do you know how few coats are 100% wool, none under £150

high quality stuff is insanely expensive now

I know what you mean but it’s the way I set up my filters on vinted. So my last coat purchase was a monsoon wool coat, new coats from there tend to retail at roughly £140-200 so £20 is my limit. I bought my daughters monsoon coats the kids ones are £50-70 so £10 is my limit.

I don’t want to get swept into loving something unaffordable so I just get vinted to show what’s in budget. There is so much on there and often there are people selling the same item at different price points.

You'd think price would reflect condition but often there are people selling stuff that’s worn once/ still got tags for £5 but the same thing looking decidedly well worn is on for £40!

Barnsley Hospice.

I spent £20 on a second hand maternity coat which I sold afterwards for £20.

this just me that people have got so used to cheap cheap clothing. to me that coat wasn't expansive and a bargain. even if yoi only wear it for thos winter which realistically could be till March it will cost you a whole 3.70 a month. if your not gong to wear it next winter then list it on vinted am sure you will get 8 or 10e for it so you will get half your money back nearly. clothing should not be cheap. it takes alot to make it and should and I stress should be off good materials to last. also as well charity shops have to pay rent insurance electric etc so that price has to take that into account. if consumers do not stop wanting cheap cheap clothing soon all we will be left with is shein and temu tat. look up Andrea chong in insta she is very good at educating people to buy better and understanding how clothes cost a certain amount

Some clothes in charity shops have hardly been worn at all - they may have been mistake purchases, presents that just weren't someone's style, a duplicate, etc. If you love this coat and it's good quality, £18.50 sounds a fantastic price.

That was a reasonable price in a charity shop in the 90s. Its insane that people think charity shops should also slightly raise prices over 30yrs.

There’s a local guy on Olio who drives me absolutely mad, listing and re-listing all his cast-offs for ridiculous prices.

No one wants to pay £20 for a twenty year old shirt. He has a winter coat listed for £150 and admits it’s thirty years old! Tatty old kitchen equipment you can buy new for cheaper, and garden ornaments that belong at the dump.

I’m often tempted to ask him why he hasn’t got the message - no one will pay for this tat. He’d be lucky if someone wanted it for free!

For reference I paid £22 on Vinted for a cashmere wool blend long coat

Really depends on the value and quality of the coat. I paid £200 for a second hand Max Mara camel coat in excellent condition, would have been over £1000 new.

Saw a “replica” north face in a charity shop for £50 yesterday - I explained it was a fake and the just shrugged and said someone will pay for
it. The prices were bonkers £15 -20 for non branded Tshirts and jumpers with holes in for £18.
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If it was a charity I would pay it.

I've paid £30 before for a second hand coat, but it was 75% wool, 25% angora and would have been £300 new. That was enough money that I walked round town before coming back to buy it.

Synthetic would be a no at that price, unless it was a "technical" fabric if that makes sense.

Primark have a new coat for £26 if all you want is cheap and thin. Elsewhere you'll likely pay £70+., one at Boden £220. £20 for a nice coat in good condition is not unreasonable. If stuff is sold too cheaply people may stop donating and then there is nothing to buy.

Traditionally you borrowed clothes from your mother.

Makes sense! For me, I'd be buying something on Vinted that I could potentially resell, then the price is less important

Because of vinted I see things a bit differently now. So if I'm unsure of something due to price, I think what I could sell it on vinted for and that goes in its favour. So if you could put the coat on vinted in a few months and even get £8 for it , it makes the coat £10.50 so more appealing?

You’re completely in the wrong here. You ranted in the shop about the price, even though you have absolutely no idea of the brand or the original value!! It could have been the bargain of the day.
The charity shops near me regularly have coats for sale for five or six times that amount, because they retail for hundreds. If that is outside your budget, pick one of the other coats they have which are way cheaper. It’s your choice but to rant when you are completely unaware of the value is just bonkers.
If I had donated that coat to the charity shop and told them it had cost me £400, I would be miffed to see it being sold for £18.50, I want them to raise as much money for the charity as they can.
There is always something for every budget in our local charity shops, and they are hugely successful and do so much good.
They know their brands. They know their pricing structure and price things accordingly. The customer who rants, somehow thinking everything should be about a fiver, yeah, highly embarrassing!

Sounds like an absolute bargain to me, as a new coat would cost at least a couple of hundred.
Why do people expect something for nothing?

Strangely enough I bought a coat in a charity shop yesterday and it cost exactly £18.50.Eugene Klein classic camel in great condition, wool and cashmere mix so I'm pleased with it but it's the upper
end of what I'd pay in a charity shop

Presumably it would be too large again next year. Which is why buying used and then passing on again makes perfect sense.

I agree. OP stated it was just for wearing for the duration of her pregnancy though.

I just paid £30 on vinted for a coat for my ds....its a Nike puffer coat....they are over £100 new so I thought it was a bargain.

A winter coat should surely be worn over a number of years though

People can sadly lie online about the quality of goods. If you're in a shop it's there in front of you.