To think that 35 quid for a coat in a charity shop that has no label is ridiculous?

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Er, the title says it all. . Wandered into charity shop (not fair to say what the place is in aid of or where it is), for a look about. Picked a nice coat. The price tag said 'vintage' and was priced at 35 quid.
Now two things:
1, Since when has stuff in a charity shop been 35 quid ?

2, How the giddens can they justify this without the item even having a label ?

I mean it didn't say 'Dior' or anything. Grr... Afraid I walked out in a bit of flounce. Bad of me I know.

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rustybear, just looked at the photos on your profile, and it made me feel a bit emotional to see all your pictures pass by by so quickly, like that John Lewis ad :) your dd is gorgeous btw, and looks great in that coat :)

If the coat was of good quality material, well cut and clean it was probably with £35. Where can you get a good quality (wool mix etc - nicely cut, well finished_ for £35. It may well have cost £100 plus when new, quality and style do not date.

I used to live charity shops but they are bot much cop now.
The real finds get weeded out and you are left with high street stuff you can buy cheaper in the store's sales.

I used to tons of stuff for eldest dcs in CS. It doesn't make financial sense now.
I have an old fashioned one near me and it's good for bric a brac.

I get so pissed off with self styled vintage merchants buying it in bulk and selling it straight on without doing a thing to it.
I went to a vintage fair. It was full of 1970s tat covered in CS dust

yeah curious mama the bus is paid for by "their fundraised income" but it doesn't say where they fund raise from. I think its a great idea, but the bus does not raise money like age UK or British heart, it is part of their services to the community that they do with the funds they raise from elsewhere.

I can't afford to donate to charity shops any longer. Anything of any value I no longer need goes on ebay, even if I get 99p for it, and many others are in same boat.

isn't it whether you like it though? Surely? If it's not worth it, don't buy it...

I love a charity shop I do; if I like I buy.. simple.

Yes it's for the community.

"isn't it whether you like it though? Surely?"

well yeah, but I'm a bit pissed off at being priced out of buying from charity shops, ideally I'ld rather buy from charity shops but its becomming too expensive compaired to some new stuff you can get - I think that's absolutely mental, and a bit depressing because the cheap new stuff aint that ethical , but if you're really on a tight budget its cheapest option only, you can't always justify second or 3rd cheapest IYKWIM

Not as simple as liking something and buying it. Can't remember the last time I spent more than £20 on an item of clothing. It's a very rare occurance for me, everything is from ebay/charity shops/sale.

Hate to inform you but some charity shops are getting expensive.

Once saw a pair of tesco jeans brand new with price still on. The charity shop wanted more money than tesco. Once i had to price a pair of shoes £1 less than the price that was on them. The charity shop i work for are told from head office what to price things at.

However that coat was far too expensive.

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yellow me too, I use my charity shops because I am skint; I use the money I have on the dc's.

lacking I do get you too.

I find charity shops generally overpriced.

The real finds get weeded out and you are left with high street stuff you can buy cheaper in the store's sales Agree with the RealMrsDeVere.

In Australia some of the charity shops are taking the piss these days-furniture that isn't that wonderful going for $200+, clothes that are 2nd hand costing more than they would bought new. A few years ago I saw a pair of shoes that were, while admittedly vintage, NOT worth the $70 price tag. I went mad and said how are people who are struggling and rely on charity shops for cheaper items supposed to afford that? Once upon a time people who were skint could get a cheap couch or cupbord, clothes etc especially those starting out in their first house etc. Not anymore.

Yes charity shops should sell things cheaper as they should be for people who can't afford much but the problem is you get people comig in looking or cheap stuff to sell on eBay etc and those people have whacked tw prices up for people who really need those cheaper items for everyday - I don't know what the answer is but it's a shame that this happens as the ones who suffer are those who really need the charity shops for bargains :-(

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Our local charity shops have got really expensive lately

I've got a dresser in my kitchen and used to pick up odd bits of china from pennies to a few pounds, now they want £3-£5 for single (non-branded/non vintage) cups and saucers, £15 for a teapot - more expensive than the local gifty/homeware shop sells them new

I saw the same top id recently bought in H&M hanging in a charity shop window for £2 more than H&M were selling it for full price

£7.50 for a pair of kids jeans when Primark is just down the road selling them for £5 new

They're pricing themselves out of the market round here

If they think someone will pay that for it then it's not ridiculous, it's good business sense and good for the charity.

And I agree that charity shops do not exist to sell cheap stuff to people with not much money, they exist to make money for a charity.

Pricing themselves out of the market? Not round here, it's the fancy clothing shops and the household accessories shops that are going bust.
If you think they are too expensive, shop elsewhere. It's why people go to Aldi and Tescos instead of Waitrose and M&S after all.

But the fact is that it has been poorer people using these shops.
You do get better off people picking up a bargain but are they telly going to bother with tat fom primark?

So poorer people stop going in, the shops are saturated with high street stuff, the more affluent don't want it, shop doesn't sell.

They won't make much money like that.
Wouldn't it be better to attract people hoping o find the odd gem? They are likely to buy something while they are in there.

I went into one yesterday and walked out agin.
Why would I buy last season's Dorothy Perkins for 9.99? I can go to the shop and pick it up, unworn, in the sale.
Someone on a very low incom hasn't got a Tenner to spend on a frock
Someone well off is unlikely to get excited at the prospect of a ten quid DP tea dress.

No wonder charity shops are struggling.

Are they struggling?
www.thirdsector.co.uk/bulletin/third_sector_daily_bulletin/article/1131557/charity-shop-income-reaches-record-high/?DCMP=EMC-CONThirdSectorDaily

As I said, round here the shops that are closing are those offering non-essentials at high prices.

everlong, not all of us have the luxury of being able to give that much to charity, unfortunately.