To ask what the best things you have bought in charity shops are?

[malificent7]

I used to turn my nose up but since getting older i have become a fan of charity shops.
Some of the best bargains are:
Boden dress brand new
Vintage 80s shirt dress...beautiful
Beautiful tea set for £2
An amazing flower fairy snw globe worth ££££...Bought for it 8...sold it for 60 on ebay

Frog not grog

Air force 1s for £10 just needed a wipe with a cloth.
Fat face jeans £4
Leapstart leap pad plus lots of books to go with it £10
Monsoon party dress £3
Minnie mouse plush from Disneyland £1

Always popping in to my local for kids books. Good condition usually 50p

Not one, but two full sets of wedgewood dinner sets - four of everything including four HUGE serving platters. Tenner each.

Original Ercol coffee table - Circa £20

Doc Martens oxblood leather satchel, BNWT - £7

Brand new leather brogues from LK Bennett- £4

We have loads of good charity shops near us. Most of my books are from BHF or Oxfam
Bookshops.

I bought some GHDs from Oxfam for £12! Not sure they knew what they were worth when they priced them up but I was skint at the time so very happy.

I bought a man's Jaeger suit, practically unworn, for a fiver. I made it into a fab handbag with lots of pockets, including the trouser front pockets, the jacket inside pockets, the trouser back pockets and the cuffs on the strap.

A Fat Face jacket that looks brand new for £10

Crystal vases, bowls and glasses. Never found any clothing, although I do look.

Baby Bjorn Carrier £5
Mayoral baby shoes brand new £2
A lovely leather jacket £8

Brand new £30 boardgame for £3.
Crockery/cutlery for 10p a piece.
10p toddler books.
Lots of nice clothes in the £1-2 range.

I avoid the big name charities that overcharge (i.e. Oxfam) and go to independents that don't have much storage so want to turn over stock quickly.

£2 for a Louis Vuitton handbag.

I'm afraid I sold it online for £120.

Love a good mooch around a charity shop and love that it is better for the environment (and a total bargain!). Have had loads of lovely stuff but my breadmaker for £5 and Jaeger wool coat for £4 stand out for me. It's so nice not knowing what you'll find, will have to go on my day off tomorrow now you've all mentioned it!

Just wondering where the depraved charity shop is! ( Chuckles)

A cuckoo clock for £3, sold on eBay for £65 (made a donation to the charity)

A gorgeous pashmina which is lovely and warm for £2

Annuals (Beano, Dandy etc) from DH's birth year

Some lovely jewellery and compacts

Recent hauls:

Pair of Green Shoes (ethical handmade shoes from Dartmoor), £10. Looked them up and they are £190 new

Very stylish black Cos blouse, £4

Gorgeous White Stuff tunic top, £6

White Company hooded cardigan, £5

Amazing, unusual hand knitted People Tree cardigan, £9

Emma Bridgewater botanical mug £2

Lovely dark pink Regatta jacket, ideal for taking the dog out, cost £2.50

I buy loads of children's books, usually very reasonably priced (apart from Oxfam, where I no longer visit) and often on offer at various shops eg 3 for a £1.

I bought a superdry coat for my daughter for £6.99 and she had loads of wear out of it and then sold it on fb for £10 lol

This weekend I bought a pair of J Crew ankle boots for £12 and a cracking
Marc Jacobs yellow jacket, also for £12.
Oh, and a weird ELC trike thing for the toddler to trash the garden on.
Happiness.