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

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So, today I went charity shopping for the first time in a while as I needed a winter coat for the last few months of my pregnancy. I found a really lovely one that I wanted, it was a nice colour and the quality wasn't to bad, a few imperfections but overall I was happy, until I went to go look at the price 🙃 £18.50!! I don't know if I am just being cheap but that seemed expensive for anything second hand!

Most of my clothes are second hand and I rarely buy brand new, I am used to paying a few £ for any item of clothing and have gotten many coats in the past for £5 - £10 depending on type of coat. I just can't get over it and may have embarrassed the OH with my rant inside the store 🤣

If it was a charity I would pay it.

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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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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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

Barnsley Hospice.

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!

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

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.

Pointless post. £20 for 2nd hand Shein/primark = no.

£20 for 2nd hand John Lewis/Hobbs/Monsoon/Mint Velvet =bargain.

I just paid £50 in a charity shop for a long length, deep red, wool/cashmere mix coat from Pure. RRP about £400 new.

Plus, it's not just about paying as little as possible. It's raising money for charity..

When the shop decided on the price, I don’t think they took your pregnancy into account! Everyone only wears a winter coat for a short time. I mean, I dont wear mind in august.

I paid £25 last week in a charity shop for a long Barbour raincoat, I thought it was a bit £££ but it looks nice, is waterproof and £150 ish new

It depends on the brand for me - I’d happily pay £20 for a decent condition second hand Seasalt or Passenger coat for example, but I would mMy pay that much for a marks and Spencer or Next one.

I do agree with you though that some charity shops have gone mad with their pricing - £3 for a supermarket child’s t-shirt is bonkers!

Yes! I got a lovely Aquascutum wool coat second hand for I think £40 - total bargain.

Wait, you ranted about the price of something in a charity store?
Youre not being unreasonable, no, youre being a horror

Rude!!

£150 is a bit much… but a proper wool winter coat that’s 30 years old is probably way better quality than anything in the shops now! Prices have gone up but the quality has gone down. This mindset of “it’s 30 years old, it’s worthless” is so bad for the environment.

Hi find it really odd that people moan about the prices in charity shops. It’s a fundraiser. If you don’t want to pay their price go elsewhere. You don’t say how much you would pay for a new coat, or what the “new” price of this coat would have been. The latter would presumably have been considerably more than £18.
This issue is not new, it’s been on chat rooms in this area for at least 15 years. Pay the price or go elsewhere.

I paid £12 for a good quality winter coat in the 1990s so doesn't seem too bad if you will wear it for years to come. Vinted is my fave now, an online second shop and so cheap! Xxx

I agree with you. If no branding then it is way too expensive!

You can have a new one for that price on SHEIN or temu…

Sometimes you may have to pay a little more....Fgs, if it bothered you that much don't buy it...