What's your best charity shop find?

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Have just bought a practically new red cashmere coat originally from Coast for £5!

Plus twenty childrens books for £1.50 but not quite as excited by that.

a beautiful solid silver necklace with cubic zirconia in a droplet. £4.50

Sooooo much. I practically live in them. Probably my best was an amazing green Monsoon bag for a pound

God, LOADS!!! Brand new Diesel jeans for a fiver, French Connection dress for £3.00. Every "branded" item I own is from a charity shop.

Today I found three Bob the Builder vehicles for $4 altogether - my 2yo is absolutely thrilled!

Found a gorgeous dusky pink pleated Reiss skirt a few months ago for £4.50.

I live in a town with a high proportion of charity shops and well-off people - a winning combination

Loads of bits and bobs, but my sister bought a vintage shawl from one for a fiver and sold it for £200. She immediately donated some to the charity as she felt so guilty!

popped in to one on monday and got a bag of build a bear shoes, for £2.50 kids were v-happy x

It's always nice to get a good novel for about 75 pence! Much cheaper than buying a book in the store, and the other week I bought my 4 year old a Noddy soft toy which although he needed washing he came up a treat in the machine - only £3 - he is smashing!

I also bought two lovely silver plates at £2.99 each they look dead posh.

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A really nice mirror for £4.

loads and loads and loads of books

years ago, a beautiful evening dress that fitted like it was made to measure, for £10. it was heavy heavy lace over silk, it was floor length too..

i also had a really cute electric blue kilt for around £2.50

loads of toys and bits, but my favourite was a brand new pair of diesel jeans for 50p!

Best one was Cath Kidston raincoat foe dd2 that was £1.50.

But ti didn't fit her!

Black Zara shirt for me £2, black and white Gap Vintage top for dd1 £1.

Plus gazillions of books for all of us.

Ooh, I had a good one the other day. A jacket from M&S: a flattering cut, in navy linen. It was lovely apart from the hideous buttons which cheapened it. However, a few rummages in the sale-rail found a nasty shirt with exactly the buttons I needed (and the exact number too!) for £1.00.

littlerach- what size is the raincoat? i am desperate for one for dd1 who is nearly five, but she needs a 6-7 or 7-8. i would gladly buy it off you if you dont need it and if its the right size

Boden polo shirt for DS £1

Cuckoo clock for £1 for my first flat that I sold on ebay about 4 years later for £65 + £15 postage

I donated a huge pile of stuff to the charity shop as a thank you for that

Loads!

Henry Watson salt pig £2.50
Mason Cash Butter dish £3
1970's copy of 'Food from you Garden' selling on Amazon for £20 at the time, £2.
Beautiful 18 piece gilt edged tea set (not a known brand) ideal for the champagne high tea party I'm organising for summer £4.

My best bargain of all time was a hand made solid wood rocking horse for £8 from a car boot sale. I took him back to the original (local) maker who re-furbished him for £25. New they're a couple of hundred quid.

Jaeger jacket for £7.50
Cornish ware set - £5.00

Gucci purse with dust bag and box - £5.00

Brand new Lands End Stadium Squall coat - £10.00

Sarah Louise Cardi - £2.50

Boden girls spotty dress - £3.50

Last week a Manoush knitted jumper dress for 99p (think over £200)

Two new Boden cross over tops with silk trim 50p each.

There are lots of posh people who live nearby!

Nicole Farhi dress £3