Any other Charity shop hunters? What are your latest bargains?

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I went for a browse in my local HUGE Oxfam this morning and ended up getting 4 jumpers (next etc..) 3 going out tops, 1 pair of moleskin trousers, 2 leather belts, a scarf for MIL (new xmas pressie) and 3 pairs of boys jeans (good as new) all for £23. The tops were on offer half price so £1.49 each.

Clothes are all washed and hanging. I let the tops drip dry a bit outside as they were hand wash and one's dry already,I tried it on and it's gorgeous

Guess I'm the only one then

Oh well done

Our local charity shops are usually rubbish but I did recently buy a decent puffa jacket (duck feathers/down) for £5

got dd1 a gorgeous Gap coat for £3.99 this week. she loves it.

dd4 has got a jumper from mexx (99p), pair f jeans from net (99p), a leap-pad book thing and cartridge for when she is older (1.99)

and for me a book, jodi picolut-salem falls £1.29

thats my bargains for the week.

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I got a winter coat in Oxfam for 5.99. It was supposed to be my back-up more casual coat for wearing on walks, to the beach etc, but I'm currently living in it!

Great glad I'm not the only one, although there was just me and the staff in this morning.

I gave a load of clothes away when I lost weight and now need that size (12/14) again. It's brill being able to get them at such a good price.

lucky you meemar, I couldn't find a nice coat in any charity shops so had to buy new...or dp did

From charity shops -books books and more books, I'm always amazed at how many brand new ones they have.

But my bargains of the year were from a costume sale that Angel ran (they do the bbcs costumes) you paid either £10 £20 or £50 for a carrier bag and could take whatever you could cram into it. I got a Biba cocktail dress and brooch which will be the best christmas present ever for my best friend, a vivien westwood hat, some dior shoes and a few tunic dresses for me.

small Marie from aristocats, in a carry case

£1

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2 big buckets of duplo for £3 each - sorted DS's first birthday present I love charidee shops

thanks randomstrnager, have left a message,

dont mean to sound dumb but what is dd and ds?

dear daughter and son

thanks

I love charity shopping, we have 7 in our highstreet! At least half my wardrobe is charity stuff, nearly all of dd's newborn babygros were from Marie Curie, they have a baby/toddler clothes basket, each item is 20p!

I got a Monsoon party dress - huge bridesmaid affair for dd last week for £5.95

she will be wearing it to go to the ballet over Chistmas.

I even got one in a smaller size (they were a pair) which I will flog on ebay to cover the cost of party shoes.

Good idea re: ebay and the smaller party dress.

Not charity shop, but nearly, one of the tips round here grabs saleable stuff out and flogs it.
For a £5 note I got a desk, 3 next tops, a monsoon skirt and wool jumper, a sewing kit, a toolbox and 2 books

Wow great tip you have. Mine is 5 minutes away, need to go there today to drop off some stuff.
My friend was moaning to her dh that she needed a new telephone table. He said get your coat, took her to the tip and they found one for £2. That's romance for ya! They have a stunning house though all done on the cheap as they don't have much cash...just heaps of class.

Today I got brand new Next cords (with labels still on) for me, a bedside clock for dd and Thomas fridge magnets for ds all for £3.

I have also had brand new Boden wedges and bag before which were £2 each. Oh and brand new Birkies for £2.

FIMBO think you're the bargain queen there

Oooh, I was wondering whether to start a bragging thread.

I found a lovely paperweight in a charity shop for $6 (am in Aus). When I got it home and looked at the bottom with a magnifying glass, it is signed and is by a moderately famous glass artist and currently worth about $200 (100 quid in your Pommy money). Also found a book I was planning to buy for DH for Christmas anyway for 2 quid.

Excellent ninedragons. I got my mam a book she wanted for Christmas in a thrift shop at church, as new for £2. It's a hardback so would've been a good bit more.

Copy of Frogs Into Princes (out of print book on NLP that dp has been after for aaaaages) for £1.25.

Cheapest copy on amazon is £39