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It occurred to me this evening whilst doing the ironing (wild sat night and all that) that almost my entire wardrobe is from a charity shop... not a bad thing at all but am amazed at how much good stuff I've picked up. Latest haul has been a jojo maternity top £3.99 - I'm 8 months pregnant, plus a fat face blouse £1, leather saddle bag £4, grey wool Boden peacoat £10.. it's got to the stage where I really can't bring myself to pay full price for clothes anymore & balk at the prices of new clothes. Anyone else feel the same? Or have I become a bit of a scruffy cheapskate?!

Almost everything I own comes from charity shops!

My h&m maternity jeans were £1, and I picked up a warehouse 100% cashmere cardi for £4 not long ago. Amazes me what people get rid of..

Same here, I have barely anything new. However, I am finding I have to be a bit more discerning now, I had lots of nice things but no outfits as such.. I've just taken three massive bags of clothes back to the charity shop! Oh well I guess I'm keeping my local ones going!

I'm a second hand rose and I'm often complimented on my clothes.

I love second hand clothes but get mine from ebay.

Look up Knickers Models Own on Facebook. She's raising funds for cancer research by wearing a different charity shop outfit every day. Some of the outfits she puts together look amazing.

I just can't be arsed with charity shops. The ones round here are just full of Primark/other overpriced cheap crap...or just ugly clothes!

I did have loads but I too have found the quality's dropped off recently. That said I have some fab bits, Monsoon skirt £3, White Stuff corduroy skirt £3, Boden linen dress £10... I still look out for stuff but am finding less and less these these days.

Think I'm lucky where I live, lots of good stuff gets donated. Got a charity furniture warehouse too which is amazing! Will take a look at that blog..

I live abroad but had a ganders when I was back home in the summer - I was staggered at the high prices for women's clothes. Anything (even if really scruffy) that had a label such as Hobbs, Boden etc was ridiculously over-priced.

Over the years, have had some great buys though. My sister is a regular charity shop shopper and she gets some brilliant things.

Yes some shops overprice, e.g. white stuff dresses at £15 which I'd never pay, but I've also discovered several shops that sell all clothes for £1. They must surely make more money for the charity.

The charity shops here are crap but I buy a lot on eBay and have got some great bargains. Most recently a Boden velvet shift dress for £7 and a Next dress for £4.

I've never found great things in charity shops I'm a whizz at hunting out TK Maxx bargains, but haven't got the knack of charity shops

Was having this conversation today with a friend. I cannot remember the last time I bought anything except bras, knickers and pjs in a "normal" shop!!

I love a charity shop rummage. They key is to find a decent shop that isn't trying to sell second hand Primark clothes for more than they cost new in Primark.

Sounds like my wardrobe. Fine in my opinion. I like the eclectic mix and the fact I don't look like I've walked out of Next like the other girls at work.

I bought a striped tunic yesterday for £3.99 in brand new condition. It was made by a brand I'd never heard of, - I just googled it and the tunic was originally £55 .

I've started going round charity shops regularly in the last 6 months and have found some good stuff. Although I don't really buy clothes from there, I get my son's clothes in charity shops sometimes as kids clothes are stupidly priced for how long they last until they grow out of them! I did buy a nice laced jumper for about £2 and a cardi for about the same price... Brand new they would have likely been around £15 each. But I also got my son a Cars backpack for £1.95 when I saw it for about £10 new. Amazing! I guess where I live people tend to stick their noses up at things they've had for more than 2 years or so. Very quick to throw away their money here!
I've also got some nice ornaments and other things that I just wouldn't have paid the shop price for at all! Love it.

I very rarely find anything i like in the ones round here. If i were to go into town though, there is plenty. Most of the charity shops i have round here with the exception of one, its old lady style or tee's that have lost their shape, jumpers that are similar or odd coloured clothes.

I've always loved charity shops. For one thing, you don't end up wearing the same clothes as all the unimaginative high-street shoppers. I got a gorgeous vintage dress to wear to my brother's wedding for £2.99 a few years ago, and pretty much my entire work wardrobe comes from charity shops (I need boring, unobtrusive clothes for work and see no reason to spend more than a couple of quid on anything: I have Berketex, M&S and Next trousers and BHS shirts, and a couple of Bon Marche tops my mum bought me which basically covers the lot.)

I love buying from charity shops ever since i was a student. I'm much more selective now, but it's amazing what you pick up.

I was fancying a dark brushed cotton checked shirt to wear with skinnies and brogues - I got a perfect dark green and navy one today in the charity shop for £3..