What is your best charity shop find?

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Was having a browse earlier and saw a gorgeous vintage Burberry coat for £10. Unfortunately it was miles too big for me and would've dragged on the floor if I bought it. I got very excited though as this was the best find I've had at a charity shop so far!

What is your best charity shop find/bargain?

Cloud 9 straighteners for £3.50!

A black silk velvet jacket for £3 which fits like a glove

A polarn raincoat for ds for 1 Euro.

Silk skirt for £2.

Mil is the winner though - she bought a 'costume' bangle for £1.75 & showed it to bil who confirmed it was chopard, (verified by jeweller) & worth about £4.5k

Jimmy Choo snakeskin sandals for £3
I also bought some manolo blahnik shoes on a car boot for £2

A gorgeous large floppy black leather handbag I really, really liked which I noticed by accident walking pass a charity shop. It was £6, some (apparently) desirable designer label I never heard of, it was unique and everybody commented on it, looked brand new but it weight a ton. Sold it on eBay in the end and couldn’t believe the top bid was . £150. That was about 15 years ago.

A vintage escada belt for £1.50 that was small enough to fit my thigh! Give it to my super skinny SIL. Genuine UGGs for 99p, not my size but gave them to my best friend. Absolutely GORGEOUS Doc Marten Mary Janes for 99p, went to the best friend again! (I have stupidly large feet!).

Sigh, I love a charity shop find!

Not on the same scale at all, but a red velvet White Stuff coat, £5.

Can I have 2?! Ted baker full brocade coat, £2.95. Irregular choice shoes, £3.95.

LOVE a chazza bargain!

I've picked up some really good bits recently (had to invest in some clothes as due to weightloss mine were literally falling off me )
Couple of pairs of trousers for work -"Next" labelling and lovely and smart good as new, £3 each
"Next" casual dress, really nice autumn dress unworn as still had original price tag of £38 was only £3
Lovely kids T shirt unworn still with original price tag in of $30 (from another country) picked up for £2
Kids Xmas jumper really good condition £2
"Fat Face" casual long sleeved checked shirt really nice quality £3
A couple of smart work shirts labelled "M&S" between£2-£3 each.
Thicker pair of work trousers, nice and smart, label of "Principles" £3
People have commented on how nice my clothes are recently

The shop has some lovely river island long shorts in at the moment all unworn with new tags but they are all too big for me which was disappointing!

Just yesterday, a pair of dark wash super skinny levi jeans with the tags still in (but not the price) they were £2.50. Googled them when I got home and they cost £97 on the levi website!

All I ever see are bobbled Primark tops. I need to go to an upmarket area!

My wedding dress. The shop that sold them donated unsold but brand new stock to the charity shop in a really fancy small town. It fitted me perfectly and was the perfect style for me. About a tenth of the price it was originally on sale for. Because I checked.

Recently...a pair of Oska trousers for £10. Brand new, fit perfectly.

Of all time...a full length black silk velvet skirt. I wore it to shreds (peak Goth).

Unbranded 70s long silk dress that fits perfectly and is super flattering. £4.99

I love a good look around and go to regular high st charities in a few towns near me but also 2 Tip shops run by charities which are significantly cheaper than high st but don't do clothes and shoes generally.

Half a door handle - perfect for what I wanted as inside door handle was worn and spring gone but other side fine - was same style - £1

Huge double patio size brand new curtain rail with finials etc - £3 bought for friend

Pampered chef chopping machine thing - £2 again brand new

Beautiful pale pink fluted named china tea set for £10 kept for several years then sold on (12 setting, sugar and creamer and 2 sandwich plates)

Always bought bikes second hand and again Tip shop near us does repairs and sells on especially kids ones

A number of friends have the same hobby and love a good rummage.

Pair of Vivienne Westwood boots for a fiver

Got every Harry Potter book apart from the first one for 50p each and they are first edition

Armani wrap over for £3

Pair of
Brand new river island ankle boots 99p
Pair of converse 99p

I've had some great finds in the past but even I'm bored with hearing myself bang on about them. Right now I'm having a lean time of it - even in the posho places it's wall-to-wall white trousers and frankly, minging tops. I think the best thing I've managed recently is an unseasonal J Crew merino wool jumper, which I'm sure I'll appreciate in the autumn.

Brand new 100% cashmere cardi from Pure for £6.99. Fitted me perfectly (not easy when you're a petite size and buying from a charity shop) and bought in September, so I had the whole autumn and winter to wear it.

Black leather converse boots, hahfva suze too big, £5. I put sheepskin insoles in, using a free voucher I got from Celtic, and they are beautifully warm, waterproof casual winter boots.

On a slightly different tack, I bought a kids NASA space suit dressing up outfit from a charity shop for £10 about 5 years ago. It was slightly too big for my eldest at the time, and my youngest is now growing out of it. It has been in almost constant use fir all that time as had been to so many fancy dress parties, dressing up days etc. We covered the NASA logos with Russian ones, and dd went to works book day as the first woman in space - from her “Great Women Who Changed History” book. We had very little “fun” money at the time, and I thought it was very expensive, but it had been a great investment.

Complete set of Horrible Histories books, about 20 of them, £7. They engendered a love of both reading and history in my then 7-year old son.

A bottle of Chanel Rouge Noir at the height of its popularity for £2. Sold it on eBay for £15.

A mulberry clutch bag that I presumed was a very good fake but turned out to be genuine when I checked the serial!
Haven’t had much luck recently though it all seems to be primark stuff that’s priced more expensively than it originally was brand new

I love a charity shop bargain and have had many over the years. Most recent are a pair of me + em trousers for £3.50, a Hobbs merino wool long jumper for £3 and a brand new Boden sweatshirt for £3.50.

My Mum's best friend got a vintage genuine LV handbag. She paid £4.25 for it. She was so chuffed with it, but wouldn't have it from anyone that it was valuable .

Just seen this old silver cross pram in local charity shop today. I want to buy it but unsure where I’d store it.

Many, many happy memories of my siblings and I playing in one of these!