charity shop buys

We have a cancer chrity shop very near it is the last shop in their chain to send items that have not sold in other shops so everything is priced at £1.99.
Over this past month I have bought a brand new Per Una *Tote bag (with labels at £39.50) and a *Betty Jackson grey leather tote looks brand new,this is still being sold in Debenhams for £80ish so I am sorted for the foreseeable future.
I buy all my GGDs dressing up clothes at Banardo's for £2 a set a quick wash through and they are as good as new.
A nana's pram for child minding the exact same as DS1 &DIL paid £900 for I got the full set for £30.00 my son was most put out as I had told him to shop there first ??

I used to buy in jumble sales charity shops and when a service wife in the ‘thrift’ shops where you could also sell items if they sold you got a percentage, my children’s toys were all bought and sold this way, from bikes downwards Then it went from jumble sales to car boots Twice in my life once when I was unemployed and now as a retiree I work. (sorry voluunteer but it is work) in charity shops and I LOVE it i work by choice in the children’s section and don’t have any small kids in my family any more so I don’t get first sight or anything but at the end of a shift I love to have a browse around and nearly always find something for the house garden or clothes and have had some crackers

My favourite bargain is a Le Creuset fondue set for £5. The box was quite battered, but inside the set was unused with everything still wrapped in polythene. I suspect it was a wedding present or similar? ?

I work at salvation army charity shop West Wickham Kent. I think that a lot of clothes are not scrutinised enough. The again charity shops get a lot of stained dirty clothes maybe they are putting the better ones than not putting out any at all.have a word with the manager. Or go and volunteer.

I get quite excited reading about people's lovely bargains. 3 cheers for charity shops. Keep going !

Last week found an Ashwood leather handbag,new, donated to Red Cross by QVC was £90, they were selling for£20!

Yesterday, a book to read to little Gdcs when doing childcare duty later this week, 89p.

'Who's in the loo? There's a very long queue
Is it an elephant having a poo?'
Etc.
I have a feeling it will go down well with a 2 and a 3!

I volunteer at a charity book/toy shop and we sell most of our toys to Gparents who are looking after their GC. We also sell lots of jigsaws and are often asked if we count all the pieces, looking at 1,000 piece jigsaws.?

Yesterday I bought a pair of Gap Jeans, £3.00!

They were a size 8 though, and I am a size 10/12, but they looked fairly big, so tried them on and they fitted perfectly! Yet another pair of white jeans I tried on, size 12 didn't fit at the waist

A local Charity to me sells paperbacks 3 for £1.00, which I buy, read then donate back.

Well done MissA First edition,
But non returnable!

Thank you Jessity, when I bought it I thought I could use it for cheeses or as a cake plate for larger cakes. It is such a timeless design.

Niobe I have that same Dartington Daisy cheese plate, I’ve had it since the 1970s, it’s still in its box though much used and I love it. Hope it brings you as much pleasure

I bought a rather nice brexit the other day.
(I thought I'd get in first to add that, since there hasn't been any mention. Yet)

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Well, that didn't make sense, did it!
Must check before posting.

I always put the make sure all the pieces are there and put then in a sealed poly bag in the box.
Pamela I have won a couple of raffle prizes which have been incomplete! They were only fit for the bin.

I buy a lot of books from charity shops and recently started buying jigsaws. I finished one today and it had ONE PIECE MISSING, to say I am cross is understatement.
When I finish a puzzle and give it to a charity shop I always put a sticker on it that says 'completed and the date' . This one has just gone in the bin !!!

Yesterday I bought a small jug to replace on that I have that had a chip in the rim.
When I got it home I found it had a crack in it?
I had carried it carefully so it wasn’t my fault. I bought a children’s domino set that had a card missing once.
I must examine things more carefully but why would anyone donate something that wasn’t fit for purpose?

Must have been a good teaset Jalima. Sometimes you just have to restrain yourself!

The tea set went in the end annep1, although I had kept eyeing it up every time I went past for weeks.

Just do it Urmstongran - I'll go halves for the china!!

I dithered over a china tea set annep1 and thought 'I do not need that and it is just more clutter'.
However, I wish I'd bought it (but it was over £40!).

If If you feel you would be really disappointed to go back and find it gone, go back and get it.

Urmstongran, you really made me smile with your comment on the box - this is something I would be considering doing if I collected boxes! ?? Go for it!