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Post by dogless on Mar 6, 2024 8:38:55 GMT
For years I've bought most of my books at charity shops and consequently visit them when I see one.
However Jane loves to rummage through a good charity shop, and has often bought coats, handbags and clothes.
Of course she understands the 'designer name' thing, so she particularly enjoys buying something for a few pounds that would have been very expensive originally.
Her best buys are a Winsmoor wool and cashmere coat, a Jaeger jacket (which still had original labels on), and a Jack Wills feather down Gillet.
We're off to Henley in Arden today, which has in the past been very happy hunting grounds for Jane's charity shop rummaging .
Apparently some towns are MUCH better than others on the cast-offs front.
Anyone else a regular and what's your best buy ?
Rog
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Post by Telemachus on Mar 6, 2024 8:45:24 GMT
I only went to a charity shop once. I said “I’d like to buy a charity please”. I was appalled when they said they didn’t have any stock of charities. I complained to trading standards that they were misrepresenting their business and as they had no charities to actually sell, were in fact probably a money laundering front for a drugs gang. But I never heard back. Clearly the country is going to the dogs.
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Mar 6, 2024 8:50:35 GMT
Anyone else a regular and what's your best buy ? Rog Is this about limiting the use of you backside to what nature intended, . . or is it all about you consistently talking through yours'. Either way, . . Alice, . . buying bog rolls in bulk always works out cheapest.
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Post by on Mar 6, 2024 8:52:46 GMT
£150 Boating blazer for £7.50. New.
Don't wear it as its a bit garish.
Also got w Paul smith Boating blazer which is much calmer for £10.
That one would have been very expensive new.
All my clothes except for undergarments come from the cheery tea shops.
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Post by dogless on Mar 6, 2024 8:52:46 GMT
I bow to your superior knowledge on such matters TonyDunkley and accept that, as ever, you are correct in all you deign to post 😊 Rog
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 6, 2024 8:54:37 GMT
There's a really busy animal charity shop in my town. They sell their stuff at very reasonable prices, hence their busyness. The other charity shop in town is like many, checking prices on Ebay etc., making them expensive and therefore, less busy.
I drop all my unwanted stuff off at the animal charity shop. My best buy from there was a large ornamental motorbike. Made from welded stainless steel, nuts and bolts etc. It's a masterpiece, must have taken someone a good few days to make. The price? £20.00.
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Post by ianali on Mar 6, 2024 9:00:08 GMT
Best buy from a charity shop was a ‘quiz in a tin’ general music questions. Ali and me play it a few times a year. 50 question cards. We call it our Alzheimer’s test. So far, so good.
I have noticed that prices in these shops have increased rapidly over the last year or two.
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Post by dogless on Mar 6, 2024 9:05:26 GMT
I have to agree that when popping into a charity shop, you go with no fixed plan ... initially you're just seeing what they have.
I suppose the surprise helps the enjoyment.
A couple of books I bought were 'Shoeless Joe' (the film called Field of Dreams) and 'Man on Fire'.
I have seen both films, but didn't realise the films were created from books ... really enjoyed both which were in both cases different stories than portrayed in film.
I suppose charity shops lead to accidental shopping 😁
Rog
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Post by on Mar 6, 2024 9:10:14 GMT
I had a Fabergé egg from Age Concern but that was quite a number of yars ago.
Also the Monet of course.
They are onto this sort of thing these days however I do always remind the girls 'Lets see if we fan find another Fabergé egg'
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Post by Andyberg on Mar 6, 2024 10:41:59 GMT
A good pal of mine did part of his ‘community service’ at a local charity shop, sorting and hanging the clothes that came in as donations! He had never looked so immaculate as he had first dibs on any good gear that came through the door!🙄
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Post by dogless on Mar 6, 2024 10:48:43 GMT
A variant on the game "how much is this please?" in Poundland is to select a garment in a charity shop and ask "Have you got this in a larger size?"
Rog
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Post by brummieboy on Mar 6, 2024 11:56:07 GMT
My best buy was a Harris Tweed jacket for £7:50. I also bought a M&S linen jacket in Banbury for £1:99 still with the pockets sewn up, whilst on the way to London. Later in the cruise, at Bourne End, I found the matching trousers to make up a suit. I agree that many now charge significantly more than before, but there are still bargains to be had. Higher prices do deter frivolous purchases.
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Post by on Mar 6, 2024 12:07:31 GMT
I once had a Harris tweed shooting jacket for a fiver. Family connection as one of the grandfathers was in the rag trade and dealt with a lot of Harris Tweed. Other products were muck put together with spit.
This jacket had a really good lining consisting of hunting scenes with horses and hounds.
The Woman disposed of the jacket during one of her cleaning up events when she was still living afloat.
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Post by dogless on Mar 6, 2024 14:15:35 GMT
I've looked and hoped for Harris Tweed, but never managed it.
I did buy a corduroy jacket today and Jane got a couple of books, a pair of jeans and a top.
No books for me unfortunately.
There's a new farm shop and cafe on the road to Henley, about half way between Wootton and Henley.
We had lunch, and very nice it was too.
Not cheap as you'd expect from this type of 'farm shop' set up, but jolly good.
Breaks the walk up very pleasantly.
Rog
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Post by Telemachus on Mar 6, 2024 16:35:36 GMT
I've looked and hoped for Harris Tweed, but never managed it. I did buy a corduroy jacket today and Jane got a couple of books, a pair of jeans and a top. No books for me unfortunately. There's a new farm shop and cafe on the road to Henley, about half way between Wootton and Henley. We had lunch, and very nice it was too. Not cheap as you'd expect from this type of 'farm shop' set up, but jolly good. Breaks the walk up very pleasantly. Rog I once went to a farm shop and said “I’d like to buy a farm please”. For some unknown reason they threw me out. Very rude!
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