When I was younger I would not of been seen dead in one, I would buy new shirts and trousers in high street shops when I could, try to have a new top for a night out but then one day I popped in and from then I was hooked, I hunt for books in them and causal lounging clothes, anyone else a fan of rummaging for a amazing bargain, I got a quiksilver winter coat in one near me for £8.00 one like it in the local surf shop was over £100, just about to go rummaging now for some smart trousers for golf ???? |
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I got lots of baby clothes when my son was first born, most were brand new for all the time babys are in them, when he was too big i donated them back to the charity shop |
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"When I was younger I would not of been seen dead in one, I would buy new shirts and trousers in high street shops when I could, try to have a new top for a night out but then one day I popped in and from then I was hooked, I hunt for books in them and causal lounging clothes, anyone else a fan of rummaging for a amazing
bargain, I got a quiksilver winter coat in one near me for £8.00 one like it in the local surf shop was over £100, just about to go rummaging now for some smart trousers for golf ????"
I love charity shops most of my stuff comes from them ,you get really good bargains and some great retro stuff from some ,plus you are helping charities it's a win win xxx  |
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love them, donate loads of unwanted clothes to my local one and the DVD,s are amazingly cheap, the local high street near me must have at least 6 or 7, its great rooting about in them for a couple of hours  |
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I buy loads of books for my kids in charity shops when I get the chance, you often get unopened or barely used puzzles and games in them too. Never bought clothes though. |
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I'm the charity shop queen. I even go to different towns for the day now just to go to the charity shops.
Going to a wedding end of may and now got three dresses to chose from.
I think every thing I own apart from my best winter coat and a couple of dresses and underwear is from the charity shop. Oh and my boots are not charity shop.
The other day I sorted out and had 49 dresses hung up that's not counting the ones folded in the draw.
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Working for a charity which i wont mention.. generalising here.. general public will see charity shop.. second hand goods I may donte or buy..
But then when i see where the money goes to and the effect your generous donations make to where the money is needed.. we can not thank you enough
You may be surprised what people donate.. its not always clothes that dont fit but new designer clothes where the publoc would prefer to gove it to charity |
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"Working for a charity which i wont mention.. generalising here.. general public will see charity shop.. second hand goods I may donte or buy..
But then when i see where the money goes to and the effect your generous donations make to where the money is needed.. we can not thank you enough
You may be surprised what people donate.. its not always clothes that dont fit but new designer clothes where the publoc would prefer to gove it to charity "
And i dont mean pay packets |
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"Working for a charity which i wont mention.. generalising here.. general public will see charity shop.. second hand goods I may donte or buy..
But then when i see where the money goes to and the effect your generous donations make to where the money is needed.. we can not thank you enough
You may be surprised what people donate.. its not always clothes that dont fit but new designer clothes where the publoc would prefer to gove it to charity "
I got a jaguar dress for 5.99/still on their website for £160.00 and a phase right dress the other day for £10. Once I've finished with it all it goes back to the charity shop again  |
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Part of our holiday routine anywhere in the UK is a day of charity shops and the museum. Our 10 year old goes straight to the reference books and computer games and we head for the clothes. We also donate all our stuff back to charity shops if there's any life left in things and gift aid everything |
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I have a phobia of charity shops, I think it's because when I was a kid I always had scruffy hand me downs, we was right tramps, I guess that just stuck in my head, I have never put my kids in second hand cloths, I have three daughters and they didn't even have each other's hand me downs, not because I am a snob, I'm not I'm far from it, I guess the memories of my younger years have affected the way I feel now, I didn't want my kids to go to school and have the piss taken out of them like I did so they have always had new and when my eldest out grew her stuff I threw it away |
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Bought an umbrella in on a few weeks ago (brand new) from Cancer Research - it cost my a fiver, I put it up outside the shop as it was pouring down and I had walked no more than 20 meters when the wind caught it, turning it inside out and breaking many of the metal stays - I shoved it in a bin and vowed never to buy a cheap brolly again - but I was happy about 'donating'£5 to charity. |
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"Working for a charity which i wont mention.. generalising here.. general public will see charity shop.. second hand goods I may donte or buy..
But then when i see where the money goes to and the effect your generous donations make to where the money is needed.. we can not thank you enough
You may be surprised what people donate.. its not always clothes that dont fit but new designer clothes where the publoc would prefer to gove it to charity I got a jaguar dress for 5.99/still on their website for £160.00 and a phase right dress the other day for £10. Once I've finished with it all it goes back to the charity shop again "
We had a brand new out of the box armarni dress come in once. |
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I never buy new books i always have a mouch in the charity shop and then donate them bqck. Donate a lot more than i buy but once got the most beautiful glass cookie jar |
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Well I have just rummaged through 8 charity shops and came out with 3 lee child books I was missing and a horrible pair of Rose red trousers that will be perfect for the golf course, only one I won't go in is oxfam, I fully support what they do but if you go in there it's almost always new stuff they sell and I can't see that as a bargain
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Im always sending stuff to charity shop. Infact iv got a huge bag ready to go... but the thought of buying from a charity shop makes me feel dirty. I couldnt wear something that someone else has worn. Theres plenty of other cheap shops  |
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"Love a charity shop! 
I'm happy wear clothes other people have worn but I'm not keen on second hand shoes unless they're new.
Love junk though. This may have tempted me to go taking round the charity shops tomorrow! "
That's a bit like raking... I tend to pay! |
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"Im always sending stuff to charity shop. Infact iv got a huge bag ready to go... but the thought of buying from a charity shop makes me feel dirty. I couldnt wear something that someone else has worn. Theres plenty of other cheap shops "
Have you never put on a guys shirt or t shirt after being with him, just to pop to the kitchen or bathroom
Never tried on a mates top or something because you like how it looks, the stuff in the shops is washed or you wash it your self |
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In off for a rummage tomorrow, most towns and cities have a charity shop central so that's where I'm headed but looking for very specific vintage/antique style clothes for my current craft project.
I once bought a gold diamond solitare engagement ring for £5 and had it valued at over £300 and have had a fair bit of Whitefriars glass as well as solid bronze candle sticks and tons of English pewter. |
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"Im always sending stuff to charity shop. Infact iv got a huge bag ready to go... but the thought of buying from a charity shop makes me feel dirty. I couldnt wear something that someone else has worn. Theres plenty of other cheap shops
Have you never put on a guys shirt or t shirt after being with him, just to pop to the kitchen or bathroom
Never tried on a mates top or something because you like how it looks, the stuff in the shops is washed or you wash it your self "
Id happily wear my partners top because im the one whos washed it and i know hes not dirty. No i wouldnt try on a friends clothes as they are all smaller then me. |
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Used to be shop manager for a charity shop, not all of them are bad smell wise! Still go in from time to time. ..furnished most of house out when I separated from the shop....but my best bargains are my watch. .paid £3 fouw out later worth 300 and my Paul Smith suit bnwt 25!!! Both boughw after stopped working there I may add |
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"They make me feel sick just like libraries
Mrs "
My daughter and I love both
We've bagged some incredible bargains at charity shops and also give things to them we no longer use or need.
I like the fact that we're recycling and supporting good causes.
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It's all about the furniture for me, I'll buy stuff from the charity shop and upscale it, that wall unit that I bought for £10 might have looked dated in its shit brown varnish, but a quick white wash and it looks awesome in my kitchen, if you have a little vision, and a but if time, you can really win in the charity shops, its the best source for the unusual, and the retro, there's one by where I live and they even sell everything for a quid, so if your into sewing and need a project, that's the place lol |
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I love charity shops.... Buy stuff for my kids and especially for books etc... Brought some amazing dresses. I used to worry about the stigma. As although I was the oldest, I got charity shop and hand me down from family and people took the mickey.
However nowadays it seems trendy. I have had some great furniture too x |
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"They make me feel sick just like libraries
Mrs
It's the smell. I'm like that in some hospitals "
I was going to mention the smell it was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title of the thread lok |
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I cant say that the charity shops i go in have a 'smell', maybe back in the days of the 80's things may have been unfresh.
Saying that, i have found my daughter some amazibg clothes that I personally would not have been able to buy/afford.
Quite a few named brands, and toys, and scarves etc.
I love a good bargain, especially when the labels are still on them with the real price.
My daughter also loves it, just as much as she likes a car boot sale.
Bargains galore!! |
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I have a lot of very expensive clothes that came from charity shops for a couple of quid. I have a very soft fitted leather jacket that was a fiver brand new, a suede jacket was a quid and a suede coat with tags still on was £25. I've got tops that retail at over £100 and dresses that I could never afford at full price. I also have a vintage Burberry mac that cost 10p at a jumble sale. On Friday I picked up a brand new Per Una top that's £32.99 in the shop for £3:50. I love charity shops |
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I love them, mainly because you never know just what you will find.
I look at the fabric and buttons and I have bought some brilliant items that I can cut up and sew. I particularly like gowns or bridesmaid dresses as the amount of material plus net underskirts etc makes a good amount of fabric to fashion into something else.
I have had the odd bargain clothes wise too but it's not that often I drop lucky, mores the pity. I do like secondhand furniture shops. I would always buy a good quality wooden table than a cheap Mdf one in Argos. I have had great bargains of mirrors etc too. I buy lots of books from charity shops.
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