charity shops.

[beth]

(inspired thread by GoldenMerc well done on being useful for once ross)

do you shop at charity shops? if not, why not?

i find that charity shops still have a massive stigma attached to them, but i absolutely love them. for example today in one of the more "boutique" oxfam stores i found a cardigan that i've been looking for for many many years. it's knitted and embroided with the cutest flowers and it was 99p BUT ANYWAY.

i think there's so much quality in these shops, especially jewellery, i'm terribly poor so i can't afford it hahaha but there's some really nice old silver around.

[Chris]

I haven't bought anything from a charity shop for a long time. I know my mum loves to go to them though, she always manages to find a bargain. :P

[buttons]

umm not really i once bought sudoku from one cause my aunt worked in a charity shop and i went there for the day. i just love it cause the people that come in were so nice. i generally don't like the smell of them tho but i buy books/dvds from oxfam

[Vause]

i know what you mean. my Nan goes in them all the time and I have found some very vintage style cardi's and shoes that I love. I just make sure I wash them before I wear them. I don't get people who get all freaked out by them. And I also find some amazing DVD's and CD's in there that are like 99p too. Not very often I do go in them, but when I do it's mainly for books. I've got about 400 books and atleast 30% of them are from charity shops.

[beth]

I haven't bought anything from a charity shop for a long time. I know my mum loves to go to them though, she always manages to find a bargain. :P

i think my mom is the person who gave me the passion for charity shops, she's a teacher so she has to dress smart and i live just outside of a very posh part of birmingham and she began finding all these designer suits and dresses in the charity shops in this posh part of brum. it's seriously a bargain treasure chest.

[Vause]

i think my mom is the person who gave me the passion for charity shops, she's a teacher so she has to dress smart and i live just outside of a very posh part of birmingham and she began finding all these designer suits and dresses in the charity shops in this posh part of brum. it's seriously a bargain treasure chest.

totally agree. my mum bought like this china set thing and one day decided to sell it and she made about £70 for it, and paid like £3.99 :l insane.

[Jazz]

i dont buy clothes from charity shops, unless for like fancy dress something that im never gonna wear again and can be cut up and torn etc. i buy other things from shops tho, dvds etc.

[Kasabian]

I have done in the past and picked up a few vintage fred perry polo tops.

[beth]

i think the buying clothes focuses very much on the style of clothing you wear.

because i am a totes hipsta *+*+* i shop at vintage shops in town anyway which are basically overpriced pretentious charity shops so cutting out the middle man :)

[samsaBEAR]

they smell like old people

[beth]

they smell like old people

you have crap charity shops down south the ones in canterbury are so badly managed and run, they are the kind of charity shops that give charity shops the reputation of being mingin.

[Vause]

I find Oxfam to be the most "expensive" charity shop but even then, it's still half the price of some shops. And a lot of the old cardi's I've stumbled across have had the original tags on and stuff. Not very often I do buy clothing but there's the odd time I'll find something I love.

[samsaBEAR]

you have crap charity shops down south the ones in canterbury are so badly managed and run, they are the kind of charity shops that give charity shops the reputation of being mingin.
old people smell like old people everywhere though :S

[Jurv]

i've bought a few things from charity shops, but i tend to look in more of the +*vintage*+ shops in town.

they have some fantastic clothes in there, i love them.

[FlyingJesus]

There are actually some fab things in charity shops sometimes, almost never menswear though which is a shame

[hiyahon]

i wanna go to charity shops in posh areas

[FlyingJesus]

Shame you live in Northampton then really

[hiyahon]

init babe :'(

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[geo]

Nah, I never really shop in them. My mum loves them and is always going in them, I just never really find anything I want/need. :P

[Samantha]

I remember there are 2 charity shops in the town near me. Prince of Wales and Cancer Research. We go in Prince of Wales, see this nice top don't buy it, but then go to the one across road, has the exact same top so me and my sister end up buying both for one each. Was cool ok.

I bought Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 in a charity shop, also buy cheap magazines and jigsaws then take em back. My sister got her prom dress from one too.

I love when charity shops have tombolas too like Barnados always has one, I always tend to win :D!

I don't really go in charity shops much since my Nan died cos I used to go shopping with her so we used to go in them.

[Mathew]

mmm, I can't remember the last time I was in a Charity Shop!

[e5]

never shopped in one before :(

[garriet]

can't say i've ever been in one. i think it's the stereotypical side of charity shops that puts people off shopping in there. :)

[Seikou]

i go in them sometimes with my gran, usually to have a look at books and stuff cause you can find some really good books/dvds for decent prices. most of the clothes in my local ones don't really appeal to me though.

[Rozi]

the charity shops round my area are quite over priced :( sometimes there are some gems but they're very good at knowing what will sell so put the prices up way high

like 8 quid for a top
FROM A CHARITY SHOP

[GoldenMerc]

Wouldn't really go to one, other than when im out with Bethie obv

[jasey]

I know they are very fashionable and trendy - or they were for quite some time with the whole 'vintage chic' thing - but, sadly, I can't say I have ever gone in one! As Tom said, menswear is rarely found in the charity shops and even if you do find some it is often not something you would wear. I am glad, though, that so many of you have found great deals in them. That is fantastic especially if you are on a budget! I think they are great places.

[Amberr]

i always go into charity shops and have a look but i never find anything that i like :/

[wiktoria]

idk i always give me old books to charity shops but i don't really like any clothes there.

[kitten]

i've never actually bought things from a charity shop, but the clothes in there look so cute

[Succubus]

I find them rather useful!
I've found a bundle of stuff from the shops themselves, really handy because it's cheap and most of the stuff they sell is in good condition!

[Hollie]

I don't think I've ever bought clothes from charity shops but I've got a few dvds and stuff

[scott]

i've never bought anything from a charity shop don't think i'd like to either :( I do however take things into charity shops!

[Jssy]

My dad used to work in one to claim his doll money lol but I've never bought clothes from one, my mum has incredibly sensitive skin so she won't wash any clothes that I haven't bought brand new, since the same washing machine is used for my clothes too

[Sloths]

They have seriously sucky charity shops over here, contain nothing of interest or if you actually find something decent its like same price as the store I normally shop in with its sales :/ Did find some really nice jeans once but haven't been lucky apart from that

[Rozi]

this thread has made me go to charity shops like CONSTANTLY aha

I've got a nice floral skirt and a sheer white long tank top and a nice bracelet for less than a tenner yay

[beth]

this thread has made me go to charity shops like CONSTANTLY aha

I've got a nice floral skirt and a sheer white long tank top and a nice bracelet for less than a tenner yay

wheyyyy i love a good charity shop. thing is there is a shop in town called cow vintage which is basically a charity shop with hiked prices but the stuff IS nice. so idk whether to go search and pay less or pay more where everything i want is already there.

[SackRace]

Things like oxfam ill just go in if there selling red noses :-)

[Aaron]

I don't use charity shops, I don't have any reasons it's just I never think to go in. I just usually by from my regular clothing stores. But I have heard they do have some good stuff in them! :P

[Martin]

I occasionally pop into charity shops (theres a lot around here), have found some pretty weird bargains in the past haha. My mum likes them more than me though and I'm always tryna get her out of them when we're shopping because a lot of the time its the same stuff in them haha.

[=Lizzy]

We had a school project to raise money for charites so we got clothes from them and turned them into other stuff
made quite a lot of money for charites

[beth]

i found a fabulous river island dress in one last week and a really lovely vintage granny cardigan. they both only cost me like £4 each too. bargaiiiiiin.

[Gina]

aw I love charity shops
my mum makes us give stuff to the one down the road sometimes lol

[lizzieTBH.]

I used to go in charity shops but for the past 4-5ish years I've refused and wouldn't be seen dead in one. I'd be so embarassed if someone I knew ever saw me in one but I don't even go in them when I'm on holiday anymore.

[wixard]

I used to go in charity shops but for the past 4-5ish years I've refused and wouldn't be seen dead in one. I'd be so embarassed if someone I knew ever saw me in one but I don't even go in them when I'm on holiday anymore.

what.... you must be joking

[lizzieTBH.]

what.... you must be joking

Not at all.

[AlexJRiley]

I used to buy games from there as a kid, and somethings toys :L

I went in one a few weeks ago and found a puzzle I had as a kid, only 20p with 1 piece missing! Was well chuffed bought back fond memories :D

[myke]

i've never bought anything from a charity shop don't think i'd like to either :( I do however take things into charity shops!

this is the same for me, i always take stuff into them though!

[beth]

I used to go in charity shops but for the past 4-5ish years I've refused and wouldn't be seen dead in one. I'd be so embarassed if someone I knew ever saw me in one but I don't even go in them when I'm on holiday anymore.

trolololol are you too cool for charity shops? sorry hun x

[Abbie.]

My granny works in oxfam, and she brings home all this stuff she thinks I might like bless her. My mum gets nice china and recently I huge cabinet from a charity shop but it actually is lovely! The charity shops here mostly just have old lady clothes though

[dirrty]

I used to go in charity shops but for the past 4-5ish years I've refused and wouldn't be seen dead in one. I'd be so embarassed if someone I knew ever saw me in one but I don't even go in them when I'm on holiday anymore.
i would never step into primark because i didn't want people to think i shopped there, but then i realised how much of an idiot i was being...

[Amberr]

I decided to go charity shopping today while I was in town. I brought two jumpers and a cardigan all coming to just under a tenner... bargainnnn. I was really gutted though as I found this really nice dark green jumper but it wasn't in my size :(

[InsaneIcon]

i dont buy things from charity shops, i just give things to charity shops, well my mum does, she takes the stuff i dont need/want to the shops.

[Rixion]

i don't like to get clothes from them cos' i always think it's the clothes of the deceased. D:

[CaptainAce$$]

I like charity shops (: Nothing wrong with them. I like getting books from them. Better then buying from waterstones ect..

[Rhw]

We always give stuff to the charity shops but never buy there. I just feel weird wearing clothing knowing that it used to belong to someone else.

[PurpleCrayon]

I always buy from charity shops! I do alot of creative work, so always after something cheap I can destroy and make into something different :)

[Catchy]

Never bought any clothes from a charity shop before, I'm sure you can get some good stuff but I wouldn't really think "oh lets go in oxfam" whilst I'm shopping down the high street. I've bought other things from charity shops before though when I was younger, books and toys etc.

[Amberr]

I think i've become quite obsessed with charity shops. I brought a shirt the other day from one and cut the sleeves off. Doesn't look that bad.

[Oleh]

I haven't been in one in a while (The ones round me are crap) But I love them, find cheap books what aren't even that old, the odd polo shirt or 2 is always nice :).

[Janitor]

I love charity shops, we have some amazing ones in Liverpool which are really modern and know how to window dress well. You can find so many bargins in em' everything can be made fashionable in my eyes. To a certain degree.. crocs, no ty. ;P

[-Amyy]

Iv actually never seen a charity shop, If I did see one though Id probably go have a look :P

[Glen Coco]

we have loads where i live though but theyre all ran by old people and sell clothes that people would have died in.
NTY.