Re: Charity Shop Bargains...

by danksshady on 14th August 2010, 4:01 pm

I bought DD a brand new nail care set with loads of gadgety bitsand pieces today fo £2.50 - same sort of thing in Argos is £30

by Dandelion on 14th August 2010, 10:29 pm

Mr D was very pleased to find a 'racoon in a dustbin' glove puppet in the Red Cross shop for £1 in immaculate condition. It's made by a US firm and would have been $25 new. (I don't think Mr D went shopping with a 'racoon in a dustbin' puppet specifically in mind....)

by chickenofthewoods on 14th August 2010, 10:36 pm

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid on 23rd August 2010, 9:07 pm

Freecycle rather than charity shop but just scored a heavy duty aqua roll (one of those waterbarrels with a handle that you use for camping , but a 30L one - should make taking water to the pigs a bit easier, and a set of wing mirror extensions for the yet-to-arrive landy.

by MrsC on 23rd August 2010, 9:24 pm

Good work there Billy! Have to admit that I've been too busy to plough through all the freecycle e-mails here recently. Did manage to get two moses baskets and a stand before LMC was born which have been very useful. I just bought new mattresses and made covers and it saved me a fair bit. A new stand can be £25 in Mothercare!

Mrs C

by Sparhawk on 31st August 2010, 2:04 am

Ahem, a fair bit of success recently, where to start:

Extending handle for foraging hook, £1
Tri saucepans (3 onto one gas burner) £4.50 (Brand new in box unused)
Kitchen slicers with bowl £2
Tens machine £3 (original price £40)
Big book "Managing Your Arthritis" (for Lady S) £1.50
Pair "Cotton trader" Walking/leisure boots £5 (Fleabay price upto £36)
Electric Shower brand new £5
Scalpel cutting mat £1

by Dandelion on 31st August 2010, 6:17 pm

Genius!! All of that AND an extra week's holiday - can't be bad!
Very Happy

by mark barker on 2nd September 2010, 10:07 pm

OK, so not exactly a charity shop find, but almost as good.... I've found myself with a slight transport issue for the next few weeks (no trains, can't take bikes on a bus blah blah blah), so with deep sadness I decided to bite the bullet and get a car (I had said I wouldn't buy a car, waiting to find a camper that I can afford). Having trawled ebay and the local papers, I was close to giving up, when I noticed an ad for a new auction house opening up here in Swindon. I popped along this evening and there were some seriously cheap cars! I purchased the cheapest car of the night, a 1993 Nissan Primera, MOT until June, Tax until May, runs well, £130! If the fuel gauge is to be trusted its even got 1/4 tank of petrol!