Charity shop bargain

I love charity shops, both donating to and for buying from. I buy most of my clothing from charity shops - apart from knickers, bras and socks. Some things I alter, or repair, and I will generally find something I am looking for.
I love finding fabric bargains, sewing notions, or lovely individual little plates and glasses etc.
I was very disappointed with Scope, and their treatment of the choir group 'Singing Striders', who supported the runners at the London Marathon, and raised funds for the charity in recent years. They were cancelled with 2 or 3 days notice by the ?CEO because Scope charity discovered that the choir leader believed in women's rights, and that it is impossible to change sex.

Our kids section is like a whole shop in itself, most toys go out at £2 and under obviously some bigger or more complex ones are more
Kids books are 30p and they get a free book each in school holidays. Cuddly toys are 50p except the new crazes

Cardamom

2 recent charity shop bargains: A large Radley tote bag; for £20 (selling for £229 in John Lewis) and a beautiful Phase 8 summer top for £4. All of my grandchildren's toys, boxed games and books have come from charity shops and even the brand new, never been opened games haven't cost more than £3 or £4. Books are 20p or 6 for £1.

I use charity shops for toys to keep at our place for them to play with, I also use vinted. Books are a snip as you say. Also they are into puzzles and have managed to buy a fair few. Luckily there were no pieces missing and I even got a brand new one with the cellophane still intact.
Has saved us a lot of money.

Cardamom I’m so jealous 🤢

2 recent charity shop bargains: A large Radley tote bag; for £20 (selling for £229 in John Lewis) and a beautiful Phase 8 summer top for £4. All of my grandchildren's toys, boxed games and books have come from charity shops and even the brand new, never been opened games haven't cost more than £3 or £4. Books are 20p or 6 for £1.

Haberdashery, knitting needles etc are still a fraction of what they cost new. Sheet music, too.

Charity shops are becoming over expensive the prices are ridiculous at some They can and I think should be a way of customers saving money I'm all in favour of the pound rails in some charity shops