I started out with good intentions, not to go mad, to resist and be good. Nah, that soon went by the by when I saw these comfy little trainer alternative shoes in my local Cancer Research shop. Brand new Kangeroos, they had only just been put out on the shelf. So I bought them. For £6.50, crikey, that's more than I spent for the whole of September!
Worth it though.
Again I managed to resist random purchases for a fortnight, even leaving two vintage capes on the rail in one reasonably priced shop. They were £5.99 each if you were wondering!
Until mid month. I happened to mention to him indoors that I'd seen a certain national team's rugby top in his size in a local shop for just £3. He insisted I go back and get it for him. So I did, and I found these for me!
On a buying roll now, I picked up this t shirt at the shop I help out in, I always buy t shirts as I wear them under everything. It was going in the 50p basket out the front and had a nasty blue mark across one shoulder. I'm not a huge fan of pink but for 50p I wasn't going to pass up a good t shirt. Never heard of the brand but a quick google showed me these retail at £24.50. A quick wash soon sorted the blue mark out and now it's as good as new.
I then went on to find another M&S shirt on a pound rail. This pound rail has recently appeared in one of my local shops, and I am thrilled!
Last week I managed to find a huge cat carrier basket for a fiver, ideal for transporting the chickens when we move, and just the other day I scored two long sleeved tops for him indoors, just a pound each!
As we are off out for the day tomorrow (to somewhere spooky!) I will not be making any further charity shop purchases this month. Total charity shop spend for October is £21.50, oops!
Very good finds, I must say. I'm a newer reader of yours. You must be on the petite side-I don't think I would have that kind of luck. I'm not overly heavy, but busty. My tiny SIL though finds the cutest things at yard and tag sales, usually purchased from stylish new moms that had to replace their work and sportswear wardrobe after having a baby.
ReplyDeleteHi Sam, I think around here people just throw out a lot of stuff! I see clothes in every size on the cheap rails, more so sizes 14 to 16 (UK). I buy anything form a large 8 to small 14 and if it's a bit big that's not a problem. I have small feet though, (UK 4) so struggle with. second hand footwear.
DeleteHi my dear!! Oh yes fab finds as usual- coincidentally I found a pair of KangaRoos in my local charity shop like yours but in white but they're not properly comfy 😒 I love the denim pinafore- older items of Primark tend to be good quality my leather jacket has been going for years now! xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon, yes, the pinafore is quality, I thought it was Next at least! Thanks for the KangaRoos warning, they will come into use next year so I'll be ready if they are uncomfortable! xxx
DeleteComfy shoes and useful pieces, definitely worth snapping up.
ReplyDeleteYou should have bought those capes, have you seen the price good vintage ones fetch on eBay? xxx
Hi Vix, yes, I thought of you when I saw the capes, they were handmade by the look of it. No room at present to store so had to leave them for another bargain hunter, but I wasn't far from Moseley so they might end up at the vintage fair there! xxx
DeleteWell, if you think about what you got for your twenty quid, it's not such a terrible spend, is it? What does £20 get you on the high street these days? Not much!
ReplyDeleteThat little pinafore is going to get tons of wear; I don't generally buy Primark from charity shops either (the quality is too crappy and the styles too ubiquitous) but if you see something you like and it looks decently made, why not? I do have a Primark 70s style jumpsuit which I really like, so you're completely forgiven! It's the folk who buy it new and give it away after a few wears that I can't understand...
Jack Wills are one of those brands which are madly over-priced for some reason, like Abercrombie and Fitch.
I like the idea of chickens in a cat basket! xxx
Curtise, thank you for justifying my spend!! Agree about the overpriced brands, just noticed Jack Wills in Boots Christmas catalogue, nuff said! Will take a photo of grumpy chickens in the cat basket when we move! xxx
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