General Charity Shops

I am born hunter. I don't like when something is delivered on a plate. I love searching for treasure just like a pirat. I hate shopping in a mall. There's everything in every size and colour. When I came to UK and discovered the charity shops I was in seventh heaven. It's like fishing. There's a lot of different fishes in a river but you want to goldfish. Charity shops are goldmines. You can even find new designer clothes and bags for only one pound! That's something wonderful! My wardrobe is bursting at the seams now! Some people are ashamed to buy in shops like this. I think that it's not shame. The first - ...  Read the complete review

I remember when i was younger my mum used to go into the odd charity shop and i was too embarassed to be seen in one incase one of my friends from school saw me. Now i go into them all the time and am annoyed at myself for being so snobby back then. If you get the right charity shop, it can be absolutely brilliant - a shoppers paradise! I used to just think it was junk in charity shops but i couldnt believe all the designer items i found after i had a good old rummage. Ive been lucky enough to find a brand new designer Kathy Van Zeeland bag with tags for £4 (these can cost over £100 new!) Ive also founds various pieces from Armani and Versace and lots of ...  Read the complete review

When I was younger I used to be so embarrassed by by Mam, who spent quite a lot of time browsing the different charity shops in town. I would never go in with her and used to wait a fair distance from the shop just in case any of my friends happened to walk past! Fast forward a few years and now I drag her in them! I must admit I don't tend to frequent them as much as I used to. It seems that through the effect of the credit crunch, more people are shopping in charity shop and because of this they have raised their prices. While I'm all for charity shops making as much money as they can, some places seem to have priced themselves out of the market. For example ...  Read the complete review

As a kid my mum was always trying to get me in a charity shop but being a kid I saw them as horrible places full of smelly clothes that not even your Nan would want to wear. Now as a mum with a limited budget and children that seem to grow quicker than weeds I have started to look at some ways to save some money on clothes. The look of charity shops has complety changed over the last few years and in my honest opinion all for the better (there as some horrible smelly charity shops around but these are few and far between now) . Most charity shops sell clothes and accessories along with toys, books and general bric a brac. Some of the ...  Read the complete review

Watching Mary Portas wield the big stick over the pensioners in the Save The Children shop on Mary Queen of Shops on BBC2 as she tackled charity retail it was quite revealing to learn that only 25% of the stuff sent in was actually resalable. They basically had to throw away most of the donations and send a lot of the clothes to be used as rag to stuff pillows and stuff, and this in a posh area. False teeth and used nappies were even sent it. People basically don't send stuff in that they think might actually make the charity some money but stuff they deem crap but don't want to throw away because they feel guilty or something. I don't really think about that until she ...  Read the complete review