General Charity Shops Reviews

Sometimes I have a few ideas of things I would like to review; other times I browse the dooyoo site. I have just done the latter. I looked in the shopping section and the General Charity Shops title jumped out at me! Charity Shops are, I think, a great idea, for three reasons. Firstly, the charity makes some money, and people get ...

Where can you find a diverse range of fashion, different styles and sizes, one-off unique pieces, rare & popular books, unusual trinkets/antiques and jewellery? Charity shops! I used to love having a browse around charity shops to see what goodies were inside because you never know what you're going to find! That said, I wouldn't go if I had ...

My love of charity shops began many years ago when as a nursing student money was tight and I was saving up for the deposit of the first house I was going to buy with my fiancé. Clothes were not really in my budget but luckily I didn't need many as I had a uniform to wear most of the time. In the 80s charity shops were filled with Laura ...

I think charity shops are a fantastic idea. Instead of people giving money directly to charity these shops enable you to 'do your bit' one of two ways. Firstly, you can give the shop your old clothes that no longer fit or you don't wear anymore (either by taking them inside if they are open or as many do leave them outside the shops in a black bin ...

Perhaps I'm odd but visiting charity shops is a treat! Finding something you've wanted, used to have and want again or even never knew you wanted is a thrill. Of course in these crunchy times now charity shop shopping is very a la mode, or is that vintage store shopping? What's the difference? (the price tag generally). I ...

My first memories of Charity shops go back to the early 90's when i was about 13. It was extremely unfashionable and frowned upon to even know what a charity shop was, let alone make the mistake of shopping in one. I only wish i had taken the scary steps of actually going into one earlier than i did, imagine the bargains i've missed out on! ...

I was a charity shop snob until about 6 months ago. I was a really big ebay shopper though and a friend of mine asked if I wanted to go shopping with her. She took me into all the charity shops and bear in mine she is only 22 and I though only old ladies shopped there, I was shocked. She told me with ebay most of what I ...

I used to spend a lot of hours browsing around charity shops in my youth, these days i'm afraid unless i am looking for something particular (usually dog blankets) I tend not to bother which is a shame. Charity shops used to be a good place to pick up a nice top for a quid, now they are more likely to be £4 or £5. My friend was a ...

To celebrate my 20th Review, I thought I should write about something dear to my heart.... No, not Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, pride of North London but indeed charity shops....although, sadly comparisons of the two can be drawn...both seem to full of old useless cast offs that no one wants at the moment My love affair with ...

General charity shops can be found in most high streets. I imagine most people rarely use these shops and would rather buy things brand new, but in the present financial market, the credit crunch has definitely changed the way we shop. There are many different charity shops, such as Marie Curie, cancer research etc. They are all very ...

Charity shops are wonderful things: they help everyone. The charities themselves cater for those they are targeting, and those in need of their aid and assistance, and I think it is a wonderful concept that we as general consumers can get a bargain on one hand by getting a product for cheaper than brand new or in general stores, at the same time ...

I have noticed that in the last year there are a lot more charity shops opening well in my old hometown there is like scope, Sue Ryder, RSPCA etc. Charity shops are great as they raise money for different charities and the money they get can help fund these charities to help the ill or buy new equipment for them. I think a lot more people are ...

There are lots of charity shops about and as therecession begins to bite people are more likely to check them out looking for bargains. Now some charity shops are run better than others, some rely entirely on donations while shops like Oxfam are a bit more up market with slightly higher prices and also goods sold as new from third world fair trade ...

I was never one to go into charity shops until a few years ago when my dad had cancer and nearly lost his life. Since then he has seen it as his duty to buy at least 5 books a week from cancer charity shops, read them and donate them back again straight away. He sees this as helping, and you know what - it is! He gets genuine enjoyment from ...

I seriously have no idea how I would exist without charity shops. These days, they are a far cry from the smelly grubby shops that used to be around in the sixties and seventies. Most of my local ones are well-maintained and decorated and the staff, mostly volunteers, take great pains to keep them up to date and inviting. I buy all my ...

Charity shops can be a great way to fish out some bargains. I've picked out some interesting books, both fiction and non-fiction from charity shops. Once, not long ago, I was looking for a book on grammar. Instead of buying a brand new one in a bookshop I picked up an old copy on a charity shop, which I still use. On regards to books, some of it ...

Whilst the old sterotype of an old dear who goes to church, and her sunday-morning coffee group friends, running a musky, dusty old shop full of tat out of the goodness of their Christian hearts is no longer mostly applicable, there are some shops like this still in existence. Most, however, are brighter, with wooden floors and a bit ...

if they decided to close all charity shops I don't know what I'd do! I may be sad but I've got some real bargains at charity shops - designer clothes (betty Barclay)7 handbags (Paloma Picasso) but there's often a load to tat to go through first... charity shops vary - we have 6 where I live - some are a bit tatty & some I think are ...

I have been an avid fan of charity shops for as long as I can remember. My mum loves reading and I guess I got the habit from her so from a very young age I was happy to spend my pocket money on books rather than sweets or toys. I have mostly had good experiences of charity shops and regularly browse the half a dozen or more of them ...

charity shops are a great way of raising money for specific causes, every town has at least a couple of charity shops in them so you are never far away from one. A lot of people are under the impression that all charity shops sell is old rubbish that no one wants so never go in there or you get the snobbish people who think I am not ...