Charity Shops.

A few weeks ago we decided to have a big 'down sizing' exercise, got all my old biking gear, books, ornaments that people brought us back from holidays (why we want something to remember their holiday is beyond me!), so it we took it all off to various charity shops.
Now, while we are ther of course we had a look round in them, and got some real bargains!
First off a hand made full leather 3 piece suit, not a bit of uPVC or re-generated plastic bottles in site, in beautiful condition ............ for £250!!! Then a few weeks a I got a brand new winter foul weather coat that was £127 new on the makers web site..........for £3!!
Then then yesterday I found 2 brand new with tags on jeans, not Asda £6 a pair ones but some called NUDIE JEANS, (ay what?) one pair called TiGHT TERRY (how appropriate) for £4.50, and another pair identical in every way except black for £4.50!
Looked em' up on the web when I got home and nearly fell of my chair!
First pair .............£110, second pair..............£185!!!!!
I couldn't believe it!
Currently available on their web site, who the fuck pays that much for a pair of jeans?
O.k., they ain't made in Pakistan or India, they are Italian made from Turkish cloth and marketed fro Sweden, but bloody hell!
My neighbour said I should put them on eBay and make a few bob, but I'll keep them, wear them for a couple of years THEN put them on for about the £25 they are selling for now!
I can see where a lot of the eBay stuff comes from now, but I really couldn't be bothered.
Keep you eyes peeled for those charity shop bargains!
Terry
p.s. I must be the only person who can make a pair of skinny fit jeans look baggy!

 

You can get some good cd's from them too if you have time to often wade through the stacks of them, funny thing is they all seem to have at least 1 Susan Boyle cd!
Got a couple of Deff Leppard the other day.

 

Good example here, we were given a book on the history of dogs, had it a few years, it cost £25, took it to the Cancer support shop, they sold it for £3, we found it again yesterday in another town in DEbra shop for another £3!
We know its our book because it had an inscription on the fly page.

 

Whjen we lived in Bath Freecycle was great, got some really expensive items, and no problem when we put stuff on to go, also buying/selling on Gumtree was good, but up here both are a waste of time, get some right wankers on Gumtree who think its great fun to make appointments to buy/collect then 'the car wont go' etc, and sod all goes on Freecycle so sadly dont bother much with either now.
Lazy gits cant even sort out blue bins up her!