charity shops

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  1. paulfreespirit

    paulfreespirit Senior Member

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    man love going to to these shops " a bit like goin into alladins cave .....went to my local marie curie ( cancer ) shop today ........bought chris rea dancin with strangers and enya shepherds moons tapes only ten bob each " man wish their was more charity shops :) .
     
  2. Peace-Phoenix

    Peace-Phoenix Senior Member

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    Aye, I love charity shops, you can usually find some pretty cool trinkets in there. Oxfam bookshops, especially in university towns, are a gold mine of cheap books for students....
     
  3. shirley

    shirley Member

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    Ooh and you can get the religious books from the Salvation Army for free

    I'm not buddhist, but i picked up a real interesting big heavy hardback book from there :)
     
  4. lithium

    lithium frogboy

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    oops posted in wrong thread sorry
     
  5. Wond'ringAloud

    Wond'ringAloud Member

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    We love charity shops, got some great stuff from them, and we recycle things we no longer need by donating.
     
  6. honeyfugle

    honeyfugle pumpkin

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    the Marie Curie shop where i live is awesome. every time i go in there with spare cash, i always come out broke with a big bag full of stuff. last week i got a big cushion with an elephant embroidered onto it, and two videos ("Ali G, Innit" and "Carry on Matron")!

    charity shops are brilliant places.
     
  7. PsyGrunge

    PsyGrunge Full Fractal Force

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    charity shops are looked down on by snobs.
    but i found a brilliant waistcoat in one that i wore for comedy purposes.
    once when it started pissing down unexpectedly in the middle of a sunny day, my mate bought a coat coz all he was wearing was a t-shirt. £2.50 for a thick as fuck coat that proved more than beneficial (we skinned up under it later that day too).
    marvellous stuff.
     
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  9. PsyGrunge

    PsyGrunge Full Fractal Force

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    well, what can i say. locations differ. maybe the snobs where you worked were snobs of a pleasant nature. but round here, they are snobbish bastards. i'm sure you know the type, shop in the dearest places for first hand items. typical snobbery.

    *somehow the entire formatting of this post fucked up. looks nice though, bit of a colour change*
     
  10. bokonon

    bokonon Senior Member

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    Our local Barnados is pretty sweet. Got me a very nice 3/4 length duffle coat there for a fiver! Still in good nick too despite it being about 30 years old :)

    Games too have you noticed? You can get some classics! Board games and that I mean.
     
  11. paulfreespirit

    paulfreespirit Senior Member

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    just got three cassette tapes for onenifty .........specials.........guns n roses .........dire straits .........a musical night ahead :)
     
  12. shirley

    shirley Member

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    bought this skirt for £3 last week for this fancy dress party (i went as a hippy :))
     
  13. honeyfugle

    honeyfugle pumpkin

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    my school are being all americanized and we are having a prom (oh, what joy...), so i'm currently searching the charity shops for a nice dress. :)
     
  14. wiggy

    wiggy Bitch

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    I work in an age concern and they are excellent I dont buy anything from all them other shops - give me a street of charity shops and im happy for ages - Aladins cave is the best way of describing it lol
     
  15. paulfreespirit

    paulfreespirit Senior Member

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    got a great bargain yesterday fleetwood mac concert video called dance 22 live tracks for a £1 .........will have a spliffing time watchin it later :)
     
  16. Ambient Fraggle

    Ambient Fraggle Member

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    I dont really buy from charity shops but I go in there regulary to take my old clothes in (do my bit)..............
     
  17. dapablo

    dapablo redefining

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    My sister runs the local Red Cross shop. She has had to do some studying on antiques because some of the stuff they get handed in can be quite valuable. I like to check the puzzles they sometimes get.
     
  18. paulfreespirit

    paulfreespirit Senior Member

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    went into one other day man got a two hour orginal video of the isle of white festival 1970 for 50p (far out man :spliff) also manic street preachers everything live video also 50p "and cassette tapes 3 box set the carpenters £1.50 ....the lighthouse family 50p ................ohhhhhhhh happy days :)
     
  19. fountains of nay

    fountains of nay Planet Nayhem!

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    Nice horde.

    I love going to Charity shops at night, you find so much stuff left outside. I found all sorts of records and books last time I passed one.
     
  20. paulfreespirit

    paulfreespirit Senior Member

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    just got woodstock video ten bob man waaaahhhhheeeeeeeeyyyy:) :spliff:
     
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