You all know that I love a good pre-loved bargain, whether it's from a charity shop, the car boot sale or even from somewhere online so you'll understand how excited I've been the last couple of weeks to be able to get back out to the charity shops and having a good rummage.I took Miss Frugal with me for my first shopping trip although she's much less enthusiastic about charity shop shopping and only came with me as we turned it into a driving lesson. 😂There were actually a couple of bits that caught her eye and she was responsible for possibly the bargain of the century... … [Read more...]
Are Charity Shops too expensive?
What do you think - are charity shops too expensive these days?So, any regular readers here will know that I'm a huge fan of charity shops and love to grab a bargain but even I've noticed that a bargain these days is more expensive than a charity shop bargain used to be. 😟Obviously, the high street shops have been closed for a while now but lots of the big charities (and some of the smaller ones) have online charity shops which I shared a little while ago and at the time, someone sent me a message to say she used to love charity shop shopping but that she felt they were … [Read more...]
This month’s pre-loved bargains {January 2021}….
I love a good pre-loved bargain, whether it's from a charity shop, the car boot sale or even from somewhere online so I thought I'd start a bit of a monthly round-up of some of the pre-loved bargains that I buy each month. We've had a couple of month's break due to the most recent lockdown but I'm back with some January bargains!OK, I'm going to start with the pre-loved purchase that I suspect will have some people shaking their head in disgust but please bear with me... I treated myself after working a lot of overtime last year - most of the money I earned from the extra hours … [Read more...]
This month’s pre-loved bargains {November 2020}….
I love a good pre-loved bargain, whether it's from a charity shop, the car boot sale or even from somewhere online so I thought I'd start a bit of a monthly round-up of some of the pre-loved bargains that I buy each month. Here's this month's little round-up.(Also, I should say that I bought this little lot just before lockdown kicked in)What could be more perfect for this time of year than this super fluffy, super warm hooded jacket? It was £7.99 which I'm really pleased with considering the quality of it - honestly, it's super soft and so comfortable and the picture doesn't do it … [Read more...]
This month’s pre-loved bargains {October 2020}….
I love a good pre-loved bargain, whether it's from a charity shop, the car boot sale or even from somewhere online so I thought I'd start a bit of a monthly round-up of some of the pre-loved bargains that I buy each month. Here's this month's little round-up.Ok, this is a controversial one!The first thing I bought this month arrived just after last month's post so it just missed being included in the September pre-loved bargains round-up - it's a beautiful Burberry scarf! This is something I've wanted to buy for myself for years but have never been able to stomach the … [Read more...]
This month’s pre-loved bargains {September 2020}….
I love a good pre-loved bargain, whether it's from a charity shop, the car boot sale or even from somewhere online so I thought I'd start a bit of a monthly round-up of some of the pre-loved bargains that I buy each month. Here's September's selection.There's nothing I like more than a good rummage through the local charity shops but until this last couple of weeks, I haven't stepped foot inside of one since the start of March. I had a week off work this month though so I decided to have a cheeky little morning wandering around town (not my town, a little one near me has MUCH better … [Read more...]