Best thing found in charity shop

JBS2022

What are the best things you have found at a charity shop or car boot sale?

I found a Moorcroft Vase at a BHF charity shop and it ended up being worth a few hundred quid I only paid a £1 for it. I buy all my vinyl records for 50p from my local carboot.

SueHeath

My hubby lovessssss car boots, the only time he gets up mega early is when he's planning to visit one ha ha, he is a collector of Dinky and Corgi old vehicles and he always thinks he'l find a rare collectable, so always on the hunt, mind you he did find one a few years ago and only paid a pound for it and he sold it for £75 so there must still be stuff about, gets him out walking anyway   

janer1967

My best find wasn't valuable in cash terms buf to me it was . I found a perfect cushion for my wheelchair in a charity shop . I spotted a set of armchairs and the seat cushion was perfect . I knew they wouldn't be able to sell the chair without the cushion but they were only £20 for pair of chairs so I bought them and just took the cushion let them keep the chairs 

Well worth it to me for comfort and a proper wheelchair cushion would have cost lots more 

SueHeath

Brilliant @janer1967 well worth looking about, our youngest has said there's a great charity shop over their way that does a lot of disability aides, were hoping to go over and have a nose, xx

janer1967

@SueHeath yes charity shops are good places to pick up aids our local one usually has walking frames and toilet frames etc and bigger one near town has wheelchair and even mobility scooters 

SueHeath

Yep will have a look about, i know i brought my special cushions online, but you can spend a flipping fortune experimenting on comfort. Hope you don't mind me asking @janer1967 but did you have to buy all your aids etc xx

janer1967

@SueHeath no most were supplied through ot assessment but I have bought a portable toilet frame myself and my latest wheelchair as was disgusted with treatment of wheelchair services 

Also bought my power pack for my chair 

The stuff from ot comes from British Red Cross on lease but no charge but have to return if you don't need them so no doubt the stuff you find in charity shops probably belongs to brc 

If you want something other than very basic though you need to buy your own 

JBS2022

I buy all my vinyl CDs and DVD from a charity shop for 30p each, a recent reduction.

Grinchy

i buy the odd bluray from the charity shop, nothing very exciting, but i only pay a pound each, so thats good

Anglocath

I have no talent for spotting collectibles or antiques so useless at making money but I do love buying books at charity shops. I also got a recliner chair from the British Heart Foundation charity shop and a gothic Welsh dresser that I use in my lounge. It has a great big cupboard and I use the shelves on it for books. As I'm quite large never look for clothes but I did get a trivial pursuit for £5  the cost a lot new

SueHeath

You can get some great bargains in Charity shops @Anglocath and i think there great for books, jigsaws etc.
I've always said, if someone is setting up home they are great places for furniture, pots and pans etc i love the idea of recycling.