Most charity shops now are trying hard to be a normal shop and just don't have the really interesting stuff anymore. BUT there is a great one in Whitley Wood (for autism) that is quite big and has all-sorts (including a small bit of furniture). Apparently they own the building which is why they can afford to carry on. It's extremely messy (although the new manager is trying to tidy it up), and you could spend hours looking through it, but its great fun.
Anyway, what I found today:
6 records for my boyfriend, 4 for me
4 really old funny looking little dolls (the sort you would buy as holiday pressies -
and 2 are in scottish outfits), that I will use in some photos
a sad looking soft bear that I will use in some photos
3 books
a bright winter scarf
a black suede designer jacket (almost looks new - would have cost a fortune - I
have a 1980s silk blouse from when she still designed clothes and it cost me
£70 then!)
.. and all for ten pounds (he only wanted 9, but I left the change). But more than that - it's just so interesting rifling through everything... and there's a little community there so people stop and chat too.
Great stuff!
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