Some Favourite Bargain Spots

I like to shop around when it comes to charity shop shopping to find the best places with the most interesting items.  Things I look out for are:

1. Look how the shop is arranged, sometimes items are arranged in colour sometimes in size. Its a lot easier to shop in the colour arranged shops if you don't like to rummage too much.  Just use your eye along the rails and pick out colours and patterns you like rather than looking through every piece of clothing.  I like to look at every piece in case I miss a gem, but not everyone is the same.

2. I go to either affluent or creative areas to find items that either are more expensive or suit my style.  So for example I like to go to the charity shops in Leamington Spa and Stratford-uponAvon as there is quite a lot of designer items that have hardly ever been worn.  Shakespeare's Hospice in Stratford-upon-Avon even has a rail labeled 'Posh Pieces'.  Some still have the original labels on.  The smaller villages outside of the larger towns are sometimes just as good but a bit cheaper.  Another of my favourite spots is the Oxfam shop in Moseley Birmingham as the area is a creative hotspot and I can find lots of quirky individual pieces.

3.  When you have found a fantastic gem be sure to check things like crotches and arm pits for staining and wear.  The items do get thoroughly checked by the shop staff but it doesn't hurt to make sure.