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Charity Shop Treasures

August 26, 2013 · by munchiesandmunchkins · 2 Comments

I love my local charity shops. We visit them at least 2-3 times a month and I buy 90% of my books from them. One of my favourite shops sells ALL of their books for 10p each and although there is some trash in there ( think old Mills & Boon ) there are also some real treasures. On our last visit I may have bought 8 books.. OOPS but that was just 80p.

In my stash of books I had:

*The Good Housekeeping Cookery Compendium ( published in 1952 ) – this is amazing..so many old recipes and tips. Some absolutely brilliant adverts in there:

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*Nigel Slater “Toast” – this book tells the story of Nigel Slaters childhood and his early food memories. As a big fan of Nigel Slater I found it really interesting and it definitely got me craving some old favourites like rice pudding and good old mash.

*The Diving bell and the butterfly – this is an incredible film and I’m looking forward to reading the book

I also bought a Jodi Picoult, a Danielle Steel and 3 others whose names escape me at the moment.

That was just on one recent trip. In the past few years I’ve bought numerous baby and toddler items, maternity clothes, a stroller, a Samsonite changing bag (for a bargain £3) retro luggage, Mary Berrys first cookery books and some really cool glass bottles and wooden ornaments for the house. I often get the look of scorn from friends when I say something they have admired has come from a charity shop but you know what I don’t care. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. We regularly donate to our local shops and encourage everyone we know to do so.

Anyway slightly random post I guess but I was thinking about it the other day and wondered if my readers also visit their local shops or donate to them? Have you had any amazing finds?

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  1. Multi Layer Mummy says

    August 26, 2013 at 11:27 pm

    I’m collecting china from charity shops, by accident really, my friend collects anything china related so when I saw some pieces in a charity shop I started buying them, I do wonder about the people who owned them before me and how sad it feels that one day my stuff might be in the charity shop. Love that 1952 book!

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    • munchiesandmunchkins says

      August 27, 2013 at 9:18 am

      I’ve never thought about it like that. That is sad. I love the idea of the history behind some of the things that I own..much better than something new and plasticky hey?

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