Well Pleased

I popped over to Billericay this morning to take a pair of P's work shoes to the shoe menders.  Sadly, the shoe mender declared they were beyond repair so, unless P wants to give stick-on soles a go, they are destined for the bin.  As he has worn them every work day for the last three years I don't suppose we can really complain!!

Anyway, whilst I was there I gave the charity shops a once over, and I found some excellent bargains.

For 55p there was this large piece of unused vintage fabric, which if this good weather keeps up I may turn into another kaftan top.

Hidden in the '10p box' in one charity shop was this lovely mushroom money box, sadly without the stopper for the base but I think I'll have a go at trying to find something to fit, and then I can use it for storing coppers and five pees.

For £1.65 was a pair of Spiderman pyjamas from Next for DN.  These are in excellent condition and appear hardly to have been used.  I was eyeing up yet another short-sleeved T-shirt for DN and wondering whether he already had enough of those, when out of the corner of my eye I spotted these beauties.  And I know he is always in need of pyjamas.

But the best bargain of all was these two pairs of summer-weight trousers for myself.  They are brand new with their original tags and were only 99p each.  I only spotted them when I was leaving one of the charity shops and couldn't believe that they had been reduced by the charity shop from £3.99 a pair to 99p a pair.  They are a size bigger than I would normally buy but when I got home and tried them on they fit very nicely, albeit a little loose around the waistband - but that's a good fault as far as I'm concerned.  And, wonders will never cease, they are actually long enough in the leg too.  One pair have a drawstring waist and are a linen-type material, the other is also linen-ish in a nice cool stone colour with fine pinstripes.  Just what I need as one pair of my summer trousers have definitely bitten the dust this past week.

On top of all this goodness were three new zips, a nice vintage apron, and a pile of books for resale.  I was well pleased indeed.

Comments

[Gill]

Well these bargains make up for the lack of any down in Bristol! The cake looks delicious, now if only I lived near you I might have to pop round for a basket of plums! But I'll just have to buy some DH loves a home-made cake and this is a bit different.
I loved the pictures you took in Bristol, it's such an interesting City which I'd like to visit in the future (I've only been there as a child, and really didn't appreciate it's beauty)

[Heather]

Wow! some great bargains there especially the spiderman pj's your dn will love them! did you get many bargains in Devon? I did very well in Wales when I visited my sis, now have to find room for everything or new homes!