Well, today was red-letter day indeed - not only did I get out of the house, not only did I got out of the house accompanied by my shopping trolley but I actually went somewhere apart from the High Street. Yup, for the first time in what seems forever, I got out of the house with my shopping trolley and got on a bus and went somewhere different. I had a morning out in Billericay. I think the excitement of it all went to my head somewhat as not only did I manage to spend £31.50 in Waitrose (and, really, there was very little to show for it - but what there was will be very very tasty), but I also managed to buy rather a lot in the charity shops too.
A pack of 10 Cath Kidston for Marie Curie Cancer Care Christmas cards reduced from £3.99 to £1.00. Somehow I think next Christmas I'll wish I'd bought more of these.
An unopened roll of Vymura 'Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady' Hare Bells wallpaper - £1.50. I'm taking a bit of a punt on this that it will sell well on ebay. Who knows, but I'll keep you posted as to how much it sells for.
A pack of large plastic buttons. Obviously intended for small children to play with but I thought for 49p I'd probably be able to find a use for them eventually.
A little set of painted wooden mushrooms / toadstools. Probably shouldn't have bought this as it's just another item that'll need dusting but it was only 99p and it is incredibly Japanese-kawaii-like and I did really really like it.
A summer top which was £2.65. I originally got this for myself but having tried it on I'm not so sure it's really 'me' so that may end up on ebay eventually.
In the same charity shop this beautiful plus-size embroidered silk jacket (it is jet-black in reality but I had to resort to photographing it in the garden to get the embroidery to show up) was pulled out of a bag by the lady behind the till whilst she was serving me. She asked if I'd be interested in it for £2.00 as she was just about to send it for rags!!!! WHY? Anyway, it's not my cup of tea but it is a beautiful jacket with embroidery on the back as well so I thought I'd give that a try on ebay too. I'm sure someone will like it and I'd much rather someone got some wear out of it than it end up being cut up for rags. Makes you wonder what other perfectly good clothing given to charity shops ends up as rags.
What a great haul. I love those little toadstools, I love japanese things (I was born there) and toadstools, which makes that the perfect combination.
Posted by: Jennifer | 01/15/2010 at 03:55 PM
I know exactly what you mean about photographing black items - I often end up in the garden with them, too!
Posted by: Caroline | 01/15/2010 at 04:54 PM
Who could think of throwing the enbroidered jacket out for rags!? I bet it cost a fortune when it was new.
Posted by: French Knots | 01/15/2010 at 07:23 PM
I like those big plastic buttons. I got some small childrens plastic items from the scrapstore yesterday, with the intention of doing something with them. Something irresistable about coloured plastic.
Posted by: Ilona | 01/16/2010 at 11:46 AM
I do not know how you do it, or if you just have better quality shops, but your purchases are always so beautiful!
Posted by: Frugal Trenches | 01/17/2010 at 11:44 PM