Originally Posted by
Chalet School Fan
I buy lots of bits and bobs in our local charity shop and it was a great source of suits for my sons when they were in the Sixth Form. My younger one did Art and Ceramics as two of his A levels, so I wasn't going to pay full price for a suit that would end up covered in paint or clay. My elder one, who has always hankered after designer labels, found a Harrods' wool overcoat for £10 that was great when waiting for trains on cold platforms in winter. However, I have been put off buying clothes there when I read an article that said that actress June Brown had a relative who worked there and it was the source of many of the clothes that she wore as Dot Cotton!!!
She might have paid for them
My brother & sister in law lived in a posh part of North London
She bought all her clothes from the charity shops
A lot were designer or at least top high street brands
Someone I knew volunteered in a Red Cross shop but left as the staff were sorting out the best stuff a taking it
I used to donate a lot to them too
But after I heard what was going on I took stuff elsewhere
You don't have to be as mad as a box of frogs to be here but it helps:mysmilie_13: