One thrifting fan has shared how her local charity shop was letting customers fill up bags with any items from the shop for £5. She shared the amazing finds she was able to make
With the cost of living still crippling many Brits in the UK, a lot more people are heading to charity shops these days to see what bargains they can find, especially with the festive season coming up.
Becky, known as @beckysbazaar on Instagram, is known as a charity shop lover and often shares her thrifty finds with her 354,000 followers on the app. In her latest reel, she shared how she headed down to a St Rocco’s Hospice charity shop as they were letting customers fill up bags with any items from the shop for £5. Becky is heard saying at the start of the clip: “This charity shop is doing fill a bag for £5, let’s go and see what we can find.”
The shop worker is heard telling people that they “need to be able to tie it so it’s not overflowing.” She adds: “Everything is included, everything you can fit in the bag.”
Becky notes the size of the bag is “quite big, actually”, and reveals the first item to go in her bag is an Under Armour hoodie. She also reveals her mum has found some Nike shorts.
Next for Becky is a Peruna cover-up, which she admits she “loves”. She then adds: “I’ve literally got so much stuff already, my arm is about to fall off.”
A vintage baby T-shirt from Next is another item that goes in the bag, then Becky heads over to the shoe rack. She says: “Even the shoes are included and look at these Red or Dead little heels, they’re stunning. I might have to squeeze them in somehow.”
An Adidas polo shirt, a H&M top and a little Per Una cami top all go in the bag too, as does a vintage Next shirt and vintage Oasis cardigan/jacket.
“I’m onto my second bag now,” admits Becky. “Mum just found this brand new H&M dress, brand new Man U shorts, that’s crazy.”
She then says that all the brick-a-brac is included as well, as she shows off a metal storage basket.
All in all, Becky bags three bags full so ends up spending £15 on her array of items, with her letting out a “woo” as she pays for her haul.
Writing in the caption, she says: “It was so much fun filling up all our bags! We only spent £15 and got so much stuff! Would you have bought a bag for £5?”
People were loving the post, with it racking up more than 18,000 likes.
One person exclaimed: “That is amazing! What a great idea to shift their stock and avoid sending to rags.”
While another added: “Such a good idea. Great finds.”
A third chimed in: “That is my idea of heaven, would love a good root around.”
While the items brought some nostalgia for some followers, as one person wrote: “Oh God, those Red or Dead shoes brought back some memories! I had the green and red striped version and thought I was the biz!”