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What’s that? What exciting stuff can you find in OUR charity shop at the mo? Well here’s just a tiny collection…

If anyone sees this book, please send to Sara.

Sara Passmore@kingsara.bsky.social · 2d ago

I am so mad I didn’t buy this at the secondhand shop because I can only think of two uses, and now I need to know what the other 999 practical uses for vinegar there are.

DINOSAUR EDITION THIS IS NOT A DRILL. DINOSAUR EDITION 🦖

River Cavy ♿️@rivercavy.bsky.social · 2d ago

Found this in charity shop. Gonna have to get more inventive with the questions.

🥺 More people like David please.

David Hearn@daveyph.bsky.social · yesterday

This charity shop purchase makes me sad - the First XV at St Catharine's College Cambridge 1952/3 - at least two of these people played rugby for England. I'm guessing that the one time owner of the photo is on it and I'm sad that there is no family that wants it. I'll keep it safe.

This is a book we want to read.

JazzIan@jazzian.bsky.social · yesterday

Charity shop find:

Niche but we like it 🚌

@nlewis74.bsky.social · yesterday

@mrjamesob.bsky.social While you have yet to push this over the line to a phone in, I will make do with reading my new (charity shop) book purchase.

WE LOVE THESE CREEPY THINGYS

Orin 🚀🦏@orinoxide.bsky.social · 11h ago

...though I think these probably win today's Cursed And/Or Haunted award. I kind of want them. 👀

Shiny things 💚

soapy of the swans™@soapywittank.bsky.social · 9h ago

sometimes you just have to buy the shiny thing from a charity shop

Good morning Bluesky! It's time to post some of our favourite random charity shop finds from you lot...

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Aaaannnnddddd..... the shop will be open too 🥳

Sarah Ingleby@tools-selfreliance.bsky.social · 2d ago

Tea for Tools Sales Event ⚒️ Refurbished hand/power/gardening tools, & sewing machines. 🧶 Haberdashery supplies, fabrics & crafting materials. 🍰 Tea, coffee, soft drinks and, homemade cakes. 📍Tools For Self Reliance, Ringwood Road, Netley Marsh, Southampton SO40 7GY 🗓️ Saturday 8th Aug 🕰️ 12pm-3pm

This is great

John O'Connell@jdpoc.bsky.social · 2d ago

Your Much Needed Afternoon #TimelineCleanser ... Have fun at work, and if you can, make someone's day.

It’s the last day of The New Forest Show today, so if you’re around pop in and see us!

Great thing about Sheffield is you can walk into a charity shop and find a goat round the back

IT’S THE DEAL OF THE WEEK 🥳 (Well, we’re excited about it) This Singer treadle base is a steal at £50! If you or anyone you know is into up-cycling, pretty sure this would be amazing 😍

Pick up this thingy from our shop! (Has a lovely open and close feel, which is very important with this type of thing)

Anybody know of a "wo/man with a van" type business in #Gosport #Fareham #Southampton? All ads I see online seem to be companies, I'm trying to find a 1 person band to give a bit of work to.

Look at these wonderful chappies

*zombie voice* Need rains

Do we have a treat for you today… These will both be for sale at the New Forest Show on the TFSR stand! 1. Rare Stamped Vintage 18-Drawer Desktop Apothecary Chest - isn’t it a beauty. 2. Highly collectible Norris London No.A50 adjustable gunmetal smoothing plane - the Rolls Royce of planes.

charity shop find, £2.. reframed

> go to thrift / charity shop > buy cool fabric and ugly empty journal > combine (♥PVA glue my beloved♥) > cover inside cover with nice paper > new, much nicer journal GET

Ferdi loves books too 😻📚 This coffee table is one of the best charity shop finds Mrs Bookwyrm has found. It even has a drawer that pulls out from the spine of the top book. The plan is to eventually paint this up with some of our favourite book titles. Neither of us are arty, so we'll see... 😆

This went dark very quickly.

Jay Hulme@jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 2w ago

Went to a charity shop yesterday and saw an old silk tie and it was covered in pandas climbing up bamboo and I was like "oh! A panda themed tie!" So I pulled it out and at the bottom of the tie was a digger destroying bamboo and making the pandas flee and I was like "oh, a deforestation themed tie."

Our researchers have found that Arctic winter sea ice coverage has returned to a state of significant decline after a temporary slowdown. Find out more: https://southampton.pulse.ly/prbdvfjcqu @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social | @noc.ac.uk

We'll be at the New Forest Show next week! We'll have quality refurbished tools, haberdashery, sewing machines and craft supplies, all looking for a new home. Every purchase helps fund vocational training in Africa, while giving useful items a second life instead of sending them to waste. ♻️

Introducing our highly technical Tea Totaliser ☕️ Every cup helps support our Transition to Work programme, helping graduates of vocational training take the next step into employment or starting their own businesses. Help us fill the cups? 💛 donate.justgiving.com/campaign/t2w...

Well done Spain, but most importantly Pauline our shop volunteer who picked Spain in the Tools for Self Reliance, World Cup Sweepstake.

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