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I went to a second-hand supermarket less than half an hour from Liverpool city centre


I went to a second-hand supermarket less than half an hour from Liverpool city centre

I’ve always loved browsing in a thrift store. It’s great when you find something completely unique at a bargain price. It’s even better knowing that your purchase is going to a good cause and keeping trash out of a landfill. Emmaus Merseyside is an award-winning charity that provides homes, one-to-one support, education, training and work […]

Charity ‘heartbroken’ as thieves target shop


Charity ‘heartbroken’ as thieves target shop

At the weekend, the St Helena Hospice shop in Magdalen Street, Colchester, was broken into (St Helena Hospice) A hospice has had to pay thousands of pounds out of its own pocket after a charity shop was broken into. St Helena Hospice said its shop on Magdalen Street in Colchester was targeted by thieves between […]

“I paid £4 for an item worth £1,000 in a charity shop – you could be sitting on a gold mine”


“I paid £4 for an item worth £1,000 in a charity shop – you could be sitting on a gold mine”

One guy got a real bargain in a second-hand shop: he paid less than £4 for an item that’s actually worth more than £1,000 – and you might be sitting on something similar without knowing it. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the lucky shopper’s brother shared snaps of the purchase – including the price sticker […]

“I am deeply disgusted that this store is closing”


“I am deeply disgusted that this store is closing”

I am deeply disgusted that such a necessary and valuable charity as Headway is having to close its shop doors in Worcester due to rising rents. The nearest charity shop of its kind is now in Stourbridge and with no car and public transport so lacking, it is a pity to me and many others […]

Charity shopper finds £1,000 worth of items – one might be yours | Weird | News


Charity shopper finds £1,000 worth of items – one might be yours | Weird | News

A man has snapped up a piece of jewellery from a second-hand shop for less than £4 – but it’s worth more than £1,000. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the lucky buyer’s brother showed off the bargain – complete with a $4.99 (£3.81) price sticker. He wrote: “My brother just texted me this. […]