Charity Shop finds

[kitty_kitty]

I tend to get alot of books from charity shops unless there is something i want now and then i will get it from Amazon or maybe Waterstones if it is cheaper on 3 for 2 or no different in price.

My latest bargains are:
The Handmaids tale - Margaret Atwood
Holes - Louis Sachar
One flew over the cuckoos next - Ken Kesey
Narrow dog to Carcassone - Terry Darlington - Which has been recommended to me as any whippet or sight hound owner will love this book.

I love charity shop finds as i am not too precious about them as i tke my books everywhere with me

[Renniemist]

I bought Narrow Dog to Carcassone - Terry Darlington last weekend at Tesco. I just fancied the look of it. It cost me £4.97

I do quite often get books from charity shops. You sound as if you have a good haul there.:)

[kitty_kitty]

Well i read the first few pages of Narrow dog and giggled alot, my dad came around picked up the books started reading and laughing, I managed to get it back off him though!!!

What made me laugh is Diggery my lurcher was doing the same with a packet of crisps as Jim was with a packet of pork scratchings and my lurcher is very greyhoundy and fits in with how he describes Jim the Whippet

Looks promising.........

[aromaannie]

2 of the Dave Pelzer books for 50p each and a Tess Gertisen

[Mbwun_Lily]

My most recent acquisitions:

Hardbacks of -

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead
The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco
Lord of the Dead by Tom Holland
Never Count Out The Dead by Boston Teran

Trade papers of -

The Light Bearer by Donna Gillespie (my second copy of this book)
The Deed of Paksenarrion (my second copy of this book)
Urshurak - created by The Brothers Hildebrandt and Jerry Nichols
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

Plus mass markets of all three books in Joy Chant's "House of Kendreth" series.

[George Whitefield]

Good thread!

The only book I ever bought at a charity shop, and it cost me a whole 50p, was Celia Brayfield's White Ice. I still couldn't tell you why I bought it. Its about a Russian ballerina, and her next 2 generations after the revolution, but the story was incredible. And again, I can't explain it, but it just captivated me! Worth checking out if ya fancy something a little different.

[Louiseog]

I got a Spiderman car for a pound!
Avoided the books though!

[kitty_kitty]

I get my dogs stuffed toys as he is very a surgeon and unpicks the seams and unstuffs them!!! With surgical precision.

Its rare i do not find any books i do not want in charity shops

[samgrosser]

There's a really good Heart Foundation Bookshop on the corner of the road where my son goes to school, which is bad news for a person who is fighting a losing battle against the quantity of books in a small 2 bedroom flat.

Recent bargains include Year of Wonders, The Soldier's Return, Nightwatch, A Long Long Way, and On Beauty.

It's just too hard to resist. But we have had a massive clear out over Easter, and plan to take a lot of old friends to a car boot sale soon :-(

[lovesreading06]

there no way i shop in british heart foundation too dear. you could go to woolworths or asda and get a brand new book cheeper then what there charge for a book.

British red cross is cheap. you could proplay get about 10 books from red cross for the same price as 1 from british heart foundation.

[kitty_kitty]

Thats what annoys me about oxfam they are very pricey compared to some charity shops and they tend to charge alot regardless of condition.

My dad lives in Otley and they are some fab shops there

[samgrosser]

there no way i shop in british heart foundation too dear. you could go to woolworths or asda and get a brand new book cheeper then what there charge for a book.

British red cross is cheap. you could proplay get about 10 books from red cross for the same price as 1 from british heart foundation.

I don't mind paying 2 or 3 quid for a book I really want to read, and there's a far greater range than the cheapos in Asda or Woolies can offer.

[Nici76]

I try to support the cancer charity shops as much as i can regardless of the price :blush:

[lovesreading06]

asda here have a good Range of books

[~V~]

second-hand book stall at work a couple of weeks ago:

1. carol shields - unless (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unless-Carol-Shields/dp/0007137699/ref=sr_1_1/203-1711143-3032724?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175789705&sr=1-1)
2. robin white - siberian light (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Siberian-Light-Robin-White/dp/0385316887/ref=sr_1_1/203-1711143-3032724?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175789762&sr=1-1)
3. kate atkinson - human croquet (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Croquet-Kate-Atkinson/dp/055299619X/ref=sr_1_1/203-1711143-3032724?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175789792&sr=1-1)
4. julian barnes - the history of the world in 101/2 chapters (http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-World-10-1-2-Chapters/dp/0394221796/ref=sr_1_1/203-1711143-3032724?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175789836&sr=1-1)
5. t.r. bowen - the death of amy parris (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Amy-Parris-T-R-Bowen/dp/0140271309/ref=sr_1_1/203-1711143-3032724?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175789888&sr=1-1)
6. paulo coelho - the pilgrimage (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilgrimage-Contemporary-Quest-Ancient-Wisdom/dp/0722534876/ref=sr_1_1/203-1711143-3032724?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175789916&sr=1-1)

all proceeds went to an african charity and i spent £6

[Polka Dot Rock]

Oh, I love Unless! Wonderful book. And my mum has Human Croquet (also from a charity shop!) and she really enjoyed that... So great finds, V!

[Liz]

I quite often have a look around the different charity shops in the town. I would guess that nearly half the books which I own at the moment have been bought second-hand from a charity shop.

[kitty_kitty]

OH likes to look for records so he never complains about looking in charity shops

[~V~]

Oh, I love Unless! Wonderful book. And my mum has Human Croquet (also from a charity shop!) and she really enjoyed that... So great finds, V!
loads of the books on the stall i had already read. discussed them with the lady running it. she did say i'd probably like 'unless'

when it comes to kate atkinson though, i have mixed feelings. i loved 'behind the scenes at the museum' (reminded me of my own childhood) but wasn't sure about 'emotionally weird'

we shall see. it'll turn up in my book blog sooner or later :mrgreen:

[happyanddandy]

From the local Hospice shop today for a total of £1.40 -

The Time Traveller's Wife -Audrey Niffeneger
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova (good condition hard back)
Stupid Whte Men - Michael Moore

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[Polka Dot Rock]

Excellent finds, h&d!!

Quite jealous actually...

Hanley's charity shops are rubbish for books :( Poor me ;)

[Lilywhite]

We are quite lucky in Preston, we have the PDSA which is great but only have a few books, then across the road we have the Heart Foundation which has more books but can be pricey for the condition. We also have an Oxfam Bookshop and Cancer Research which I frequent as often as possible.
The best part though is a car boot on the open market every Tue and Thur. It's a goldmine for books. :)

Blackpool has a great selection of charity shops too and they're all on the same street.

[madcow]

Blackpool has a great selection of charity shops too and they're all on the same street.
So does Cleveleys, and its amazing how many BOGOF they do (nudge nudge wink wink say no more...lol) well thats what i tell hubby anyway :lol:

[kitty_kitty]

I want to go to Halifax on sat to have a look there too

[Janet]

I'm quite lucky to have a place called The Bookbarn near to me, which has millions of used books, which start at £1.

Warminster, where my parents live, has a British Heart Foundation shop, which obviously has an 'avid bookworm donator' as you can often find copies of the latest paperbacks in it.

They also have a Lions Charity Bookshop in their town. The books are 30p in there - it's great for Classics.

[angerball]

I'm quite lucky to have a place called The Bookbarn near to me, which has millions of used books, which start at £1.

Oooh, is that the one near Bristol? I've been meaning to go there for some time. :mrgreen:

[Janet]

Oooh, is that the one near Bristol? I've been meaning to go there for some time. :mrgreen:
The very same! :) There are two actually, one that's on the edge of Bristol, and the one I live near is about 12 miles from Bristol in a place called Farrington Gurney. The Bristol one is not so good - it's quite a bit smaller. There are now two barns at Farrington Gurney (and a small coffee shop).

If it's not too far for you, I'd definitely recommend travelling the extra distance to the F.G one.

[angerball]

If it's not too far for you, I'd definitely recommend travelling the extra distance to the F.G one.

Cool! :mrgreen: I'm not too far from Bristol so I'll definately give them both a go. :D

[rock_faery_666]

There's a wonderful little charity shop in Wymondham, Norfolk that has an entire floor devoted to books. It's like heaven, but it reads better :).

[aromaannie]

I have a great little cat's charity shop near me where their books are 50p each. I am a massive cat lover as well so I can always find an excuse to buy another book there:)

[kitty_kitty]

Well iw ent to the RSPCa shop and i got some ace books, brand new hard backed classics, you know the sort of books from the 1980's that people had a collection of but never read, all for 99p each!!
I got:
A tale of 2 cities - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
Vanity Fair - WM Thackeray
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Kim - Rudyard Kipling
The great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald

[Polka Dot Rock]

Oh wow, nice finds Kitty!! :mrgreen: If I may...

Well iw ent to the RSPCa shop and i got some ace books, brand new hard backed classics, you know the sort of books from the 1980's that people had a collection of but never read, all for 99p each!!
I got:
A tale of 2 cities - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
Vanity Fair - WM Thackeray
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Kim - Rudyard Kipling
The great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald

Great Expectations, Vanity Fair and Wuthering Heights are three of my favourite books, and I'm reading A Tale of Two Cities at this very moment (well, not at this particluar moment as that would inolve the tricky feat of reading and typing at the same time, and... oh, nevermind! :lol:)

[kitty_kitty]

I was very pleased they were books on my wish list who could resist them

[Bunny]

Our local Help The Aged charity shops often has some good books at very low prices, but once again I was too slow in getting a couple that I'd spotted last Monday, went back in on Wednesday and they'd gone

[Polka Dot Rock]

Hooray! My local charity shops have delivered unto me, for once! :lol:

In Shelter, I found a brand new copy of Nicole Krauss' Man Walks Into A Room (£2.95) and a nice little Penguin of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis (£1.25).

Then in the Douglas Macmillan Hospice shop, I got Chocolat and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time for the grand total of £1!

Bargain! And it's for charideee so no guilt required :mrgreen:

[Renniemist]

Sounds as if your day is getting better my the minute Aimz:lol:

[happyanddandy]

I am going tomorrow to hospice shop and am looking forward to it!:smile2:

[Janet]

I bought The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld in the Dorothy House charity shop in Warminster for 59p on Friday! :mrgreen:

[wiccibat]

I bought Delia Smith's Summer Collection from the BHF the other day, but I don't tend to buy books as our library is so good.
The Red Cross shop in Bexley is good for designer label clothes, but the Ellenor hospice shop thinks it is a bespoke antique shop and is very expensive.

[happyanddandy]

We now have 3 charity shops within a few yards of each other and they all have big collections of books.

Found 4 good books posted on 'what Books Came Into Your House Today'
:mrgreen:

[Raelou]

My local charity shop has nearly new books from 20p and hardbacks from 80p,I love going in there, my last one was Jonathan Kellerman, Rage which was 20p,Ihave got afew Maeve Binchy's from there as well:readingtwo:

[sib]

I work Saturday afternoons in our local Oxfam shop, and they reckon that books are now the biggest earner. But ours aren´t that cheap anymore. When I started there about eight years ago, the paperbacks were going for 29p. But about a year or two ago, the powers that be told us to only put out the ones in good condition and charge £1.49 for them across the board. The Mills and Boons are still sold for 59p, though.
They reckon that people are still buying them and that we're making the biggest profit in books. I suppose if you want a book, you're still prepared to pay £1.49 for it, especially if it's in good condition. I get most of my books from there. In fact, I'm now reading I Know You Got Soul by Jeremy Clarkson that I got from there.
The only thing I think is a shame is when we get in books which are a bit battered but still readable, but we can't put them out because of the new policy and nobody would pay £1.49 for them.

[kitty_kitty]

I work Saturday afternoons in our local Oxfam shop, and they reckon that books are now the biggest earner. But ours aren´t that cheap anymore. When I started there about eight years ago, the paperbacks were going for 29p. But about a year or two ago, the powers that be told us to only put out the ones in good condition and charge £1.49 for them across the board. The Mills and Boons are still sold for 59p, though.
They reckon that people are still buying them and that we're making the biggest profit in books. I suppose if you want a book, you're still prepared to pay £1.49 for it, especially if it's in good condition. I get most of my books from there. In fact, I'm now reading I Know You Got Soul by Jeremy Clarkson that I got from there.
The only thing I think is a shame is when we get in books which are a bit battered but still readable, but we can't put them out because of the new policy and nobody would pay £1.49 for them.

That really annoys me as i collect Dennis Wheatley books and they have usually been printed in the 50's, 60's & 70's ao they are really old and can be tatty and i can find them in charity shops but if they will not put them out what i am meant to do?

:motz:

[sib]

I know. I like P G Wodehouse, and if I´m not there to rescue them, they probably just go in the bin. It would be better if we had a separate shelf for tatty books at a lower price, but alas, I am but a small cog in the wheel. I might suggest it to the manager the next time I see her, see what she thinks.

[Raelou]

I must admit I don't go in oxfam, I generally tend to go to the other less known charity shops, the cats protection league, age concern,PDSA,help the aged,and some other local charity shops.It's not that I wouldn't ,even though it is a charity shop it don't look like one,(if that makes any sense)

[sib]

I know, the Oxfam shops are pretty smart - even if I do say so myself.:p But, as I say, the books are expensive compared with other places. It depends where it is, too. Ours isn´t too bad for clothes and bric-a-brac, but if it´s in a posh area, or down south, they bung big prices on things.

[Liz]

Bought a hardback copy of The Truth by Terry Pratchett for £2.50. It is in really good condition - hardly a scratch on it, so quite a good find.

[Polka Dot Rock]

Another three for me:

Money by Martin Amis from the Marie Curie shop (89p, paid £1.20), then grabbed Small Island by Andrea Levy and Kartography by Kamila Shamsie from good ol' Shelter (£2.75, paid £3.00)