Smart Girls Check Out Charity Shops ; Make Do and Mend in a Three-Part Series, Devon Writer Anna Collins Helps Us Maintain Style During the Credit Crunch by Breathing New Life Into Old Clothes I Hold Up My High Street Hands: The Most I Have Purchased From a Charity Shop Is a Birthday Card.

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The thought of wearing the discarded togs of someone else does not send excitement through my bones. But that someone else, I realise, as I part with two barely worn pairs of shoes, is someone just like me.

So Mary Queen of Charity Shops has had her say. But can we find some of this season's treasures in village charity shops? Oxfam, Mutley Plain, Plymouth, provides me with a delicious experience. The atmosphere is fresh, the clothes attractive and the offering far greater than simply old boots.

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Smart Girls Check Out Charity Shops ; Make Do and Mend in a Three-Part Series, Devon Writer Anna Collins Helps Us Maintain Style During the Credit Crunch by Breathing New Life Into Old Clothes I Hold Up My High Street Hands: The Most I Have Purchased From a Charity Shop Is a Birthday Card.

Cute greetings cards and Fairtrade foods are just some of the reasons why it's worth p...

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