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40 Bizarre Treasures That Could Only Be Found In Secondhand Shops, As Shared On “Charity Shop Stuff”
In my humble opinion, there are few places in the world more magical than a thrift store. They’re full of unexpected treasures like outdated clothing items that would be bold statements today, VHS tapes of films you haven’t watched in decades and bizarre home goods that make you wonder why they were ever created in the first place. What’s not to love?
So in celebration of all of the wackiest things shoppers have ever found at secondhand stores, we’ve taken a trip to the “Charity Shop [Stuff]” Facebook group. Below, you’ll find some of the quirkiest objects that have ended up on thrift store shelves, as well as conversations we were lucky enough to have with thrifting experts Dina Younis of Dina's Days and Jessica Potter of Used & Loved, so enjoy this opportunity to virtually window shop and be sure to upvote all of the items you might have been tempted to purchase!
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#1
Perfect Ideas For Summer Holidays!
Roan The Demon Kitty 3 years ago
These are part of a collection of t shirts, the artist is Steven Rhodes, they're great. I love my "lets learn about recycling" one lmao
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#2
Crud Mug Of The Day. Oxfam Guisborough
#3
Band Of Cats At Jane’s Charity Shop, Also Romsey
#4
Godalming Barnardos. The Volunteer Said She Couldn’t Bring Herself To Put It Out But Priced It At £1 Each Tassel - Now That’s My Sisters Birthday Gift Sorted
#5
Saw This Today & Left It There
#7
Lol Saw This In Footsteps Gloucester
#8
Well, Made Me Laugh... Jumble Sale Fundraiser For A Youth Theatre, East Oxford, 20p
#9
A Must For All Workplaces. We've All Done It. Hope Rescue, Pontypridd
Seamus Crumley 3 years ago
Farting at work? Where do you go? Just stand beside someone you don't like, let one out and move away quickly
#10
Found This In Scope In Great Yarmouth... Definitely Came Home With Me So I Can Prank My Kids
#11
Bhf Lincoln UK... A Must Have For Any Dog Owner
#12
Saw This At Charity Shop Any Ideas
#13
British Heart Foundation Gloucester Lol She's Armless Really
#14
First Donation Of The Day
#15
My Partner Went On A Charity Shop Binge Today And Came Home With This Thing! He's Named It Cuthbert Age UK- Wolverhampton
#16
For All You Gary Barlow Fans. Barnardos Milton Keynes
#17
3 Old Ring Pulls In Plastic. Age UK Walthamstow. And It Is Now Mine…
#18
Was It Me You Were Looking For £1 From PDSA Brighton
#19
This Delight Can Be Yours For The Princely Sum Of £3.99. Age UK In Crosby, Liverpool
#20
Needless To Say We Didn't Buy It £4...mens T-Shirt
#21
Barnsley Charity Shop Fish Sliders
#22
£4 Barnados Dudley
#23
Julia's House, Christchurch....only £3
#24
I'm Guessing Sue Wasn't Happy With Her 50th Birthday Present From Friends
#25
It’s What She Would Have Wanted. And For £4 This Wasn’t Being Left Behind. Highams Park Counselling Charity Shop
#26
In Case Anyone's Looking For A Bag Of 4 Pebbles (Don’t Even Know Why On Earth You’d Donate, Let Along Try And Sell Them) You Can Find These At The Norfolk Hospice Tapping House
Stephanie Did It 3 years ago
My son and his cousin tried to set up a lemonade stand one summer but it failed, so they changed the sign and sold rocks all afternoon to passersby who thought it was funny. They earned enough to buy a small motorized dinghy.
#27
Yep, A Meerkat Elvis. And It Was In The Glass Cabinet So It Was Worth A Fair Bit…
#28
Oxfam Cleveleys If You Want This Fine Garment!
#29
Run Don't Walk For This Beautiful Outfit In Barnardo's Fallowfield!!
#30
What The Actual .....? Cancer Research Penzance
Seamus Crumley 3 years ago
And the winner of this year's 'Bake off is, This modern peice of art. Eat at your own risk. WTF
#31
Not Entirely Sure…but I Think It’s A Plastic Eiffel Tower You Hang Around Your Neck And Drink Alcohol From. Salvation Army, St Petersburg, Fl
#32
I Have Questions. Questions I’m Not Sure I Want To Know The Answers To. Still Available In Haw, Hull If You Want A Budget Option For Your Old Granny
#33
There Are Some Charity Shops That Think They Are Antique Shops. Cornwall Hospice Truro Has Many Items With Price Tags Like This. £700…. Kerching!
#34
Rspca Blackstock Rd
Marcellus II 3 years ago
These are much more fun/efficient if there's a believable thing in there, like a shriveled mouse or some sharp-looking metal-looking thing.
#35
Apple Sauce Head Found In Tenovus, Romsey
#36
Easter Bunny In A Mr Tumble Waistcoat Anyone? Available From Salvation Army Newmarket
#37
Seen In Greenwich
#38
What’s In Your Knickers? My Purse Of Course £2.50 Leeds, (Forgot Exactly Which Shop)
#39
Someone's Been Having A Go At Painting... Do Charity Shops Ever Throw Anything Away Because It's Really Bad? Pdsa, Newcastle Upon Tyne
The Exquisite Pancake 3 years ago
Hey don’t be mean! The Pikachu ones are good!….we don’t talk about Sonic
#40
Well If You Are A Last Of The Summer Wine Fan.. Longfield Glos £3.50 Each
#42
Dove House Hospice Charity Shop, Hull
#43
I Found This A Year Ago, And It Still Haunts Me. I Dont Get It?!!?
#44
Just Why Would Anyone Make This?
Deson 3 years ago (edited)
This might be a bit vintage actually. The sad clown motif was rather popular a number of years ago (paintings, sculptures, etc) this actually might date back to that time frame. Edit to add this one may be a part of the Emmett Kelly collection. This actually might be worth a fair bit..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Kelly
#45
Wooden Ghost Thing, Yours For £1 Sue Ryder, Leeds
#46
She Wanted A Pony, Shaw Trust, Glastonbury
#47
Ashbourne Shops Certainly Didn't Dissapoint!!
#48
Bondi Jct. Salvo’s. My Previous Two Split Opinion But Surely This One Is Worthy Of Damnation To Hell. Anyone Know Who He Is ?
#49
Beep Beep. Pdsa, Wallsend, Newcastle Upon Tyne (20p)
#50
Red Cross Earlestown: £1.99 Didn’t Buy
Mari Balot 3 years ago
If my memory serves me right those are traditional Greek men shoes worn by Tsoliades.
#51
Colin Gets About… Each, Attleborough
#52
Is It A Giant Wooden Sandal?! Sense Crewe
#53
Burnham, Secret World Wildlife Rescue
Seamus Crumley 3 years ago
Statler and Waldorf wives from the Muppet show. Are they sitting in a puddle?
#54
Mini Fagin Toby Jug, Knebworth Ymca Shop
Will Cable 3 years ago
Isn't it a character jug because a Toby jug includes the who body? I think I was told it is easy to know the difference because a Toby includes toes, as in head to toe
#55
The Price!!!!!!! Shaw Trust, Stoke Newington, North London. These Often Sell For Less Than £5 On Second Hand Sites
Seamus Crumley 3 years ago
I had one of these as a kid. They played the song as well. How to keep an idiot kid amused for hours.
#56
Found In Roy Castle Lung Cancer Shop In Sale. £50 For Mike Baldwin’s Tie
#57
Want A Fish Tank Without The Responsibility Of Cleaning And Feeding The Fish. Cardigan Barnardos Has Just The Thing For You
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Ginger Grumpybunny 3 years ago
"Charity Shop [Stuff]"? Really. Bored Panda, if your pathetic sponsors won't let you correctly name the group you linked, couldn't you even have said [excrement]?
Ginger Grumpybunny 3 years ago
"Charity Shop [Stuff]"? Really. Bored Panda, if your pathetic sponsors won't let you correctly name the group you linked, couldn't you even have said [excrement]?
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