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50 Random And Unhinged Things People Gave To Charity Shops That Confused Or Cracked Buyers Up
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We think there are a lot of things to love about secondhand shopping. It’s easy on the wallet, great for the environment, and you never know when you could stumble upon something truly unique at a random thrift store or garage sale. However, ‘unique’ doesn’t necessarily mean aesthetic or awesome! Sometimes, the stuff you come across is beyond bizarre and makes you do a double-take.
That’s where the popular ‘C**p You Find in Charity Shops’ Facebook group comes in. This is _the original_ charity shop group that’s been “ripped off rotten by others” since being founded in 2013. Its members share pics of weird secondhand finds and enjoy poking fun at them. We’ve collected some of the strangest pics they’ve ever shared so you can see just how odd things can get, Pandas. Don’t forget to upvote your fave pics and join the group if you love their content.
The founder of the group, Roland Saunders, was kind enough to answer Bored Panda's questions about the community. Read on for our full interview with him.
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#1
Sad Little Paper Mache Feather - For 20c It Came Home With Me. Lifeline Fairfield, Brisbane Au
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#2
Air Ambulance, Stratford-Upon-Avon. A Need
#3
£1.50 At Forces Support In Brierley Hill. It Was Love At First Sight & He’s Now Home With Me
#4
After Realising It Wasn't Mj But John Cleese Moon Moonwalking I Had To Edit It. Found In Severn Hospice, Telford
#5
Oxfam...worthing
#6
Barnardo's Wanstead, London
#7
Do I Know What It Is? No. Its Purpose? No. Was It £26? Yes It Was
Did I buy it from the joint account and tell my husband that I’d saved him the hassle of arranging a Mother’s Day gift for me? Yes I did. I even hid it in my son’s room so that I can forget about it for the next week and a half. (I told him where though)
Come Mother’s Day, I will mostly be drinking G&T from this vessel. Come Easter, if there’s an egg that fits neatly into it, I may have a taste. After that…. errrrm
#8
Sue Ryder, Kingswood. It’s A Torch!
#9
Rainbow Llamas
#10
Found This Creepy Tracksuit At Age UK In Hale. I've Left It There For You Because I Don’t Want It
#11
Best Thing I Have Ever Found. A Brain Snow (Ash?) Globe. Red Hill Salvo’s, Queensland
#12
A Strawberry Fish. Or Is It A Fishy Strawberry? Katharine House Hospice Shop In Hednesford
#13
Oxfam Belfast, 1 Quid For That Smelly Da In Your Life
ChocolateCake 3 years ago
i need this for my dad. this is like the perfect description of him :)
#14
Dorothy House, Keynsham UK
#15
And They Called It Pussy Love
#16
Staring Into My Soul Age UK. Olney
#17
Inflatable Jesus. Children's Society Wickford
#18
Those Little Scamps Malcom And Monty Have Clearly Been Watching South Park
Send ‘em to the Tower and off with their heads... Gracing the window of Fundraising Shop, Hayes, only a confident young man would be bold to team a tasseled cardi with form fitting floral Capri pants. The animal print legging hugging Malcolm’s manly form are expertly enhanced by an 80’s denim waistcoat Shakin’ Stevens would be proud of.
#19
Oxfam Manchester £2.99
#20
Found At The Goodwill In Alvin Tx. It Is Now My Sleep Poncho
#21
Found This Gem In Southern Oregon USA!
#22
Barnados Milton Keynes
#23
"Hilarious"... Cancer Research, Cheshire
#24
We Can Say My Thrifting Session Had A Rocky Start... Goodwill In San Francisco, Ca. USA
#25
Dvd In The Vein Of Sharknado And Piranha. Cancer Research, Prestwich
#26
The Hot Line. Mind In Christchurch. Dorset
#27
£5 For This Role Poly Cat. Lighthouse, Buxton
#28
Mr Blobbly Tea Pot Found In The Hospice Shop In Eltham Yesterday. I Secretly Quite Like This
#29
I Have Absolutely No Idea. £2 Oxfam Belfast
#30
Who Needs Ashes Of Someone Else’s Problem In Laws? Goodwill, Clearwater Fl
#31
St Peter’s Hospice, Kingswood. Looks Like Me First Thing In The Morning
#32
Cancer Research Shop In Hythe, Kent, UK. Both Very “Cute”, But Didn’t Come Home With Me! £3.99 Each
#33
Not Creepy At All Rspca Whitstable
#34
Found The Most Epic Little Dude In The Ymca In Norwich Today. He Had No Price Tag But I Cant Stop Thinking About Him
#35
Very Very Tempting… First Tomato Ive Seen In Weeks ! Princess Alice Hospice, Dorking UK
#36
Always Something To Catch Your Attention At Goodwill, Richmond, Va!
Michael Melfa 3 years ago
Had to comment. I think this was formerly my trash. In-laws gave it to my kids for Christmas, you're supposed to smack the thing and it'll make noise. Kids did not like it because it was sensitive and would just randomly go off at night. Sent it to Richmond Goodwill during the next spring cleaning.
#37
Been Waiting To Find Something Worthy Of This Page. So Here It Is…this Delightful Piece. It Is Just Hideous
#38
Florence Nightingale Hospice, Chinnor, Oxfordshire. £2 Each. No Sniggering, And No I Didn’t!
#39
Truly Hideous. Can’t Imagine Anyone Ever Thinking “They’ll Look Lovely On My Sideboard”. Cats’ Protection, Cowbridge
#40
Tempted Anyone? Can You Find A Space On Your Wall? £2 Bargain At Catherine House Hospice Norton Bridge - Eccleshall
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
My grandmother had one of these. If you stare at it long enough, it looks like his eyes open. Always creeped me out when I was a kid. Probably contributed to my adult atheism too.
#41
I Found This In Salvation Army In Daventry And Thought It Was Gross... My Cousin Was Too Slow To Go Get It As He's Gone Home Already
#42
You Can Snap This Up For A Mere £2 In The Hospice Shop In Wisbech, Cambs
#43
Perfect For Someone Who Works In A Job Centre
#44
Found At Sue Ryder In Skleton. I Feel Like Some People Might Like This One
#45
This Old Vinyl Record Beauty From The 70's Can Be Yours For Just 3€
#46
I Wish I Knew A Fiona. Ymca Middleton Reduced To 50p For Some Reason
#47
I Travelled Halfway Round The World To Find It! Alexandra Tip Shop, Nz
#48
Unfortunately The Guide Didn’t Have Anything In. Myton Hospice, Rugby
#49
Genuinely Perplexed As To Whether This Is A Child Facing The Viewer Looking Down Or A Very Hairy Body Builder Looking Away
#50
Barnados. Alfreton. My Favourite Ever Find. (Just To Add: I Didn’t Buy It)
#51
Marie Curie Exeter It Was Open…
#52
Wonder What They Are Looking At. Sue Ryder, Stow On The Wold
#53
Mencap, Derby... Not Sure Why This Exists!
#54
Just What You Need 'The Boob Glass'. Seen At Cats Protection, Morden, UK
#55
Just Why. Big Cancer Research Blackburn Big One
#56
£5. Butterfly Hospice Shop, Louth. "Oh My God" Indeed
#57
A Cup Sue Ryder Blackburn Definitely C**p
#58
Couldn't Pass This By. Perfect For Christmas Jumper Day. £6 Bhf, St Ives, Cambs
#59
Oh Hell No, Rspca Glastonbury
#60
Who Knows What That Wolf Has Ingested.......help The Aged, Maidenhead £4.99
#61
Shelter Shop In Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. No Words Really
#62
Found This Pig In Red Cross Shop In Street, UK. £6 She Looks So Happy !!!
#63
For That George Michael Fan In Your Life, A Phone Case
#64
Fancy A Game Anyone?
#65
All They Need Is A Cigarette. Wells . Heart Foundation
weatherwitch 3 years ago
Oh my Gods, I hadn't spotted the second pig do didn't get the title.... At first 🤦🏻♀️🐷🐷🤣🤣
#66
These Are Particularly Tasteful. I Resisted The Temptation. Cancer Research, Abergavenny
#67
Saw This In Age UK At North Point Shopping Centre In Hull Safe To Say Brenda Did Not Come Home With Me
#68
East Lancashire Hospice Shop Darwen A Very Wierd Mug Seen Lots Of C**p Mugs Recently
jeff adams 3 years ago
That is a left-handed tequila cup. At least that's what I would use it for.
#69
Erm....spotted In Ymca Prenton
#70
I Cringed At This Hoodie... Then Asked My Brother If He Wanted Me To Get It For His Pregnant Girlfriend. Red Cross, Poole
#71
Found In Barnardos Burnley. Don't Think They Put This Lusty Fellow Out For Sale Though
#72
I Don’t Understand. Creep It Real? Salvos, Nowra (Australia) $3
Apathetic Bovine 3 years ago
Might be more of an American thing, but I've heard/seen people use this around Halloween as a play on "Keep it real."
#73
This Little Beauty With A Face Made From A Thistle Can Be Yours For Only £3. Found In Llandudno, British Heart Foundation Shop... I Think
weatherwitch 3 years ago
Used to be quite a popular thing to create in the 70s and 80s. She's very clean so likely a modern version 😊
#74
Sense, Bradford
#75
Didn't Spot The Price But Found In A Hospice Ni In Belfast
#76
Talk Of The Shop Weirdly No One Will Buy It $15 City Mission Tasmania
#77
Perfect For The Winter Months...only £2.50, Ymca In Peterlee
#78
It’s A Cushion. It’s In Sue Ryder In Gloucester, If You Can’t Live Without It! £3.25 - Excellent Value For A Thin Wad Covered In Shiny Polyester Tumble!!
#79
A China Handbag , But You’ll Need To Part With A Real Handbag Full Of Cash To Buy It. Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire
#80
Proper Gangsta. £3 Ymca, St Ives, Cambs
Mickysixxx 3 years ago
Nandos closed down near me now we have no Nandos and that makes me a sad panda
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Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
The number of items here from British charity shops makes me cringe at the junk the British buy in the first place! It has however prompted me to pop into a few next time I'm in town now I know such delights/ horrors can be found!
BlueEyesWhiteDragon 3 years ago (edited)
Secondhand shops in the UK are so uniquely named and specific in their causes. In the US, thrift stores are either 1) Independent and for-profit, like Savers, 2) religion-affiliated like the Salvation Army, or organization-affilated like the Goodwill or Habitat for Humanity. Many thrift stores purport to give back to their communities, but they can be opaque in how they do so. They're never so specific as 'we give money to this hospice or cause.'
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
The number of items here from British charity shops makes me cringe at the junk the British buy in the first place! It has however prompted me to pop into a few next time I'm in town now I know such delights/ horrors can be found!
BlueEyesWhiteDragon 3 years ago (edited)
Secondhand shops in the UK are so uniquely named and specific in their causes. In the US, thrift stores are either 1) Independent and for-profit, like Savers, 2) religion-affiliated like the Salvation Army, or organization-affilated like the Goodwill or Habitat for Humanity. Many thrift stores purport to give back to their communities, but they can be opaque in how they do so. They're never so specific as 'we give money to this hospice or cause.'
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