Brits blast 'expensive' charity shops after a 2011 Disney calendar is sold for ... trends now
Britons are blasting 'expensive' charity shops and claiming the prices are getting steeper, after an empty jam jar was flogged for £2.50 and a 2011 Disney calendar was marked up as £6.
Laura McInerney posted to X (formerly Twitter) to express her shock at the seemingly inflated costs of some items she stumbled across earlier this month.
She shared a snap of an empty Bonne Maman jar, which was being flogged for £2.50 at a British Heart Foundation shop in Newham - only 10p less than the same price you can get it from the shelves of a supermarket with jam inside.
Shocked, she continued: 'Or what about a free corporate notebook given out at a Barclays event? Yours for only £4!' and 'A photo album that's 13 years out of date? Stick £6 on it… My mind is blown'.
The tweet has already been seen by more than a million people, who chimed in with their own thoughts about the pricing.
Laura McInerney found an empty Bonne Maman jar priced at £2.50 in the British Heart Foundation shop in Newham
Laura McInerney posted to X (formerly Twitter ) to express her shock at the seemingly inflated prices
Bonne Maman jams can be picked up for £2.60 in Asda - or Marmalade, which comes in the same jar, will set you back £2.20 from Ocado, less than the price of the empty jar.
Someone in the replies joked: 'It's a ten pence discount off the retail price. A bargain!'
'So you're telling me the jam only costs 10p?!?' joked someone else.
Another user penned: 'Just done a round at charity shops near me. Madness, the prices are more expensive than buying new. But still, in my attempt to leave fast fashion, I'm doing the charity shop.'
Laura responded: 'Yes, agree. I sort of don't mind it for clothing, as it's usually still at least a bit discounted and better for the world. But the stationery and books were *wildly* out of kilter!'
Meanwhile, a second agreed: 'Yep - I've noticed this. I try to get the majority of my clothes from charity shops (from a sustainability point of view as much as anything).
'Used to be pretty cheap... not anymore! I also think lots of the best stuff goes on Vinted etc nowadays! (I buy from there, too)'.
'You can buy it new with jam included at that price,' penned one surprised social media user, with a second adding: 'I'm rich! I've got thousands!'
Someone else claimed: 'They have whole sections full of Primark and Florence & Fred all priced higher than when new'.
Shocked, she continued: 'Or what about a free corporate notebook given out at a Barclays event? Yours for only £4!' and 'A photo album that's 13 years out of date? Stick £6 on it… My mind is blown'
The tweet has already been seen by more than a million people, who chimed in with their own thoughts about the pricing
'You can buy it cheaper full of jam' and 'Priced by a volunteer,' remarked others.
Another X user revealed: 'I once saw one of those Grolsch beer bottles with the fancy stopper at a junk shop.
