Ah how I'm a sucker for a charity shop. This one didn't fail to please (though they rarely do) OK,…read moreit's only on the odd occasion that you actually find something worth looking for but I love the feel of this particular shop and the mish mash of this, that and everything that's always sold within its walls. Some of the furniture on sale here you'd pay a heck of a lot more for if you took a trip to a 'vintage' shop. But unlike simply having the vintage tag stuck upon them, in these charity shops the items actually have been passed through individuals, families, generations, and who knows what or where in history. I love the whole olden day aspect behind it. Plus all the proceeds go to charity and I like the vintage feel (and price tag) of items sold in here.

Twice is Nice is my favourite newest discovery. I happened to stumble upon here on a lazy afternoon…read moreshopping with a friend. Now, to be fair, if I even so much sniff a second hand book I have sensors that flare and light up the room. I'm lassoed by an invisible rope that drags me toward it. I can't help but nosey around for a bargain. I was pleasantly surprised that there were actually some good books in here (note: some, most of them were rubbish) but this was juxtaposed alongside a funky range of second hand clothes, that were dirt cheap, probably the best prices I've seen in a shop. There's an array of teddies, ornaments, toys, shoes, a bike helmet (hopefully for a collector or decoration, but if anyone ever buys this I really hope they get a severe safety warning!) but just nosying round the memoirs of the past gives me a real sense of history and the charm of all these products being recycled makes me happy (I'm a tree hugging hippy, what else can I say?)

I'm a real book worm. I love a good book and can get through them like nobody's business. The only…read moreproblem now is that my house is coming down with them! Unless a book was particularly fantastic, I will only read it once, so for that reason, I don't like to spend an awful lot of money on them. I popped into Twice is Nice on the off chance, just to see if they had any books, as a lot of charity shops don't have a great range, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had lots! I found two books I hadn't got from a series of books I had been reading, and also picked up three good well known cookery books. Best of all, when I took them to the till, the whole lot only came to £6.75. I could easily have paid that for one of the books if I had bought it brand new!

As I've said before, I really enjoy a good old snoop around a charity shop. You just never know…read morewhat you might find. This Cancer Research shop had some pretty nice clothes. Ok, some of it you'd never be seen dead in, and normally you might have to look in 3 out of 4 shops until you find something you really want to buy, but that's what I love about it. The utter randomness of the paraphernalia sold within. I talked to a lovely woman called Pearl in here who volunteers most of her week to ensure the shop is kept running in ship shape condition. This shop is really neatly laid out with all the items in their proper place and clearly labelled prices. As per usual it was full of local old biddies calling in for some chit chat, but I did notice one rather well off lasy enquiring about an ornament in the window. Maybe she's on to a good one! Lucky her! Why don't you take a pop in and try your luck? At least you'll be giving to charity. Good samaritan.