I raided the 10p bin at my local charity shop and found denim shorts worth £135… I even got real Ralph Lauren for £3
YOU might not expect to find much in the 10p bin at your local charity shop.
But Grace hit the jackpot with the bargain bin at hers, as she spotted a pair of Diesel denim shorts worth an incredible £135.
She took to TikTok to share a video of her shopping haul, which was part of her attempt to turn £20 into £1,000.
“All of these items were 10p each – they were in like a bin thing at the local charity shop,” she said.
“Some of them I don’t really like but I thought for 10p it doesn’t even matter if I sell them for like £2.
“I can’t believe all these things were actually 10p each! Like that blows my mind!”
Grace added that she’s noticed in the past when buying bits to resell that the “ugly” items sell “way better” than anything else.
“People just love like vintage rare Y2K vibe sort of things!” she added.
One of the best finds in the bin was a pair of Diesel men’s shorts.
“I also found these denim shorts, they’re apparently Diesel!” she said.
“Do you think this is real or do you think they’re fake?
“I honestly can’t tell um and obviously they were 10p so I’m like confused about it!”
She also nabbed a pretty blue top which was giving her “Y2K vibes”.
“I look for anything that’s Y2K cause it literally sells straight away!” she said.
As for the “little basic tops”, Grace said she thought she’d be able to sell for a few pounds each.
She also bought some more expensive items, including a £3 Ralph Lauran T-shirt.
Top charity shop tips for bagging a bargain
Ross Dutton has been a manager for Crisis's charity shops for four years and currently runs the charity's Finsbury Park shop in London.
Choose your area – As a rule of thumb, the posher the area, the better quality the clothes that are donated.
Don’t hang around – If you see something you like, buy it, as it’ll likely be gone when you come back
Look out for cut-off labels – Some of your favourite high street stores will have deals with local charity shops to donate stock that isn’t sold during their own sales. Often part of the deal is that they need to cut the labels off the clothes.
Stay at home – While some charities have their own site, like Oxfam and Crisis. many also sell from dedicated eBay stores, such as British Heart Foundation and Scope. You won’t get the range of bargains that you would get in a physical store, but if you’re looking for something specific it may be worth checking online too.
“I don’t know if it’s real or not, if anyone knows let me know!” she said.
In total, she spent £17.30 on the entire haul.
“Some right bargains!” Grace captioned her video.
“Those Diesel shorts are real, try Google images they look 90s to me!” one person commented on the video.
And upon a Google search, similar Diesel shorts were coming out at around £135.
“The Diesel shorts and Ralphie are real hun!” another said.