tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post456697235822792321..comments2024-02-29T09:03:10.981+00:00Comments on Beautiful Bookish Butterflies: Bookish Musings - Charity shopsAmanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-48663400402884735942014-09-23T12:30:28.779+01:002014-09-23T12:30:28.779+01:00I love charity shops myself. I am lucky and have 6...I love charity shops myself. I am lucky and have 6 just in my little town centre. I managed to get an unopened boxset of the whole His Dark Materials series for just £4. That's three books, completely new and unused for just £4. I already own them but now I can gift this new set to my cousin for Christmas.<br><br>Whenever I travel further into London I have a ton of favourite charity bookshops that I love to visit. I usually come home with 5-10 books and barely spend £20 to get them all. It's amazing. I usually only buy ones that are in excellent condition though, I'm fussy like that.Reviews from a Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-66840159400768639672014-09-21T18:11:03.514+01:002014-09-21T18:11:03.514+01:00I'm with Finley on the wording. We call them ...I'm with Finley on the wording. We call them thrift stores. Most of the time they're connected to a charity but occasionally they're for profit. I do love a used book especially if it has unusual cover art. I supported my reading habits in college with a great used bookstore that was just off campus because there was no way I could have bought all new books! In fact my Agatha Christie collection built almost entirely of paperbacks found in various thrift stores are my favorite books just because I remember finding each one. Way more fun than just picking the exact one you want off a bookstore shelf!Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-92224256085499003502014-09-19T11:33:41.701+01:002014-09-19T11:33:41.701+01:00Nope, I'm just a public library addict :) I li...Nope, I'm just a public library addict :) I live like 6 minutes away from it and go there at least once a week!Finley Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489327672073580054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-33027573831839952692014-09-18T19:45:22.237+01:002014-09-18T19:45:22.237+01:00Haha sorry, I know you call them something differe...Haha sorry, I know you call them something different over there. Done a little research and apparently we have some over there too, I'm just not sure if they go to charity or not.<br>You don't own any books? :O. Are they all ebooks then? haha.<br><br>Yeah I know what you mean, it's what I like about them :)Books Galorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894518924876371938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-9934539045115317742014-09-18T19:41:36.504+01:002014-09-18T19:41:36.504+01:00Aww bless ya, I myself never did that but my other...Aww bless ya, I myself never did that but my other half spent a lot of his younger years looking in charity shops with his nan and it's still a very fond memory of his 20+ years on so it's lovely you had that.<br>I know what you mean, they don't always stock ones I want, in I'm coming away with less and less that I want (I blame the summer holidays and the pesky kids having snatched them up already haha) but they always have the popular ones like Harry Potter and Twilight.<br><br>Nah it's not strange. I want to get back into reading adult books because I read a lot of them when I first started reading for pleasure, but if I buy them all I would never be able to get the YA ones so they are priority now. Saying that though, One Day and Starter for Ten by David Nicholls has been in one for a few weeks, I think might have to go back and see if I can get it haha. They've been begging me to buy them for ages and I'll probably go back and they will already be gone :( LOLBooks Galorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894518924876371938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-65813128899474275562014-09-18T19:34:59.476+01:002014-09-18T19:34:59.476+01:00I know right? of course everyone wants a book of ...I know right? of course everyone wants a book of their own so falling in love with one you've got out of the library because you don't have the money for it isn't always an easy thing (or borrowing it from friends/family which I do more of right now). But I would much rather have read and loved the book, then bought one only to stay on my shelf or to hate it. If you borrow it, or buy it very cheap, it doesn't matter either way.Books Galorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894518924876371938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-17048688943422478982014-09-18T19:31:40.833+01:002014-09-18T19:31:40.833+01:00I'ts exactly that, and the ones around me don&...I'ts exactly that, and the ones around me don't stock one's that have come out recently all the time, but they do stock books that interest me. I don't know, maybe it's because I have 3 charity shops local to me and a lot of kids in the area :P (or so I'm guessing.)Books Galorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894518924876371938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-61251329314646731832014-09-18T15:13:02.432+01:002014-09-18T15:13:02.432+01:00Your wording threw me off for a moment-we call the...Your wording threw me off for a moment-we call these stores thrift shops :) I don't collect books at all (I don't own one single book, except for things like the Bible lol), so I don't look for books at these types of stores. But 99% of my clothes come from our local Goodwill store (thrift shop). I get name brand, in style clothes for a fraction of the retail price :)Finley Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489327672073580054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-68485134711552826882014-09-17T11:51:17.677+01:002014-09-17T11:51:17.677+01:00Wonderful discussion, Stacie! I loved reading your...Wonderful discussion, Stacie! I loved reading your thoughts and experiences with charity shops. Having spent a lot of time (especially when I was younger), with both of my gandma's trawling through charity stores, I've always gotten used books. I'm still fine with purchasing them as long as if they are in reasonable condition. However, here in Australia, it's rare to find a book I REALLY want in a charity store. They don't seem to get many YA books in, and when they do, they're usually very popular series/more cheesy vampire series such as Harry Potter, Twilight, Vampire Academy, Morganville Vampires, Blue Bloods et cetera. <br><br>However, although I haven't read a lot of the following books this year, I do read a lot of adult crime fiction as well as crime fiction, and I only purchase adult crime fiction books second hand, as I'm not so picky with my series matching and et cetera with my adult books. I don't know why, it's a bit strange now that I think about it, but I guess that's just me. :)Ebony Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021781372843664797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-76409857236839403152014-09-15T15:12:51.712+01:002014-09-15T15:12:51.712+01:00I could not agree more with this post! More people...I could not agree more with this post! More people should utilise their charity shops more, just like their libraries and it's a shame people don't just because they want new and sparkling. It doesn't matter what the book looks like, it matters what's inside. If you can get the same book with a slit cress for over half the price, then do it, don't be picky. Good topic! :)Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-88738043942501008012014-09-15T14:51:06.748+01:002014-09-15T14:51:06.748+01:00What great bargains! I love the idea of charity sh...What great bargains! I love the idea of charity shops. Is the saying not "one man's trash is another's treasure"? That being said, I have the worst luck. Book wise, the shops around me don't exactly stock ones (YA wise) that would catch my eye (but I have hauled some great classics before!)Jess @myreadingdresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05316896211583809615noreply@blogger.com