'I visited charity shop but walked out almost immediately after discovery' - The Mirror

'I visited charity shop but walked out almost immediately after discovery' - The Mirror

Chelsey Bowen was searching for a pink jumper in Truro charity shops when she found second-hand items priced higher than expected, including a £50 faux-fur coat she believed was from Primark with the labels cut out

‘I visited charity shop but walked out almost immediately after discovery’

Chelsey Bowen was searching for a pink jumper in Truro charity shops when she found second-hand items priced higher than expected, including a £50 faux-fur coat she believed was from Primark with the labels cut out The first charity shop, as we recognise them today, appeared in the late 1940s when the first Oxfam store opened in Oxford. Today, virtually every British high street features at least one thrift store, offering donated clothing and o…