AN AVID charity shop regular was thrilled when she saw a discount box where you could buy five items for £1.
Francesca Ramsden from the UK quickly dove in search of treasure and found lots of goodies in charity shops.
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Excited about her purchase, the bargain hunter shared everything she learned in a recent video posted to social media.
She said: “I went to the charity shop.
“There’s a five-for-£1 bargain box, and I filled my bag and about five others.”
Francesca first pulled out a gray off-the-shoulder sweater that had been in the trash for 8 p.m.
The charity shop genius then picked up a crochet top which she was thrilled to see as she had the same in her Shein basket, but couldn’t justify the £8 price tag.
So Francesca was thrilled to see him around 8pm, her bargain was clearly on the up.
Next In her goodie bag was a pair of jeans, which were priced incredibly well at 20 cents – almost too good to be true.
“I also bought these jeans that are originally from…” Francesca continued, but as she held them, she looked horrified and dropped the jeans, ‘Oh,’ she added.
Francesca tried to compose herself as reality set in.
“Do you want to see what’s in it?” she asked.
“What the hell?
“Then I should have known that from the little spot on that side.”
Francesca lifted her pants and showed the inside, which was covered in feces.
Disgusted by her discovery, Francesca dumped them and revealed that she would not continue filming her collection of bargain finds.
Top charity shop tips for getting a bargain
Ross Dutton has been manager of Crisis’ charity shops for four years and currently runs the charity shop in Finsbury Park, London.
Choose your area – As a rule, the more elegant the place, the better the quality of the donated clothes.
Don’t stop there – If you see something you like, buy it as it will probably be gone when you come back
Beware of cut labels – Some of your favorite stores will have deals with local charity shops to donate unsold stock during their own sales. Often part of the deal is that they have to cut the tags off the clothes.
Stay at home – Although some charities have their own website, such as Oxfam and Crisis. many also sell on dedicated eBay stores such as the British Heart Foundation and Scope. You won’t get the range of bargains you would in a physical store, but if you’re looking for something specific it might be worth checking out online too.
She added: “Someone obviously used this and wiped their ass on them.”
Francesca added that whoever donated the jeans should feel ashamed for doing such a thing.
The clip posted to Francesca’s TikTok account @francescacharityshop It has since gone viral with over 119,000 views and 5,000 likes.
People were shocked by the discovery, with some charity shop staff revealing it happened quite regularly.
One person wrote: “The Pooey jeans made me cry.”
Another commented: “The way you went from excitement to instant disgust made me howl.”
“I volunteer at a charity shop and things like this are more common than you think haha,” wrote a third.
Meanwhile, a fourth said: “When I told you I didn’t expect it.”
“The sigh that escaped my mouth when you showed the inside of your jeans,” said a fifth.
Another person added: “I’m a charity shop manager, this happens at least once a day and it’s not the worst I’ve come across.”
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