CHARITY shops get a lot of flak – and none more so than the ten along Orpington High Street – but we love ‘em.

Vibe’s Jim Palmer took a stroll down the road dubbed "Austerity Street" by the national papers to find the most marvellous items and best buys…

Hugo Boss suit, £20 at Scope

 

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Kylie and Jason, Especially for You CD single, £1.50 at Scope

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Evening Dress by Light in the Box, brand new with labels, £20 at Marie Curie Cancer Care

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Evening dress by Giorgio Armani, £24.99 at Maypole@161

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Teddy bear biscuit jar, £4.99 at Maypole@161

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Midnight Cowboy (DVD), £2 at Cancer Research UK

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A Gold Crown (coin) commemorating Queen Elizabeth II coronation in 1953, £25 to £30 at Cancer Research UK

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Mangle, £25 at Age UK

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A glass Cutty Sark in a bottle, £8.50 at Hospices of Hope

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Here Comes the Hammer/ U Can’t Touch This 7” vinyl, 50p at Hospices of Hope

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