I remembered you had done this video, so after a long search here to watch it again! I'm thinking about buying used books after buying a lot of novelties, this video is great stuff 👌
I’m so jealous of your charity shops. It sounds like most English towns have a nice selection. Close to me I have one used bookstore with a decent selection and then Goodwill and Salvation Army which have meh. Once again I enjoy the Guest Spinster. 😁
My small town in Wales has around a dozen charity shop on its single high street. They are very common here, especially in areas that are not very wealthy (like North Wales).
yessss i love this. i live in a pretty residential area so there's only one charity shop within walking distance of my house and it's pretty small but i almost always manage to find amazing books that i'm super excited to read. there's a ton of charity books near my university campus as well so i'm often browsing those on days when i have lectures - i've saved so much money on books (both recreational and for my course). 10/10 huge charity shop fan.
My biggest thing is just going regularly. The ones around me actually go through books fairly quickly so if I go every week or two I can keep up to date with what they get in. But I know I'm going too much when I start to recognize their books lol. I love being able to find the most random things, though.
Charity shops with books are my favourite. You need a strong back caring all those books. I always say only get two books then I come out with two bags full lol 😂 xxx 🌹🌹📚📖
In the US, or at least in my area of it, we don't have many charity shops, but we do have a lot of antique shops that will also sell used books they've gotten from estate sales and things like that. But I usually get my bargain books from library sales, where a library gathers up their books they don't want in circulation anymore for whatever reason - too old, too damaged, not requested enough, etc. - and I get a lot of books for $0.50 to $1 each at those and I love it!
I've heard so many amazing things (and watched so many book haul videos :P) about library sales! My local library doesn't do that, I wonder if it's a US thing.
I do enjoy a good library sale. I live near Chicago so I go to the Printer's Row bookfair every year too, so many used and rare shops from all over come.
Very cool video. I really love charity shops and I miss going to them. Most of the books I get come from them and I even managed to get most of my Stephen King book from there.
I love the Goodreads scan feature! very helpful for book browsing. ---WAIT you can use it on the cover??!! I always thought it was just the barcode! haha A lot of our used book stores in the U.S. have the price penciled on the inside! I'm the same when it comes to haggling! LOL I do the sideways head tilt too! I didn't realize that was something not everyone does haha I'm not sure any of my American book tips would apply to UK charity shops, but some of our used book stores also keep track of inventory via computer like new bookstores. So if there's an author I tend to find in used bookstores but I don't see them in the expected section, sometimes I'll ask at the front if they have any of their work and it will be shelved somewhere I hadn't thought of. This especially happens with that wonderfully vague "general fiction" category! haha
None of the charity shops in my town have a digital inventory, they tend to be a lot more old-fashioned. And yes, "general fiction"... but the hunt is part of the game :)
Additional tips: Charity shops in my area (in Quebec, Canada) have special promotions that I always look out for. For example, one place has all books at 1$ on Saturdays or a whole bag for 10$. Sometimes at another place, when they have a lot of books, there a 2 for 1 sign in the section.
That's amazing! Sometimes my local shops have promotions like buy 1 get 1 free, but not on any regular schedule that I can tell, and they don't tend to advertise this so you always have to go inside and check.
I haven’t haggled for books but when I was short on a few p they cashier let me take them home for 30p less.And one time a dressing gown I liked was stained with wax and when I brought it to their attention they gave it to me for half price.
Even someone like me who spends waaay too much of my free time in thrift stores & charity shops found some useful tips. Thanks! I mostly search by author: "oh, she's a good writer, I'll get this book even tho I never heard of it." I really like that I can find books that are out of print or I never knew existed, as well as get a good deal on a book I really wanted. A tip that may or may not apply in the UK is that some shops here have special sale days (e.g., half-price Saturday) or periodic sales to try & clear the shelves (mysteries on sale in February). Great video! Whatever pots of joy are ... ?
We do occasionally have special offers, but they're often not advertised, so you have to go in the shop to see if there are any price reductions. Pots of joy are chocolate puddings I believe, but I'm not too sure myself. Despite living here for four years, I'm still not familiar with the huge variety of British snacks :D
The charity shops in my area area have a no haggle policy. The price is set after condition. Also things without a price tag is not sold, so as to avoid haggling.
I really buy new books, so yes to charity shops, no to haggle in charity shops! If we try so save a few extra euros in an object we're depriving someone of them, right? I think that defeats the all purpose of charity shops. If it's a second hand shop and the book is dirty or falling apart, sure, we have the right to ask for a discount.
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I love charity shops! Since I live in Sweden I always go to the English section and occasionally look through the poetry and drama sections
Pretty cool that you have an English section in Swedish charity shops!
I remembered you had done this video, so after a long search here to watch it again! I'm thinking about buying used books after buying a lot of novelties, this video is great stuff 👌
I’m so jealous of your charity shops. It sounds like most English towns have a nice selection. Close to me I have one used bookstore with a decent selection and then Goodwill and Salvation Army which have meh. Once again I enjoy the Guest Spinster. 😁
My small town in Wales has around a dozen charity shop on its single high street. They are very common here, especially in areas that are not very wealthy (like North Wales).
@@SpinstersLibrary that's amazing! But then I'd buy more books and that might be bad? 🤔😁
Yeah, that does happen :D But generally speaking, books are between 50p and £2 each, so still a lot cheaper than getting them new.
yessss i love this. i live in a pretty residential area so there's only one charity shop within walking distance of my house and it's pretty small but i almost always manage to find amazing books that i'm super excited to read. there's a ton of charity books near my university campus as well so i'm often browsing those on days when i have lectures - i've saved so much money on books (both recreational and for my course). 10/10 huge charity shop fan.
Charity shops are great! I'm pretty lucky that there are so many on my local high street :)
My biggest thing is just going regularly. The ones around me actually go through books fairly quickly so if I go every week or two I can keep up to date with what they get in. But I know I'm going too much when I start to recognize their books lol. I love being able to find the most random things, though.
Yes, you have to keep on top of it, and more than once I regretted not buying a book because it was gone the next time I went in the shop.
Charity shops with books are my favourite. You need a strong back caring all those books. I always say only get two books then I come out with two bags full lol 😂 xxx 🌹🌹📚📖
Shopping trolleys!
The must-have accessory for the fashionable charity shop book buying spinster about town.
In the US, or at least in my area of it, we don't have many charity shops, but we do have a lot of antique shops that will also sell used books they've gotten from estate sales and things like that. But I usually get my bargain books from library sales, where a library gathers up their books they don't want in circulation anymore for whatever reason - too old, too damaged, not requested enough, etc. - and I get a lot of books for $0.50 to $1 each at those and I love it!
I've heard so many amazing things (and watched so many book haul videos :P) about library sales! My local library doesn't do that, I wonder if it's a US thing.
I do enjoy a good library sale. I live near Chicago so I go to the Printer's Row bookfair every year too, so many used and rare shops from all over come.
Very cool video. I really love charity shops and I miss going to them. Most of the books I get come from them and I even managed to get most of my Stephen King book from there.
I love the Goodreads scan feature! very helpful for book browsing. ---WAIT you can use it on the cover??!! I always thought it was just the barcode! haha
A lot of our used book stores in the U.S. have the price penciled on the inside!
I'm the same when it comes to haggling!
LOL I do the sideways head tilt too! I didn't realize that was something not everyone does haha
I'm not sure any of my American book tips would apply to UK charity shops, but some of our used book stores also keep track of inventory via computer like new bookstores. So if there's an author I tend to find in used bookstores but I don't see them in the expected section, sometimes I'll ask at the front if they have any of their work and it will be shelved somewhere I hadn't thought of. This especially happens with that wonderfully vague "general fiction" category! haha
None of the charity shops in my town have a digital inventory, they tend to be a lot more old-fashioned. And yes, "general fiction"... but the hunt is part of the game :)
In the States, we call them Thrift Stores. I love them.
Additional tips:
Charity shops in my area (in Quebec, Canada) have special promotions that I always look out for. For example, one place has all books at 1$ on Saturdays or a whole bag for 10$. Sometimes at another place, when they have a lot of books, there a 2 for 1 sign in the section.
That's amazing! Sometimes my local shops have promotions like buy 1 get 1 free, but not on any regular schedule that I can tell, and they don't tend to advertise this so you always have to go inside and check.
I haven’t haggled for books but when I was short on a few p they cashier let me take them home for 30p less.And one time a dressing gown I liked was stained with wax and when I brought it to their attention they gave it to me for half price.
Even someone like me who spends waaay too much of my free time in thrift stores & charity shops found some useful tips. Thanks! I mostly search by author: "oh, she's a good writer, I'll get this book even tho I never heard of it." I really like that I can find books that are out of print or I never knew existed, as well as get a good deal on a book I really wanted. A tip that may or may not apply in the UK is that some shops here have special sale days (e.g., half-price Saturday) or periodic sales to try & clear the shelves (mysteries on sale in February). Great video! Whatever pots of joy are ... ?
We do occasionally have special offers, but they're often not advertised, so you have to go in the shop to see if there are any price reductions. Pots of joy are chocolate puddings I believe, but I'm not too sure myself. Despite living here for four years, I'm still not familiar with the huge variety of British snacks :D
I had NO IDEA yo could scan the COVER of a book with Goodreads! I thought it was only for the bar code. Wow!
I had no idea you could scan the barcode! :D
For me,I buy so many books from charity shops that I use a shopping trolley to carry them home. 😁
Some great advice here!
Thank you!
Well done!!!
I just recently tried buying a few from thriftbooks.com. I haven’t tried buying books in our charity shops, but I’m going to try that soon!
Looks like a really great online shop for second-hand books!
I’d like to buy old second hand books but I’m in Italy (!) so, do you know charity second hand books library online?
The charity shops in my area area have a no haggle policy. The price is set after condition. Also things without a price tag is not sold, so as to avoid haggling.
Interesting! I think that's fine to be honest, prices are already low enough
Is it me or this kind of charity shops don't exist much in Germany? I get all my used books in Flohmarkt
You're right - my hometown has one charity shop run by a local church, but it's definitely unique and the only one in the area.
@@SpinstersLibrary It's really a shame, I wish we had more!
I feel your pain about buying a book new for ~£10 and then finding it for 10% of that price the next day. You feel terrible!
I know, like why do I even bother with new books :P
I really buy new books, so yes to charity shops, no to haggle in charity shops! If we try so save a few extra euros in an object we're depriving someone of them, right? I think that defeats the all purpose of charity shops. If it's a second hand shop and the book is dirty or falling apart, sure, we have the right to ask for a discount.
I meant "rarely buy".
I agree about haggling, that's why we were so hesitant to mention it in the video. Some of my friends, however, swear by it.
I wanna real-life book bestie!!!!!!!
The trick is to just start giving books to people in your life who don't read - Robyn didn't read at all until I lent her a book last year!