Living and Giving (Mary Queen of Shops) 8th June 2009
A haven amongst the glitz and glamour of the newly opened chandeliered Westfield Centre in Shepherds Bush is a Charity Shop raising money for Save the Children , MIND and Trees for Cities only open for three weeks Mary has transformed the interior into a clean well presented friendly place to visit with bargains to die for. They have approached celebrities, designers and top end shops to donate goods and a lot of things are brand new and therefore total bargains! My bargains were an embroidered and printed (totally inspiring see opposite) blouse from Monsoon , a still in the box classic shirt from Margaret Howell and a beautiful black sleeveless evening top (that I gave to a friend) plus a box of 3 rose soaps.
The staffs has been brought in from charity shops around the country to give them the experience and help them to go back and transform their own shops. There are also plants for sale and shoes, bags, etc good service and a good experience. There is an Oxfam shop in Manchester that has a similar experience but not as friendly. So lucky I just happened to be going there to do the Li Edelkort seminar .
See the programme about transforming shops on
BBC2 Mondays 9 until 10pm.
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