I had a rifle through the charity shop’s 20p bin on the off chance, but was left flabbergasted by a gem I pulled out
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SHE'S no stranger to finding gems in the charity shop.
And Francesca did it once again as she had a rifle through the 20p bargain bin in one of her local stores.
"Look what I just found in a 20p freaking bargain bin.
"I can't even speak!"
She then pulled out the item in question - a padded navy coat that didn't look all that special on first glance.
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However, Francesca then drew attention to the emblem on the sleeve, which read "Pyrenex".
"I'm flabbergasted!" she said.
"A Pyrenex coat for 20p and they sell them online for £250.
"Yes, please!"
She also shared a screenshot of one online listing for the coat - which had it listed for £273.
"Look what I found in the 20p Bargain bin! A £250 coat!" Francesca captioned the video.
The comments section was quickly filled with people marvelling over her find, while also sharing some of their own charity shop wins.
"I got a DKNY coat, brand new with label on £75, and put it in a bag where it was fill a bag for £2," one wrote.
"That's a bargain!!" another said.
"I got a Rohan coat (retails for £230 or so) and I got it for less than £10.
"It was also new!"
"I found one the other day with fox fur on it for a £5er! And a Burberry coat for £5 too!" a third commented.
Top charity shop tips for bagging a bargain
Ross Dutton has been a manager for Crisis's charity shops for four years and currently runs the charity's Finsbury Park shop in London.
Choose your area - As a rule of thumb, the posher the area, the better quality the clothes that are donated.
Don't hang around - If you see something you like, buy it, as it'll likely be gone when you come back
Look out for cut-off labels - Some of your favourite high street stores will have deals with local charity shops to donate stock that isn't sold during their own sales. Often part of the deal is that they need to cut the labels off the clothes.
Stay at home - While some charities have their own site, like and . many also sell from dedicated eBay stores, such as and . You won't get the range of bargains that you would get in a physical store, but if you're looking for something specific it may be worth checking online too.
"Oh wow!! Bargain!" Francesca replied.
"I need to come the charity shops with you!" someone else insisted.
"You find all the bargains."
In response to another comment, Francesca revealed she'd found the coat in the bargain bin in the Barnardo's store in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
"My charity shops are so expensive, like they would charge about £100 for this!" another sighed.
"Oh my lorddddddd," someone else yelled.
With Francesca admitting: "I know!!"
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Her fab finds didn't end there though, as she later shared another video of herself coming across a pair of £800 Balenciaga men's trainers on sale for £50 in another charity shop.
While the trainers had initially been marked up for £200, they'd been reduced to just £50 in the post-Christmas sales.