Don't mind recommending having a look in Charity shops. I have taken to browsing in them since I…read morediscovered that a lot of them have unusual Ties around, especially Italian. The prices are not outrageousin fact there was a shop in Worthing where I got a tie that cost £95 in the shops!!! Keep forraging!!

Don't underestimate charity shops, they sell wonderful stuff and its all for a good cause. You have…read moreto rummage but you can find great stuff.

I absolutely love this shop! A lot of Birthday gifts have come from this shop this year so far &…read morewill continue to do so. I even received a lovely necklace for my Birthday from a friend, who doesn't know this is my favourite shop. Staff friendly. Must check it out, some reasonable prices items, a few expensive, but quality is great

If your looking for secondhand clothes this charity shop located on the High Street in Basingstoke…read morehas a wide range of items. As with all charity shops you have bric a brac and music, videos. Nice selection of books to the rear of the store. This particular store is always busy and sometimes can be pricey but all for a great cause. Staff are all very helpfull and polite, have a potter about, i always do..

This wonderful shop is the best charity shop I have ever been to, particularly for books. The range…read moreof books they have on offer is amazing, with some really rare old books and even some first editions, and prices are really low. They also have loads of CDs, clothes, DVDs, board games, and lots of other stuff. Staff are sweet bit slow, but what do you expect? This is a charity shop, after all and there is always a good selection of things to buy. Even better, you're helping the environment by reusing things that might otherwise be thrown away. What more reason do you need?!

Very impressive quality of stock held in this shop. Wasn't looking for anything in particular but…read morecame out with some real bargainsespecially Audio book CD's, bought at the unbelievable price of £2.30!! Good qulaity ties in there as well as dresses, (but they didn't have my size)!!!

Fairly posh for a charity shop but they have plenty of space for goods. All of the clothing will…read morehave been checked to make sure there's nothing particularly wrong with it, so you can get some really good buys. Also has a large book section and reasonable selection of bric-a-brac, but don't expect top of the range as this will often have been sent off to other CRUK shops such as Farnham.

A tiny little fabric shop in the top of the shopping centre in basingstoke with as much material…read moreand sewing/craft bits crammed in as possible. There is proberly a 85% chance of them having what you are after but trying to find it in here is another matter! Getting a buggy in here is a nightmare. i have had to back out on many occasions to let somebody else out or past. The staff are happy ad polite and willing to help.

one of the only crafty type shops in basingstoke, a very small shop that has a big selection of…read morematerials and bits and bobs, the staff here really know what they are talking about and if you are unsure about anything ask them and they will help, i recently had to make a costume for my little girl and this shop stocked everything i needed, and if they didnt have something they will order it and give you a ring when it comes in, now thats what i call service! the only downside is that the shop can get very busy and as its so small a bit cramped at times but overal a great shop

This is quite a small Mr Cheap shop, right in the city. Our pound shops used to be Cut Price (which…read moreI liked better) and when they all closed most of the shops were taken up by Mr Cheap shops. This store is in a pretty great location with all the bus stops nearby. If I'm already shopping in Commercial Road I might pop in this branch, but as there is now a Poundland just a across the Road, I'd probably shop in there. They are still good value though, and this one seems to have quite a lot of bits for the kitchen in it. Stock doesn't seem to change very often (unlike Poundland) so I find it's not really worth going in unless I need something. This time of year they're always full of cheap Christmas decorations.

cheap and cheerful thats what this shop is-a great shop in budget saving times-plenty of household…read moregoods-hair/body products-cheap toys-gardening goods. you can go in here for one thing and come out with loads more! all so tempting and things you think you dont really want but need!

This is a small Peacocks with a select amount of items, ladieswear, menswear and childrens…read more This shop is cheap and easy to find and the staff are friendly and helpful.

peacocks is on the main street in Fleet, so nicely positioned and easy to find…read more A nice looking store, well laid out - there are loads of items and you can attually move in this shop! As well as ladieswear and now a wider range of menswear there is also maternity wear in this store, then if you go up the three or four steps to the higer level (only slightly!) there is lingere, nighwear, footwear and childrens clothes. Items are all cheap and i think not bad quality at allsome more then other items. A good place at christmas as they do offers and have nice stocking fillers. staff are friendly and poilte.

Another place appealing to my inner hippy! Sadly, the only place locally that also sells Yankee…read moreCandles :( Good for them though, as it seems to bring them lots of business! An amazing range of differnt sized and scented candles, and for a fairly reasonable price. The staff there are awesome, and know what they are on about too. However they are not pushy and are very helpful. I usually fail to come away from this place with nothing! Great range, well priced and good staff. What more could you want from a candle shop? :D

Only Yankee Candle outlet in Southampton…read more Yankee Candle is an American company which specializes is candles. What is different about these candles is that unlike other fragranced candles the fragrance is all the way through the candle not just in the top layer meaning you get the small smell all the way through. The candles are not cheap however they are the nicest smelling candles I have ever smelt. The range is huge and is slit into categories Fresh and Fruit Floral and World Food and Spice and Festives. Smells include Baby Powder, Vanilla Cupcake, Egg Nog, Vanilla Lime, Country Linen, Cherry Lemonade and Granny Smith to name a few. Baby Powder is one of my favorites; it has that lovely baby smell. They also do candle parties which you can book through their website, when they will come to your house with the range. They also do car airfreshners, reeds and a variety of other 'smelly' items! Worth going in even if just to smell all the lovely candles.