On my excessively long trip back from Newcastle today (4 hours) I was surprised (and slightly shocked) when I recieved a text from my mum informing me that the Oxfam in our town at home has, proudly displayed in a case in the window, a pair of Jimmy Choos. Yes, actual real Choos, not even fakes, but the real thing.
I was even more shocked however, when she hastned to add that these beauties wore a price tag of no less than TWO HUNDRED POUNDS.
For a moment, I was firmly convinced she must have read the tag wrong. Either that or added an extra zero by mistake. I replied questioning the source just to be sure, but apparently no, in fact, she was right.
Now I love designer shoes as much as the next person, and admittedly there's not a lot a girl wouldn't do for a pair of Jimmy Choos..... but TWO HUNDRED POUNDS in Oxfam?! Am I wrong to be this disturbed? If you're going to spend two hundred on the shoes in Oxfam, surely you would pay the rest and buy them brand new?
Looks like vintage is being taken to a whole new level....and charity shops are sharpening up on their pricing. Gone are the days of bargain designer items for next-to-nothing prices, so it would seem.
It will be interesting to see if the shoes are still there when I next go home, and if they are, how long they will remain there!
I'll keep you posted.
Monday, 16 March 2009
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