27th
How I Saved £217 On My Shopping This Month
Chazzing, apparently, is where it’s at. Everyone’s doing it. So what exactly am I talking about and how should you go about it?
The art of charity shopping, otherwise known as ‘chazzing’, is enjoying new-found popularity. The Charity Shops Survey 2008 found that this sector is one of the few winners of the credit crunch.
Many retail giants have seen profits fall as consumers tighten their belts. The charity shops surveyed, however, saw profits rise by 7.4% over the past year, to a total of almost £107 million.
Top of the league was Oxfam, with profits totaling over £21 million. Cancer Research UK took second place - with a 1.2% profit increase - and the British Heart Foundation came in at number three, enjoying a 14.2% profit surge.
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The biggest growth came from the Salvation Army, which saw its profits shoot up by an enormous 64%.
I’m a charity shop regular, popping into my local ones several times a month. I tend to decide on something specific that I want, and then hunt around until I find it. So if I wasn’t buying the item in a charity shop, I’d still be buying it - just elsewhere and for more money.
