Posts Tagged ‘thrifting’

Charity Shop Haul – Plus Bongo Brown Tail Beanie Find!

Friday, October 10th, 2025

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share my latest charity shop haul!

I was scouring through a charity shop that I visited recently, and spotted a basket with a few Beanie Babies on one of the shelves.

First I picked up Bongo, but as it was the common “tan tail” version that I already own, I put him back. Then, I spotted another Bongo, so I turned him over and discovered he was the “brown tail” variant.

Bongo Monkey Brown Tail Ty Beanie Baby 2nd Generation Tush Tag

Sure, he isn’t in 100% mint condition, needs a small amount of spot-cleaning and unfortunately is missing a hang tag, but for £2.50 I couldn’t pass him up!

Here is a view of the back of him…

Bongo Monkey Brown Tail 2nd Generation Tush Tag

Isn’t he awesome?! But that’s not all…

I turned him over to get a better look at his tush tag, and discovered that he in fact has a 2nd Generation tush tag!

Bongo Monkey Brown Tail 2nd Generation Tush Tag

Sadly, it’s not in great shape and is heavily faded, but still a pretty cool find for a charity shop!

I also picked up a couple of other common Beanie Babies, Sherwood (tagged) and Almond (untagged).

Beanie Baby Charity Shop Haul

I never usually find anything apart from common Beanie Babies in charity shops, so finding a “brown tail”, 2nd generation tush tag Bongo, albeit not in the best condition, was pretty cool!

Have you had any lucky thrifting finds? What were they? Leave a comment below!

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I Thrifted a £1 Chip Beanie Buddy!

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Hi everyone! I just LOVE thrifting Beanies! This time, I managed to find a Chip Beanie Buddy for only £1!

She was untagged, but I just had to bring her home with me. I mean, who wouldn’t?

Chip Calico Cat Ty Beanie Buddy
She wasn’t exactly unclean as such, but I gave her a wash and a brush she’s come up great! And still so lovely and soft!

Just look at that adorable face!

Chip Calico Cat Ty Beanie Buddy
While she may not be BRAND new, for £1 I think she was a bargain!

The wonderful caramel brown and black colouring on her back also washed up lovely, as did her long tail. Plus she smells all lovely and clean now!

Chip Calico Cat Ty Beanie Buddy
I didn’t actually have the Buddy version of Chip, so it was lovely to find her. She is just purrfect! And she looks like she’s glad to have a new home!

Chip Calico Cat Ty Beanie Buddy

I just love thrifting new Beanies. It’s always a surprise what you will find! This time I found a Chip Beanie Buddy, but who knows what I’ll find next!

I found Chip at the Emmaus Charity Superstore in Sheffield, which is possibly the best charity shop I’ve visited (they have goats!). They are also not massively overpriced like a lot of the more popular charity shops have sadly become.

I found a few McDonalds Teenie Beanie Boos there too for 25p each, but to be honest, I already had them so I left them behind.

Do you love thrifting Beanies? What was the last Beanie you thrifted? Leave a comment below!

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