Aldi shoppers are hailing the budget supermarket for its 27p chocolate dessert that tastes "exactly like Cadburys" and is also low in calories.
15.10.2022 - 09:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
I love that feeling when you've been looking for a particular item of clothing for ages and finally find it. For me, most recently, that's been a Wham Christmas Jumper on Depop that I regretted not buying when it was in Primark about three years ago, from Depop. I also picked up a Miss Selfridge jumpsuit I had bought before lockdown which, by the end of lockdown, no longer fit, but managed to find it in a bigger size on Vinted.
I also sell a lot of clothes on these secondhand marketplace apps, and it just feels like a very cute swap shop. It's also come in very handy when I've spotted something I love on a Steal Their Styler - that's what I'm calling them now, by the way.
For example, this week, I needed Zahra's top in my life, and a quick Vinted search saw multiple sizes of the exact same top pop up for a fraction of what it's RRP would have been. It was a bargain at £4.50 too - though not as cheap as Zahra had snagged it.
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I'd say 'you can't get much cheaper than that', but according to Iona Rodgers, you can! While she loves rumaging through charity shop rails, her cheapest find was a coat her grandmother gave to her, which has certainly come in handy with the recent drop in temperature.
With vintage becoming more and more popular, it's well worth asking nan and granddad what they're thinking of throwing out. My nan gave me a lovely cashmere jumper once, which would have been around £85 from M&S.
In the city this week, I chatted to shoppers and students in the Northern Quarter, who told me all about their outfits, often pairing affordable, high street or thrifted items with more luxurious pieces. I've often found people
Aldi shoppers are hailing the budget supermarket for its 27p chocolate dessert that tastes "exactly like Cadburys" and is also low in calories.
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