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IF the thought of splashing the cash on Christmas presents sends shivers down your spine – fear not, you’ve come to the right place.
We spoke to charity shop fan Monica Marriott-Mills, 28, to get her top tips for shopping second-hand this festive season.
Monica, who lives between Yorkshire and London, is a Marketing Manager and Brand Consultant and has been shopping in charity shops for the past seventeen years.
She revealed that over 90% of the items that she owns are pre-loved, she goes charity shopping weekly if she has time and she will be aiming to buy lots of her loved ones Christmas presents from charity shops this year.