Queen of Charity Shops Mary Portas arrives in Edinburgh
November 23, 2009 by Jen Marsden
Within Edinburgh’s gorgeous cobbled streets of Stockbridge lies the newly launched Mary’s Giving & Living Shop, creating a positive experience for charity chic shopping at Save the Children. As Mary Portas shares her style with Scotland, Jen Marsden was there to check the new boutique out.
Mary Portas told us, “This is a shop for everyone and we want it to be a place that will inspire Edinburgh to give. The designer bargains in our charity shop will be fantastic and the store has the potential to attract people from across the whole of Scotland. It may seem crazy to sell such quality goods at reasonable prices, but the money raised will be well spent and it costs as little as £5 to save a child’s life”.
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- Sitting within Edinburgh’s ever so trendy Stockbridge close to the Water of Leith and amidst other gorgeous boutiques, patisseries and gift shops is the new Mary’s Giving & Living Shop for Save the Children.
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- The Stockbridge shop offer gorgeous garments and is full of bargains for charity chic.
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- After crowds of over 100 people queued for hours while eagerly awaiting the launch, the shop finally opened its doors and was a hubbub of the neighbourhood.
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- As well as selling donated fashion and accessories the new boutique will provide a space for local small businesses to set up shop and sell their wares helping to bring the community into the store.
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- Mary Portas invites shoppers who may think charity shopping is shabby to think again!
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- Mary Portas shows how the concept of giving and living works as she surrounds herself with the items that have been generously donated to charity.
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- The launch of the boutique was so popular that the rails had to be frantically restocked by the staff to keep up with the demand of Edinburgh’s enthusiastic shoppers!
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- Local businesses can get involved too. Save the Children are encouraging Edinburgh businesses to hold a Donate Don’t Dump Day – or ‘D-Day’, where staff can bring unwanted clothes to work and Save the Children will come and pick them up.
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- The shop is a fabulous fresh, clean space with occasional bright spots of colour. Here Mary Portas peeks out from a curtain made with the back in vogue patterns of royal paisley.
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