An enthusiastic bargain hunter has shared her incredible find online.
She picked up a fancy Le Creuset dish for only £30 in a charity shop – but was stunned by it’s real value.
Posting evidence of her coup on X (formerly known as Twitter), the woman captioned a photograph of the blue casserole dish with the original price tag intact: “£30 in my local charity shop.”
Feeling gleeful, she said:”I scuttled away with it like I’d pulled off a very middle class heist.”
Intrigued by how much money she’d saved, she admitted: “I may have just casually checked the Le Creuset website: £315!”
Recognised for its French-Belgian cookware, particularly its cast-iron wares, Le Creuset is a beloved brand amongst foodies and chefs alike.
Her post elicited great fanfare from other users, one comment read: “I’m a great fan of Le Creuset all mine is Volcanic Orange. You got a bargain, worth well over a hundred,” to which the pleased new owner responded: “I feel a bit guilty but keep telling myself I deserve this!”
A different commenter humorously pointed out: “When they write about privilege in future, this will be the example! Only in a fancy area could a charity shop shopper have access to pans this fancy. You’re perpetuating the cycle! Now, give me the French pot!”
Another chimed in adding a note of caution: “Will cost you another few hundred to buy the inevitable matching set. Slippery slope keep us posted.”
The woman excitedly replied: “That’s the awesome thing: I already HAVE the matching set, it was a wedding present. And I found this one on our anniversary! We got a set as a wedding present and I always wanted to get the larger casserole too. Weirdly enough it was actually our anniversary yesterday.”
One enthusiast added: “That’s gorgeous, I’d have felt like Lovejoy spotting a bit of jade if I saw that in my locals. Still pinch myself at the Agatha Christie collection I snapped up for £12.50 or something.”
Meanwhile, another shared their own find, saying: “A charity shop Le Creuset is a happy memory in any family’s lore – my flatmate found ours, quickly we realised food cooked in it tastes better somehow.”