Shoppers have flocked to a charity shop for its annual January extravaganza where items on sale included a collectable Barbie doll by the fashion designer Bob Mackie and an antique edition of Wuthering Heights . The Shelter Scotland shop in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, gathers donations over the previous year to create the event in the new year, in a tradition that dates back 23 years. There were £1,950 of sales in the first 30 minutes after doors opened on Friday morning, and by 2pm the event had raised £13,900.
Among the items on sale were the £100 Barbie in an extravagant pink and black gown and matching headpiece, which was described as being in “pristine” condition. A “new edition” of Wuthering Heights dating from 1858 —.
