All second or third hand me downs.
Way back when I was in short trousers, I had hand me down action man kit. Very hand me down. My cousins were a good deal older so he had been in a LOT of action.
Action man had one leg, 1.5 arms, one pair of trousers and a rifle that consisted of the pistol grip and butt.
The three musketeers (Me, Alan and Nicholas) thunked up a plan because basically my sister dolly's had all kinds. so, the plan?
Action man .55 started being paraded around the house when mother was sure to see him. Wearing the clothes of the dolly's belonging to my sisters. This was a Baldrick, long before Baldrick was written.
Two bleeping weeks later, action man, was still at it. Clueless.
After a month my mum asked me why action mad was wearing Cindy and Barbie's clothes and I told her that he wanted a change and he didn't have anything else.
After another week stuff started flooding in, more action man kit than I have seen before or since in one place. I did not get to keep all of it, the jeep was a loaner, but it got me, sorry action man, there.
It was taken so seriously that I was referred to a child psychologist so, I just told him, the plan. He was still laughing as I was being shown out of the offices. True top his word, no mention to dear ol' mum.
When I was about thirty years old, I told my mum what happened and I got the thump I would have had if she knew at the time. Par for the course.
If you know where to look in a reasonable town, there are shops which deal with second hand furnishings etc. Recently looked at some sofa's/armchairs in the local place. A huge leather sofa with two matching armchairs, how much for the lot? £35.
Rather than looking to the chains and depot stores, we have to hunt about for bargains when we need anything.
