Martin Lewis fans have been left divided over a question the financial guru asked on Twitter regarding haggling in charity shops.
With soaring energy bills and the cost of living crisis continuing to worsen, households across Scotland and the UK are looking for ways to cut back on their expenses.
Buying clothes from a charity can help save a lot of money, but for some even the prices at these stores can be too expensive.
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While some may feel comfortable bartering with charity shops to try and bring the price of products down, others are not comfortable doing so.
To get a feel for where the public stood on this issue, Martin took to Twitter to ask his fans about the subject.
He wrote: "Today's Twitter Poll: Is it acceptable to haggle in a charity shop? Which of these is CLOSEST to your view."
The four available choices were: "Yes - haggle anywhere", "No - not with charity", "Only if skint/desperate", and "Depends on charity cause".
Since being posted on Monday morning, over 20,000 Twitter users have responded to the poll.
The majority of respondents (62.1%) put that they would never haggle with a charity shop, while 21% said they would but only if they were desperate.
Meanwhile, 13.4% of people answering the poll said they would always haggle with a charity shop, and 3.5% said it would depend on what charity it was.
Martin added: "By the way - this is just because someone mentioned it to me. Its been a long standing debate for years on the MSE forums. And I know it happens quite a lot in many charity shops as people assume prices aren't fixed unlike in shops selling new items."
Many Twitter users went further than simply responding to the poll, and shared their thoughts below Martin's tweet.
One said: "I've run a couple of charity shops, sometimes people get prices wrong (usually too low), it's ok to haggle, just don't be rude. If an item is £5 and someone said to me £2, I'd go back with £8? Makes £5 look good :)"
A second meanwhile argued: "Who on earth would haggle in a charity shop! Jesus!"
A third tweeted: "I wouldn't but I think some charity shops overprice. I know their remit is to get as much money as possible for their charity but they also are providing a service for people on very low incomes and that should also be a consideration."
"Personally I wouldn't, but I wouldn't want to judge the situation of others," commented a fourth.
