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Antiques/Charity Shop
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Gee | Report | 4 Dec 2012 21:29 |
That's a conundrum :-S |
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ZZzzz | Report | 4 Dec 2012 20:42 |
I did find a large sum of money in a book a bought from a charity shop and took half back to put in their collection box, but what makes my boil is at a community furniture project warehouse, second hand dealers buy things there for a pittance and sell it for £££s more, thus those that need cheap furniture don't have a chance. |
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JustGinnie | Report | 4 Dec 2012 20:17 |
The thing is with charity shops (the well known ones anyway) they are sent pricing lists from head office and many of them have minimum prices that they can charge for items. The prices are high in some shops I agree and I do think sometimes they would sell more if they had more realistic prices for the area the shops are in. |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 4 Dec 2012 19:49 |
I would give something to charity but not necessary to the same charity that the shop supported. |
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David | Report | 4 Dec 2012 08:29 |
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Guinevere | Report | 4 Dec 2012 08:09 |
As Lynda said, for me it would depend on which charity it was. |
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SpanishEyes | Report | 4 Dec 2012 07:15 |
Many years ago when I lived in Essex my then husband used to do the annual reports for a very well known Charity Shop. On year three he came home one day and told me and our children that "we were never to set foot in this "Charity shop again"! The reason was this. He had double checked with the Company about a "gift of the most expensive car in England had been given to a Chief in the country the money etc was going to. The reason for this was that the Chief had said. "no car no food or clothes etc would be given to his people". |
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JustGinnie | Report | 4 Dec 2012 00:33 |
The charity shop local to us doesn't sell handmade cards that have been donated as they have their own range of cards with their logo on. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 3 Dec 2012 23:06 |
Years ago, at a local jumble sale, I bought a painting for £2.50, purely for the frame, and because it was still on the bric a brac stall at the end. |
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GinN | Report | 3 Dec 2012 14:22 |
Interesting to hear that jumble sales are alive and well in some places. Our village hall stopped having them a couple of years ago, as many people used to dump all their rubbish on us, and it took armies of volunteers to sort the stuff out, then to take mountains of it to the local tip! |
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BarbinSGlos | Report | 3 Dec 2012 13:40 |
Quite a few years ago now and after I had given up my career I vollied in a Charity Shop. We had an ornament in the window priced at £4 50. A lady came in telling us she was an avid collector and did we realize its worth. Cutting a long story short she wrote us out a cheque for £250.00. A fantastic true story. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 3 Dec 2012 13:30 |
I would probably give a donation but wouldn't feel guilty if I made money. But I don't think it is likely to happen, most charity shops sell their desirable items on e bay these days. Oxfam do in particular. |
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Phyll | Report | 3 Dec 2012 13:24 |
A lot of Charity shops around my way actually buy in Christmas cards to sell at this time of year. I won't buy them cos they are bought from places like M & S etc. |
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JustJohn | Report | 3 Dec 2012 12:19 |
Hi Sue :-D Yes, jumble sales are popular. My church is always having them and bazaars and fetes to get money in. |
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Sue | Report | 3 Dec 2012 12:09 |
John, |
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JustJohn | Report | 3 Dec 2012 11:58 |
Geordie :-D Not been in Aldi for ages. |
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GinN | Report | 3 Dec 2012 11:45 |
A lot of Lidl produce is really good these days I think it was Good Housekeeping magazine that reccomended the mature stilton as being one of the best for this season. |
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JustJohn | Report | 3 Dec 2012 11:23 |
Have always thought of the charity shops as people giving nice things to them selflessly to raise a bit of money. And their customers as being just that - customers. |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 3 Dec 2012 05:05 |
I was told the other day by a neighbouring shopkeeper that a Samaritans Charity shop was done out before opening at a cost of £50,000. I think that's pretty disgusting and some of the prices these days are ridiculous, clothes that aren't well known labels at higher prices than a similar item at Primark. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Dec 2012 22:56 |
No, bought as seen. |
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