General Chat

I worked for a well known children's charity in one of their shops and was amazed at the amount of items that were thrown in the bin if they didn't sell within 2 weeks . Clothes were send to other stores but books and bric a brac were just binned.
We weren't allowed to buy anything unless it had been put out for sale first.

I now volunteer at a local hospice shop and can honestly say that nothing gets binned unless broken and clothes that are not fit to sell go for rags which we get money for.
Most charity shops are staffed by volunteers and they pay for what they have the same as customers.

If you know for sure that someone in a shop is taking donations then you should make it known to the manager or higher .

Wow Glasgow lass and i thought my teenage daughter was a hoarder!!

Can you give any away as presents. Some shops offer the chance for people to donate a gift. cant remember which charity organsises this but certain shops, superdrug was one i'm sure.

Or is there a xmas fair being held near you? you could rent a table and the proceeds donate to a worthy cause perhaps.Im also sure a children's home would be delighted to receive some of the items.

How kind of you to think of others. <3

Florence
in the hebrides :-)