Charity Shops

[Mups]

The BBC is supposed to have talked to 50 different charity shops,  and more than half of the staff feel their shops  are being used as an alternative to the local tip now.

They  said they have to sift through bags that have been left outside overnight in the rain, clothes with armpit sweat stains, damp clothes, and even sometimes,  dirty nappies!

One assistant manager is quoted as saying - "Many people now use charity shops as an alternative to landfill.
A friend of mine works in a local charity shop, I'll have to ask her if she find the same or not.

Don't think I would fancy sorting through bags of other people's dirty clothes,  would you?
In fact I might also wonder now,  what else might have been in the bad with something I quite liked.
I have occasionally bought bits of china or a pretty vase though

Do you ever browse round the charity shops in your area?

[klondike]

My local ones were all victims of the pandemic. There are still some in other parts of the town. 

[GrannyMac]

I have volunteered in one for over 10 years. Some people really do use us rather than their dustbin.  Some really manky, smelly clothes; chipped, cracked odd bits of china; broken electrical items (we don't sell electrical items); jigsaws with pieces missing; broken toys; opened and part used cosmetics are just some examples. 

[Michael Rolls]

we used to donate stuff - mostly books - but of course I can no longer get to them

[Diasi]

we used to donate stuff - mostly books - but of course I can no longer get to them

Would they collect if you contacted them?

[Michael Rolls]

doubt it - although I forgot that Angie, my cleaning lady is a volunteer at one of them, just haven't had anything of which to dispose of lately especially as I no longer buy 'proper' books - just about everything is now Kindle books on the I-pad - I have a bit over 1,000 by Kindle (plus around five hundred 'proper' books from an earlier life!

[GrannyMac]

Would they collect if you contacted them?

Most do.  We have one paid driver for several shops, he collects for us once a week.  We used to have a volunteer driver, but like a lot of us, he got too old. I'm the only original volunteer in our shop now. 

There are several charity shops close by, I recently gave our redundant cat box to the Cat Rescue shop.  I've several bags to take home from my son's later today, which will go to our shop this week.  Clothes and books and all gift aided.

[Alex]

I used to love trawling through charity shops, particularly for books. 

[muddy]

I take stuff to the charity shops but tend to come out with yet more books !