I thought it existed!!! It does - I have it on good authority from a client who does voluntary work in Oxfam!!
They have a guide price book!!! It is up to the shops discretion however as to what to actually price items but they use the book as a guide!!! How I would love to get hold of a copy of that book!!!! For eg I was told of a Versace dress ( never went to look as its not my thing Versace - anyway prob from Turkey) in the window at a reduced price ( thanks to the managers discretion )of £25. Should have been £39.99 but Manager felt that no one in Blyth was going to pay that price for a dress!!!!!
Also saw some fabulous items in Charity Shops today - gorgeous pink glass art decco dressing table set complete with candle stick, ring holder, glass tray and numerous square type pots with lids. ( £20).......... My mum had a clear glass set with perfume bottle that puffed - Don't know what happened to it - such a shame.............. Great jewelery - the bue flower brooch is still there but I cannot justify shopping I am just looking!!!! Boooooooo (OK I caved -I bought an umberella - its oldish with a shaped clear plastic handle, brown colour with little twee leafy flower patterns on it - loved it for £1.25 and I need a brolly!!!! a ni ce one not a boring black one) Some fab homeware type things available as well .............pity. My plans for a welsh dresser for bits and pieces was shelved last year....... Portmerion cups and saucers..... sigh, bigger sigh... and lots of lovely treasures - coloured glass things - One gorgeous blue one.Clothes were sparse, shoes rubbish.
Scandal!!! Happened upon this story on in the local Gazette - The local council is now selling the contents of the textile recycling bins!!! Donors who believed they were giving to charity via the council are being ripped off. The council are now selling the clothes to a recycling company and keeping the profits!!! Enviroclothes do this for the inidivdual - I have made a few quid this way. Depending on what I want to get rid of sometimes its the charity shop other times not and given that most of mine come from a charity shop sometimes enviroclothes is the better option lol Seemingly the council have been doing this for a while. Naughty - people should be able to make the choice regarding whos pockets they want to line - greedy council who pay for ridiculous consultants, and chief exec on 175k per year!!!! or a charity!
Disgusting verging on fraudulent!!!! Ok if the charity shop has stock they cannot sell then yes sell it to a recycling company in the name of charity not fat council big wigs!!!!!!!!!!!!
Working on alternative debt plan - there must be another alternative considering I have money in the bank - not a great deal but..... I need a tide over till this house sells/I get a better job. One must happen at some point.... shouldn't it???? Few things I was not happy with with the CAP budget and that they immediately felt I should move to poor mans bankruptcy while owning a house. I am sure I will not be eligible!!! I shall ring them tomorrow and take them to task - ok ask a few assertive questions!
Joys !!!
Off to play with the jumping child - jumping and hopping are the preferred mode of travel at present!!!!
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whooha cant believe there is a price guide - i'd love to see that toom although the shops in my town vary so much that i think they all have their own ways of pricing stuff, and a lot of the time they get it wrong (see so many items remain on the shelves for weeks). Thats terrible about the council! I give mine to the Charity shop :o) Scarlett x
ReplyDeleteOurs are pretty much comparable however if you go to Berwick Upon Tweed or Ashington then they are noticeably cheaper! And I think the clothes are more random. May be this price book is an Oxfam thing rather than all charity shops. The holy grail of price guides!!! Yes our council is truly awful and full of crooks!!!!
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