snobby charity shops

The "staff" will be volunteers won't they. The quality of customer service inevitably affects the quality of the volunteers. Sometimes they are on "work experience" because they can't get a job.
Don't charity shops exist to raise money for their charitable causes? They will not succeed if their shops are full of junk being sold for next to nothing.
The smaller ones may have better bargains but I would never, ever donate to them - I once had cause to visit one (in the course of work) and they had a huge basement full to the ceiling with damp mouldering donations.
Things like sheets, if not wanted by charities, can be donated to other charities e.g. YMCA, Women's refuge etc

tanith, I thought they would have cctv in all their shops.

I was reading an article this morning about how much money/goods are stolen by the staff in charity stores...

I agree about the snobbishness.. but I also don't want to give my 'stuff' when half the time its being stolen taken by the staff

Bring back the scruffy charity shops, as I have often said, thing s will wash. Im not too proud to have bought towels (admittedly they were new looking and had no signs of wear or stains) and ive had second hand sheets given by a friend, stuff that some gnetters would throw up their hands in horror but I was in need at the time, recently widowed and had a small child and I was quite happy to boil everything and add conditioner.
I think that instead of having a 'blanket' ban on such items maybe they should just take them and sell the best stuff, my aunt said they refused to take a new wool blanket that was in its wrapper unopened and Im sure many people would be glad of that. They could recycle the less than perfect stuff and I know that recycling businesses do buy bags from charity shops-another source of income.

That is terrible grammar but you get the drift. I just saw a man in Tesco with a t-shirt on that read "I am silently correcting your grammar".

Lol. There is a very snobbish charity shop in a village near where I live, and the women who work there are all pale gold bob haircut, a mid calf linen straight skirt and cream pumps. It ain't cheap in there!

I too find local smaller charity shops are best, after all, we don't have to buy anything if we don't like it. I hate it when a new item has been donated and it still has a price tag on it and the charity shop has put a higher price than the original.

I too find local smaller charity shops are best, after all, we don't have to buy anything if we don't like it. I hate it when a new item has been donated and it still has a price tag on it and the charity shop has put a higher price than the original.

Totally agree. The worst round our way is The British heart Foundation.
In fact the are so bad with this attitude that I haven't been in one for years.
It's not charity anymore, it's business. Look at some of the wages that the managers are getting.
I only support our local Samaritans shop and our own local Sea Scouts.
The Scout shop is wonderful. They take anything, and nobody is paid.
And don't start me on the prices!!!