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Charity Shops Making Donations Uncomfortable

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Jane112 Thu 09-Jul-26 21:15:14

Anyone else find that some charity shops make you feel very uncomfortable about leaving in donations? I went to 2 charity shops today and was very deliberately ignored in both, in one 4 members of staff sat in a back room and stared at me but otherwise totally ignored me, the 3rd shop took the donations with no enthusiasm or gratitude. Last month a charity shop worker told me off for leaving stuff in the afternoon and not the morning. Honestly they make you feel like they're doing you a favour. I can understand that people abuse the system by dropping off rubbish but everything I donate is clean and in good order. I also understand that shops have limited space but a thank you and a polite refusal isn't that hard.

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Cossy Thu 09-Jul-26 21:19:22

No I’ve not found this in our area. It’s a bit rude!

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MissAdventure Thu 09-Jul-26 21:19:55

My friend went in a charity shop and got an armful of clothes to buy.
The woman behind the counter spoke to her colleague through one side of her mouth, in a loud whisper and said "Watch this one, she brings a lot of stuff back..."

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Marg75 Thu 09-Jul-26 21:37:14

I have found that, I think a thanks would be nice, just an acknowledgement that I've brought some things in for them to sell. I haven't had that and always leave a bit deflated.

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Oreo Thu 09-Jul-26 21:44:31

Shop assistants everywhere vary, some friendly and pleasant, some so rude and disinterested in customers you wonder they don’t find another job doing something they prefer.
If I find any shop, charity or otherwise which has rude staff I go elsewhere with my custom.

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25Avalon Thu 09-Jul-26 22:02:22

A lot of charity shops are closing down so maybe that is why staff are feeling disgruntled.

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crazyH Thu 09-Jul-26 22:03:12

Anglo Doorstep Collection.
Just put stuff into bin bags ( separately ofcourse) - and leave the bags by your doorstep.
I have just got rid of 2 bin-liners full of books , another bag of clothes. Excellent service.
Just Google them. You will see how easy it is

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crazyH Thu 09-Jul-26 22:11:31
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Here it is 👇🏼

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Jane112 Thu 09-Jul-26 22:13:48

Just checked Anglo Doorstep Collections, looks like a great idea but unfortunately they don't operate in Northern Ireland.

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BlueBelle Thu 09-Jul-26 22:57:24

Please don’t judge us all by one, we have lovely welcoming staff and are always very grateful for the thousands of donations, good and bad that we get.
Unfortunately ‘miseries’ can serve in any sort of shop
We have about 30 volunteers and for the most part we get on with our customers extremely well and get some great remarks about our friendliness.
It’s like saying all dentists are butchers or all doctors are useless

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Jane112 Thu 09-Jul-26 23:04:36

BlueBelle

Please don’t judge us all by one, we have lovely welcoming staff and are always very grateful for the thousands of donations, good and bad that we get.
Unfortunately ‘miseries’ can serve in any sort of shop
We have about 30 volunteers and for the most part we get on with our customers extremely well and get some great remarks about our friendliness.
It’s like saying all dentists are butchers or all doctors are useless

I agree, some charity shops are lovely it just seems that recently some have adopted the attitude that people making donations are a bad lot to be treated with suspicion or indiffence.

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