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Charity shops and their prices

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Nonnie1 Tue 24-May-16 17:53:41

Whenever I buy an item from a charity shop I always pay more - not much more, but say if something is £1.50, I'll pay £2.00.. that sort of thing.

Today I passed a shop I go in from time to time and there was a food mixer in the window. I want one, so I went in and they wanted £50.00 for it. I walked out. This particular make is around £175 new and it was second hand,in a charity dhop so i would not how good it was until I got the thing home.

Sometimes they ask too much. Sometimes I feel they are just a little too greedy.

Gracesgran Thu 26-May-16 22:58:22

Sorry that should have been "May I" not "Can I". There is a voice in my ear saying "we all know the you can ... but whether you may or not is another thing" insert Sunday name where the dots are grin

Elrel Fri 27-May-16 01:15:01

Gracesgran - I've long thought that all schools should have a second hand uniform shop. I think those who don't probably have no one willing to run one.

Jalima Fri 27-May-16 20:08:21

I remember the playgroup and school 50/50 sales (50% to the school, 50% to the seller).

rosesarered Fri 27-May-16 20:18:49

When I helped out at a jumble sale for WI a few years ago, I put my raincoat over the back of a chair behind me...... Sometime later it had gone, either stolen or more than likely sold by somebody!

Jalima Fri 27-May-16 20:22:24

Not even 50/50 rosesarered shock

rosesarered Fri 27-May-16 20:23:49

Never wear a coat ( or wear one but keep it on) when helping at jumble sales.?

Gracesgran Fri 27-May-16 20:51:45

I tried to find a jumble sale locally to send some things to because I didn't want them to go to the charity shop and even our vicar didn't know of any; they hadn't done one for years. I did like the idea that Emma and Fallon have just organised in Ambridge called a Jumble Trail. You have a map and go to different houses. I imagine each house contributes a fixed fee which is how you raise money for your village fund. It does mean you don't need to "encourage" so many volunteersgrin

Tegan Fri 27-May-16 21:54:38

I buy a lot of furniture from charity shops to upcycle but a lot of shops have started painting the furniture themselves, not doing a very good job and then charging quite a lot for them.

Anniebach Fri 27-May-16 23:32:24

If they sell then for the good surely, labour free and more money made for their charity

Elrel Tue 31-May-16 01:54:23

Roses - in the '70s I had a large, much loved, soft leather patchwork handbag in red and purple. At a school jumble sale I thought I'd stowed it away safely behind a stall until I saw a colleague lifting it up. She had been asked the price of 'that teapot cosy'!!

Nonnie1 Tue 31-May-16 11:38:51

Anyway... the food mixer got sold............ do I care?

I have a hand mixer which works perfectly well sad

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