Sorry if this has been asked before. Which non essential shop will you visit first after 12 April.? I can’t make up my mind whether to go to Dunelm or M&S.
The local charity shops! I have some really nice stuff for them as I've had a super clear out. It's nothing big so I'll pop it in my shopper until they're taking stuff in again. We have an app in my road so a lot of my things have gone already. I put in on the app and people either collect it from my porch or I leave it in theirs when passing. Can't think why all roads don't have them really. But I like to donate the good things to the hospice shop as my mother was in one at the end and I'll never forget how good they were to her.
Shops selling Washing machines and Printers ( not necessarily both in same one). I just want to speak to a human being and ask questions without having to go through the whole grizzly palaver of using 'chat online' or FAQs etc!
I run a furniture shop so I hope customers will be desperate to come back to buy from us, but it seems from these comments that a lot of you have given up on the High Street.
It's a toss-up! Charity shop with donations which have been piling up for a year, or IKEA for a new book case! I'd love a manicure, but I'm spending far too much time gardening for that to be feasible!
I'll be glad when the charity shops open again too - I got rid of three bags of books, CDs and DVDs just before the last lockdown and now I have another four bags ready to go. We take them to different shops so no one gets overloaded. Quite like to have a rummage in some of them too. Last time we went I bought some beautiful curtains for about £8 and used them to make a blind for the bedroom.
Oh a wander around Dunelm would be lovely, that's after the hairdresser of course. There's no sign yet here of even garden centres opening yet, we are behind everyone else. Now going around garden centres, picking my new plants for my newly landscaped garden, that is exciting me now. Hopefully soon....
Galaxy: yes, someone techno-savvy in the street set it up last year. It's a great way to recycle anything too good to throw out. Also, to share really local news, or problems - anyone sick can get their shopping done etc. Or let the street know if the occasional conmen are around. It works for us because we all know each other.
The one I work in I guess, it’s a mens outfitters and wedding season is well underway, so we’re expecting to be very busy. For myself........can’t make up my mind, but I’m not a browser so it’ll be whatever store I actually need something from next week X
A shop where you can take clothes in to be weighed in for cash. I do it for 2 charities and I think there will be enough clothes for at least half a dozen car trips! think I'll get someone else to come with a car load as well, just to lessen the load on me and the going to and fro! But it's worth the hassle for the money to provides for the charities.
For those of you who love rummaging around in charity shops, why don’t you volunteer? You can then rummage to your hearts content ? Most charity shops want volunteers for the back room as most people want to be ‘out front’. Be warned, though. It could be costly as your the first person to see the donations ?
Its 8,000 people flying in. However they should but aren't in 10 days quarantine. So I have no idea why. Also other countries may not want us there let alone we want to go there when their cases are higher than ours.
I belong to Freecycle, which has groups all over the country, I believe. When you have an item that you no longer need and are happy to give away you can post it online. I tend to post things which are perhaps too large/awkward for me to take to a charity shop.
I’m with you Polarbear Sheffield Council recently paid John Lewis 3 million pounds to stay in Sheffield city centre all to no avail! They suggest we go to Leeds instead! No way!