MMD: Would you tell a charity shop that a Chloe bag was under-priced?

pbaron

Snap it up and sell it on ebay:beer:

gaily

I would have to snap it up, but at the till I'd let the staff know i was getting a bargain, and ask them to stick an extra bit in the till - but certainly nothing near the £600.

Also depends on the charity - and whether they are something I would support normally.

Dorrie

Wouldn't actually know what one of these is to start with! Not at all interested in fashion, etc. If, however, I did know for certain that this was the genuine article and not a (very good) fake, I would tell them. Don't use handbags myself, and as someone else said, if I put it on ebay it could cause problems on my account.

luxor4t

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Not knowing who or what Chloe is (Bratz, maybe??) I'd leave well alone and huff internally to myself that they wanted five pounds for a second hand bag.

Snap! btw I think the quilted Chanel bags are hideously naff & the clonking great initials are common -is it meant to be a joke?

My mum 'works' in a charity shop and they have a list up in the sorting area of brands to look out for, plus (as has already been said) if it is mentioned on TV they check their stock before the dealers come in.

bottletop

Charity shops of a policy of no haggling/no offers, so it should work both ways.

I have seen free newspaper dvd's on sale for £2. On pointing this out, I was viewed as some sort of would-be con-man.

They want fixed-price, so be it.

arthur_dent_2

I know nothing at all about designer fashion but in the spirit of the question, I would without even pausing for a second thought, buy the bag. I find that charity shops whilst in theory a fantastic thing that do much good generally are extremely expensive for not very good quality. Also being a big girl charity shop clothes are non existant. I have several times in the past bought stuff from sharity shops and made a very good profit on them, I shall not be stopping doing this any time soon.

Henwen

My reaction would depend on which charity it was - some seem to use their funds more wisely and for better causes than others. Then again, I usually only go to shops for charities I support.

Primrose

I wouldn't know a Chloe handbag if one were to hit me in the face, so I wouldn't know how much it was likely to be worth anyway! But if I saw an article of value grossly underpriced I would point it out.

macaroni

Id but it and sell it.

As others have said charity shops are so overpriced eg £4 for a £2 Primark tshirt LOL

saz36

I would definately snatch up the bargain. Everything in charity shops is DONATED and not cost the charities a penny, therefore they've not lost anything by selling a designer brand at £5. These days charity shops regularly overprice items, and as previously mentioned i've seen dvds and cds that have been given away free with newspapers on sale for ridiculous prices. I've also seen Primark clothes that would cost no more than £3 new, on sale in charity shops for £10. And the price of books in my local Oxfam is daylight robbery where they want at least £3 for a bog standard paperback. Also i've previously seen 2 copies of the same book on sale for different prices, where the most expensive of the two has been the tattiest copy!! Where's the logic in that??
BUT my biggest moan regarding charity shops is when the 'so called' volunteers (of which i know there is some genuine ones) have THEIR OWN stalls on markets and at antique fairs!!!! You're not telling me that they haven't sifted through the donated goods to pick out the best bargains to sell on to line their own pockets. One particular charity shop in my area blatantly talk about 'let's put that to one side for ................ ' I know this is true and that they're not running these stalls for the charity because i've asked them. I've started avoiding certain charity shops because of this and their prices. Gone are the days when you could go to a charity shop for cheap clothes or a book. These days it's MUCH cheaper to shop at your local supermarket for both. :mad: