Plastic Bags Charities Put Through Letterboxes.

lincroft1710

Haarlem wrote: »

And what will they do?

I believe theft is still a crime and police should investigate, although your cynicism is probably nearer the truth than my optimism.

Errata

Two men were arrested today in Leeds in possession of filled charity bags they had (allegedly) stolen from doorsteps.
Coppers don't like people stealing from charities.

Mids_Costcutter

Is this system of collection really cost-effective for the charity / collector when so many of us seem to receive two, three or more bags through the door a week? They must receive so few donations, especially after some have been stolen from the doorstep. I guess plastic bags are still pretty cheap, but you need a lot to cover a whole district / town. Anyone out there who works for a charity and could shed some light on this?

Savvy_Sue

In my experience, it's the larger charities who distribute bags house to house (as well as the non-charities who do this), the ones with multiple shops locally if not nationally. Which leads me to suspect that it's only cost-effective on a very large scale, and that the stand-alone shops rely on people bringing stuff in, or going to collect on request.

Could be wrong, but that's my perception.

Alot_does_not_exist

Can anyone point me in the direction of a printable, online 'no charity bags' notice which I can put up?

I am getting heartily fed up with the torrent of these non-green, useless things coming through my letter box and I'm amazed that charities don't seem to realise how much they are putting people's backs up in this way.

hatewashingmachines

Alot_does_not_exist wrote: »

Can anyone point me in the direction of a printable, online 'no charity bags' notice which I can put up?

I am getting heartily fed up with the torrent of these non-green, useless things coming through my letter box and I'm amazed that charities don't seem to realise how much they are putting people's backs up in this way.

Why not just make your own using "Word" or something similar?

Jock221

Cancer research will take clothes even they not that great. They bag what they can't sell and they get money per bag for rags. Every little helps and at least you know it's going to a good cause. A lot of these bag collection are for personal gain and not for charity at all. I use them for bin liners.

ricky9

This was advertised at the Jobcentre
Thank you for showing interest in the Self Employed Driver role.

Our Company:

We raise vital funds for charities by delivering charity bags to households
then collecting them once filled with Clothing, Footwear, Curtains,
Blankets, Towels, Handbags and Belts; we have 7 years experience in the
sector and have raised over £200,000.00 for good causes in the last 5 years,
we are wishing to expand our service across the country. To be successful
we need hard working individuals who can add value to our brand and increase
our charitable donations through providing a professional service.

Your Role:

Monday-Thursday: Each day collect filled charity bags between 8-11 then post
600 bags which will take around 4-5 hours.
Friday: Collect filled charity bags between 8-11 then travel to Head Office
to unload and collect stock for the following week.
Saturday Morning: 4-5 hours to post 600 bags.

Please note the following points:
You should be collecting around 40-45 bags each day to hit the weekly target
of 840kg.
You only see us once a week so you need a SWB Transit size van, or larger,
to collect then store the filled bags in during the week.
The hardest part of this job is the distribution, it is hard tiring work all
year round as we work in all weather conditions.
Each and every day requires the same high level of commitment, it's a case
of head down to get the job done - there are no short cuts!
To excel in the role excellent map reading skills and good regional
knowledge would be beneficial.

The Benefits:

Fantastic opportunity for those who like to be in control of their own
destiny, the more effort you put in the more you should earn.
If your hitting targets you should earn £714 per week, minus the Running
Costs below, the targets are achievable and are the minimum level we expect
you to be working at to ensure we raise vital funds for the charities we
support, your pay is determined by the weight you collect, we pay one of the
best rates in the industry at 0.85/kg. You are paid weekly on a Friday, a
week in arrears.

Running Costs:

As this is a self employed role, you are responsible for all your own costs,
approximate weekly costs:
Weekly Stock (Bags to Distribute) £163.08
Weekly Fuel Costs £100-£125
Van Hire/Maintenance £Variable

To Get Started:

You need a minimum of a SWB Transit size van, due to the bulkiness of
charity bags not the weight
You need £326.16 to pay for initial bags to distribute (This covers your
stock costs until your first pay day)

How To Apply:

If you are still interested in the role you can apply over the phone,
Freephone: 0800 169 4538. If you are successful after the telephone
interview you will be invited to collect initial stock and fill in the
required paperwork, we usually see new starters each Thursday at: DBH Tees
Valley, Belasis Hall Technology Park, Coxwold Way, Billingham, TS23 4EA.

Good luck, hope to see you soon.

lincroft1710

Ricky, you have omitted the words "This was advertised at the Jobcentre" from your post, it reads as spam otherwise.

wannaBrich

I worked as a charity shop manager for 18months -may I stress only give your donations in bags that state 100% of profits will go to the charity!!!!
there are so many con-merchants out there and makes it all so hard.
it's because the price of rag is so high at the moment so any tom, dic or harry is out there claiming to collect for charity, but readin the small print will say that only a small % actually goes to charity.

I know for a fact the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK 100% profits goes to thev charity. Items come in, graded as to what is saleable and not - anything unsitable is recycled and money credited to the charity. What is saleable is sold for a fair price using their national pricing guidelines.

As for rags, yes by all means donate rags but if possible as stated, label it as rag,
it isn't nice going through bags of donations with knickers with used sanitary towels attached to them or sheets with sticky spunk stains! although it does give something to talk about with the volunteers! lol