Anyone stopped bothering with charity shops?

patricia50

I may be alone here but I don't need my charity shop to look like a shop selling new. As long as it's clean and the clothes are in some sort of order and reasonable prices I'm happy. Unfortunately most of them are overpriced and too smartened up. People see things selling for ridiculous prices and decide to sell it themselves instead of donating and who can blame them. Also there are loads of bags put through the door for collection and although I have heard stories of these being dodgy it's just sometimes convenient to get rid of stuff without having to physically take it somewhere.

Doc_N

patricia50 wrote: »

Also there are loads of bags put through the door for collection and although I have heard stories of these being dodgy it's just sometimes convenient to get rid of stuff without having to physically take it somewhere.

They're almost invariably ripping off charities, with a very small number of exceptions. In most cases they take all the profits, but donate a very small percentage to a charity, which has its name emblazoned all over the bags to give it an air of legitimacy.

An absolute last resort, surely, given the alternative of taking stuff to a charity shop, where they get to keep 100% of the profit.