More Charity Shop Bargains for 2018 & beyond!

DigForVictory

Pollycat wrote: »

I was on to them as fast as we would be on a long-coveted piece of Denby.

That fast?! Right then, fake or not (and what fun to debate/research/smile sweetly over) they are a definite win!

Miró

A pleasant walk this afty round the local charity shops and no need of a brolly for once....cor!! Nice bonus of a couple of good finds. Firstly, one of my fave style M & S t-shirts....elbow length sleeves, v neck and a long body in a dark orange colour....looks new but no tags and 99p. Then an unusual 'hair holdy uppy/clippy thingy', (sorry no idea what they are really called), brand new and 50p. Both from St Gemmas Hospice shop. Then in the RSPCA shop I spotted a pair of M & S velvet straight legged trousers in a fab amethyst shade - as new and £4.50. Got the perfect top, bag and shoes already to go with them. Will be perfect if I get invited out over that time that comes at the end of December, (cannot bring myself to say the C word yet!!). :rotfl:

dolly84

luvchocolate - it seems crazy to me that your CS can't sell or rag fake goods, if they are priced accordingley there is no reason why someone can't get good use from something and what possible difference does it make to ragging?. Some charities have the most bizarre rules.


Yesterday I picked up two 6" Johnson Bros side plates in Sugar Maples print, I loved them because of the winter scene, there were 3 of them but I left the third, I paid 50p each for them and now I've seen how pricey they are on Etsy I may go back for it.

Pollycat

dolly84 wrote: »

luvchocolate - it seems crazy to me that your CS can't sell or rag fake goods, if they are priced accordingley there is no reason why someone can't get good use from something and what possible difference does it make to ragging?. Some charities have the most bizarre rules.

AS it was me who started the 'fake bags' topic, I've had a rootle through Google.


I did find this:
http://www.tradingstandardsecrime.org.uk/counterfeit-goods-fraud/
which states:

Counterfeit goods fraud involves goods passed off as originals which are actually fake.
Counterfeit goods include fake designer clothes, bags, accessories and perfumes as well as pirate DVDs, CDs and computer games.
Many counterfeit goods are sold at car boot sales, pubs, markets or fairs. This makes it difficult to trace the fraudster once you’ve bought from them.
Fake goods are also sold online, although auction sites such as eBay are doing their best to clamp down on counterfeiting and piracy.
Are you a victim of counterfeit goods fraud?
You’ve bought an item and discovered that it is not original or made by the brand it claims to be made by. The quality might well be inferior, which might make the product unusable or unsafe.

So does that mean if an item isn't 'passed off as an original' it's OK to sell it? :huh:


Back on topic:
I bought a mustard coloured Superdry T shirt from Air Ambulance for £1.00.
It looks in pretty good condition with a massive logo on the front with a tiger.

suki1964

Not had much chance to CS of late but I popped into Blytheswood, which doesn't usually have much that appeals to me ( they tend to focus on furniture which is usually way over priced for the condition its in ) and found a good as new Ralph hoodie for £5 - well pleased

Two weeks ago I found a pair of black kitten heel Mary Janes, from M&S, unworn for £3. I do love kitten heels so I snapped those up as well

Ive the dentist this afternoon so I shall have a hunt around the 3 CS closest to it when I get out

luvchocolate

dolly84 wrote: »

luvchocolate - it seems crazy to me that your CS can't sell or rag fake goods, if they are priced accordingley there is no reason why someone can't get good use from something and what possible difference does it make to ragging?. Some charities have the most bizarre rules.


Yesterday I picked up two 6" Johnson Bros side plates in Sugar Maples print, I loved them because of the winter scene, there were 3 of them but I left the third, I paid 50p each for them and now I've seen how pricey they are on Etsy I may go back for it.

Its against trading standards.....every charity should obey these regulations, the shop managers are responsible and and could be prosecuted.
That said trading standards do check charity shops and if something is a good copy and put out as genuine a written warning would be handed out, to be fair its not easy now to tell.
I was covering a Hospice furniture store when we got a visit and I had a rug for sale, no fibre content label on so should not have been on sale but I was told to put it in the rubbish, fair I thought.
Not a lot of people know every item of clothing put out to be sold must have a fibre content label on, we had labels printed saying 100% mixed fibres and these had to be stuck to the garment not on the ticket.

Pollycat

luvchocolate wrote: »

Its against trading standards.....every charity should obey these regulations, the shop managers are responsible and and could be prosecuted.
That said trading standards do check charity shops and if something is a good copy and put out as genuine a written warning would be handed out, to be fair its not easy now to tell.
I was covering a Hospice furniture store when we got a visit and I had a rug for sale, no fibre content label on so should not have been on sale but I was told to put it in the rubbish, fair I thought.
Not a lot of people know every item of clothing put out to be sold must have a fibre content label on, we had labels printed saying 100% mixed fibres and these had to be stuck to the garment not on the ticket.

But is it though if something isn't sold as genuine?
See my post up-thread with the extract from Trading Standards.

Miró

Some strange rules some of the charity shops have to follow! I was in the Hospice chazza yesterday where most things are priced at 99p.....with the exception of Joe Brown stuff. They are not allowed to sell Joe Brown stuff at a heavily discounted price no matter what state the item is in so you frequently come across a raggedy t-shirt, (not designer raggedy iykwim), priced at £4.99. Apparently JB have some sort of rule whereby their stuff cannot be heavily discounted if it is within a certain distance of a proper JB shop!!! Go figure?! :undecided

luvchocolate

Pollycat wrote: »

But is it though if something isn't sold as genuine?
See my post up-thread with the extract from Trading Standards.

I did read your post and charities are not allowed to sell counterfeit goods.
I have spent 30 years in this line of work I did not say I agree with the rules but have to abide by them obviously.
Anyway that is it all I have to say.
Happy hunting!!

Pollycat

luvchocolate wrote: »

I did read your post and charities are not allowed to sell counterfeit goods.
I have spent 30 years in this line of work I did not say I agree with the rules but have to abide by them obviously.
Anyway that is it all I have to say.
Happy hunting!!

Well, that's told me off then. :rotfl:
I was actually wondering if you had any take on the Trading Standards extract that I found that appeared - at least to me - to give the impression that it's goods being passed off as genuine that's the issue.
But never mind. :whistle: