Oxfam Selling clothes

ahai1

I agree professional staff are needed and those organisations tend to be better run.

DaisyNelson

Charity shops exist for two reasons:-
Raise money for their cause
Raise the profile of said charity.
Items on sale are available to anyone, charities do not disinguish between those in need / less well off and people just after a bargain.
Everyone likes a bargain, regardless of personal finances. Charity shops provide an ideal opportunity to find something you won't see everywhere else, like vintage clothes for instance.
If they are selling mass produced stuff, then it is usually at a cheaper price than in high street shops. If they are charging more than original price, well good luck to them. Not everyone is familiar with Primark stock.;)

rarrarrar

Murtle wrote: »

I just had a look, and saw a dress for £110, must be by a well known designer you'd think....well no,



truely outstanding to the tune of £110 I thought it might be a typo....

Was recently sold at the £110 price!!

GiveItBack

rarrarrar wrote: »

Was recently sold at the £110 price!!

Great News!:T

MoaningMyrtle

Back to Oxfam and charity shops in general, I think the orices have decreased recently in line with retail shops. For example, the British Heart Foundation was offering three items for the price of two this week, I bought a M & S cashmere cardigan, another cotton cardigan and a Fat Face T-shirt for £8.00.

Im my local Oxfam I saw a men's linen M & S Autograph shirt for £3.99 and some Boden things for £2.99 and £4.99. I think these are great prices to pay. The Volunteer was telling me about the M & S £5.00 voucher scheme, to be eligible to receive this, you have to donate one item from M & S. They also told me that there is nothing stopping people donating one item from M & S per day to obtain multiple vouchers.

I'm also pretty sure my local chairty shop, (regional charity so won't name names) gives more to the rag collecter than they sell.

bravobeastie

MoaningMyrtle wrote: »

The Volunteer was telling me about the M & S £5.00 voucher scheme, to be eligible to receive this, you have to donate one item from M & S. They also told me that there is nothing stopping people donating one item from M & S per day to obtain multiple vouchers.

How it works

When you bring a bag of donated clothes containing at least one item of M&S clothing to any of Oxfam’s 750 high street shops in the UK and 40 shops in Ireland, you’ll get a voucher for £5 (or €7 in Ireland) off your next purchase of £35 (or €50) or more of clothing, homeware or beauty products in M&S. Only one voucher can be issued per visit. Vouchers are valid during the calendar month in which they are received.

rarrarrar

MoaningMyrtle wrote: »

I'm also pretty sure my local chairty shop, (regional charity so won't name names) gives more to the rag collecter than they sell.

I think most charities will agree that the majority of donated clothes end up being recycled. Shops will(should) only be selling items in good condition and for which there is a market . However this filtering of donated items is all part of the role of charity shops.

P__G

Thanks for your replies friends! I am glad that (on the whole) people are keen to help the cause and grab a bargain too

GiveItBack

rarrarrar wrote: »

I think most charities will agree that the majority of donated clothes end up being recycled. Shops will(should) only be selling items in good condition and for which there is a market . However this filtering of donated items is all part of the role of charity shops.

But then we shouldn't be donating things to charity shops that we don't think are saleable. So much time and money is wasted by charity shops sorting and throwing away absolutely disgusting rubbish.