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

I would tell them
not that i would ever want to own one in a million years anyway

I'd deffo snap it up.....well - as far as a guy would buy a bag, perhaps something different.

I've raised literally thousands for charities when I was in Rotaract, and it might not be pc - but what I saw of some so called charities!
They are big business, and never mind these ladies giving up their spare time in the shops bless them - think what the manager of the local charities gets in wages, and yes I know about the arguement that they need a good salary to retain good management at the top - I mean even local small managers.

Then after a local charity shop manager wrote to my local paper, complaining bitterly that people were donating things of too low quality....well really.

Big charities, before thinking they're all caring sharing things...yes, I know it's the Mail, I know it's Littlejohn - but perhaps check out this story
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1036098/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Who-says-charity-begins-home.html

Is the bag genuine, or a copy?
For an underpriced item I *really* wanted, I'd buy at price label and make a generous donation, not in the shop, but by Gift Aid.

I wouldn't tell them either.

People who work in charity shops these days all watch the same programmes we do ie Flog it and follow e-bay like the rest of us so are just as clued up if they want to be bothered.

Not only that as someone else said the wages for some of these charity staff are extortionate and not all the money goes to the charity, a lot of it goes on admin fees etc.

They have to take the rough with the smooth.;)

Sheepster wrote: »

I've raised literally thousands for charities when I was in Rotaract, and it might not be pc - but what I saw of some so called charities!
They are big business, and never mind these ladies giving up their spare time in the shops bless them - think what the manager of the local charities gets in wages, and yes I know about the arguement that they need a good salary to retain good management at the top - I mean even local small managers.

I have also worked for charities - basically paid expenses just! - the amount of valuable items that make it to the shop are minimal.

As Sheepster seemed to infer and I would agree many charities are far from charitable!

If the "Cloe" bag was for sale by RSPCA or Oxfam I would buy it at the marked price then donate it to local hospice shop with information as to value.