General Chat

I totally agree with you Barbara.
I hope this isn't the norm though and it should be stopped.
I also give to Charity Shops and would hate to think that the staff had their pick of goods unpaid for before the General Public do. I read the link Shimms put on here and I must agree to my way of thinking it is stealing.

I would do what someone else suggested and write a letter to the Head Office of that particular Charity and state how unhappy you are about it all. Tell them exactly what you told us. It could be possible the lady who had your top on is not telling the truth. If she is then don't donate to them again and maybe check with other charities first before you donate again.
I certainly will from now on. Thank you for letting us know that this goes on.
Regards
Jackie

Thanks Shimms will have a look soon, and I think I may ponder on this a while and see what others think about it.

xx

Just Googled it Barb, found this, scroll down and you'll read of a similar situation, then the answers ...

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ReturnPage=Active&ForumID=2&TopicID=169398&PagePosition=7&ThreadPage=3&showActive=7

Yes it is wrong.
Your donation was to benefit the charity, ...not them.

Gwyn

Barbara, that's disgusting. First pickings may be a perk, fair enough, but they should make a donation for sure!!

Personally I think I would write and complain to the manager/md of whatever charity it was you gave your things to:)

I often send stuff to charity shops, sometimes things I've hardly worn and now I don't feel like doing it anymore, but if this is normal, I'd like to know.

If these people are volunteers is it wrong they take stuff for themselves, I don't know.

xx

I have to say Barbara, that I agree with your sentiments !!


Rather defeats the object doesn't it if the staff are plundering the donations for free?? who's to say how much stuff does not get sold for the charity but goes straight to the staff...........


Have you contacted the Charity itself to check if this is legitimately the case ????


I regularly fill charity bags that come through my door no matter how little i give - if i have an unwanted item that i consider too good to throw away i will always pass it on to someone somehow.

I wouldn't mind at all that staff had first pickings, but would be outraged if they didn't pay the going rate for items they chose.
I know many of the staff in some shops are volunteers, but I still think they should pay for their goods.

Gwyn

Barbara, am complexed ... surely this cannot be the norm. I would understand perhaps if they got first choice and paid, yet the whole idea is to raise money for charity.

I rather feel I would be writing a polite yet firm letter to the Head Office of this charity stating how disappointed I was.

I do not judge yet I do know right from wrong and this to me is not right.

Such a shame as you were doing something so kind for those in need.

xxx

I don't want to upset anybody but wanted your opinions. I'm sure there are good people out there that give their time willingly to charity, but something upset me a bit yesterday, so I thought I'd share it, see what you all think.

I dropped some clothes off to a local charity shop on Tuesday morning and yesterday took in a few more bits that I'd found.

When I walked in the lady working on the tills was wearing one of my tops, she saw me looking and said, oh do you like this, it's nice isn't it, (too small for me now) so I said yes, it's very nice, she said in a low voice, someone brought it in yesterday and we always have first pickings, before they go into the shop. I said oh how much did you pay for it then and she said oh we don't pay, it's one of the perks of the job..............

I was that gobsmacked, I didn't say anything, I just walked out.

I thought charity shops sold this stuff for charity, not for themselves, now am I being trivial or does this happen everywhere.

Barbara