Charlottechicken Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I shop in charity shops almost every week and have never had a major problem. In fact, the local hospice shop I donate to know me so well, they know my giftaid number! The manager at one of the other local charity shops is rather brusque, I've been served by her once, she was incredibly rude, but I think she knows she isn't a people person and usually stays away from the front of the shop, and she did once let me have a lovely blouse for a pound that had been accidentally left on the sale rail! A friend however, was told not to bring any further donations to a shop near her after she turned up with 7 or 8 bags of very good quality ladies clothing (after weight loss) as they didn't have room to store it all. It was all clean and ironed and could've gone straight on the rails and made them a lot of money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 When my mum died of cancer, my dad took the first few bags of her very good-quality clothes to a local cancer charity shop and had to stand there while someone went through them (having told them his wife had just died and these were her things). I'd done the clothes sorting, as he couldn't, and the whole shop experience was very traumatic for him . I went with him to take the next lot and we went to a different shop, as we couldn't park anywhere near the first one. The second shop (local animal shelter) could not have been nicer - helped me unload the car, cooed over the items that were immediately visible (winter coats) and made my dad a cup of tea while he waited . Needless to say, everything else went to them and I've bought things like jigsaws and dvds from them too, taking them back for resale when completed/watched. It's like a library! Their shop is very cluttered and really could benefit from a Mary-Queen -of-Shops makeover, but the staff are lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 i read this thread with interest. I am an avid user of charity shops. I have some clothes that have holes in and not good enough for resale and knew they could be recyled by someone somewhere. Having read the thread i went and asked my local charity shop if they sold to the rag man, as i would rather they made money and the items recycled. They don't. Does anyone know of a chain of charity shops that do? Then i can find the right home for these!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 My mum takes worn out clothing down to the local recycling shop where she gets £5 per 10 kilos of clothing. You might have a shop like this near you, they advertise as cash for clothing, that sort of thing. I pass on anything that I wouldn't like to see in a charity shop to mum and she pops down to the shop when she has 10 kilos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 we have nothing like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 If you take it to a clothes bank,anything un saleable gets shredded & recyled into something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Our local Fara Charity shop are happy to take clothes for the rag man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 we have a fire mans and a sally army bank so i will put them in one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 i read this thread with interest. I am an avid user of charity shops. I have some clothes that have holes in and not good enough for resale and knew they could be recyled by someone somewhere. Having read the thread i went and asked my local charity shop if they sold to the rag man, as i would rather they made money and the items recycled. They don't. Does anyone know of a chain of charity shops that do? Then i can find the right home for these!! Oxfam do make use of all textiles/clothing, right down to rag trade, is there one of those near you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I've been lucky with charity shops and they've always been grateful for anything I take in, where I live we have a different problem, where scumbags come along early and take the bags of stuff we put out for the charity collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Apparently the going rate for "rags" is at an all time high at the moment and clued up charities are actively requesting donations of unsaleable clothes/bedding etc as they get a good price for it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Several local primary schools (inc. ES) have collections to raise funds. Parents trog in with huge bags of clothing/textiles etc which all get collected, weighed and then the company pays the PTA - or whatever - so much per kilo. I think its run by Bags 2 Schools (shame they can't spell ) If any of you are involved with a school, it may be worth investigating - from memory we got a cheque for about £70 and its a tiny village school with 70 pupils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 After a couple of disappointing experiences with charity shops, I take ours to the local hospice's shop; they are brilliant and there's drop-off parking outside too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
