variation in charity shops (Charity Shops - Comments)

Member Name: freud

Product:	Charity Shops - Comments
Date:	29/06/08 (57 review reads)
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Advantages: prices

Disadvantages: some staff - some shops

we have six charity shops where I live and sometimes I take a moring off to have a good look round.
They vary a lot in several ways -
1.the staff- some are very friendly and helpful and some seem to want to show how 'do-gooders' behave - I used to work at Sue Ryder and never had that attitude!

2. The shops - some are refurbished when taken over but personally I think too much money has been spent on the decor - should have gone to the charity?
-others are a bit dingy, dark & dare I say a bit smelly?
3. The prices - some are very reasonably priced but others are being silly (Oxfam for example) with their pricing - if folk pay less they are more likely to return to shop and to re-donate the books aren't they?It would be great if they could extend opening hours by 30 mins-one hour instead of closing before the other non-charity shops?

Summary: charity shops are not all the same