Some fantastic bargains (Charity Shops - Comments)

Member Name: luke1081

Product:	Charity Shops - Comments
Date:	08/01/09 (49 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: The staff are wonderfully helpful

Disadvantages: Sometimes overpriced

I've always been a fan of charity shops which appear to have lost their tendancy to be a dowdy and unfashionable presence on our high streets and in our town centres. Oxfams, Saves the Childrens and Sue Ryders all still take pride of place within my hometown and, thankfully, I am much better off for that presence.

My only gripe is that I have noted some ridiculously high prices within them sometimes. Let's try and forget for a moment that money is given to charity, for the most part. Furniture in the Sue Ryder store is often priced very high and you are generally better off going through the classifieds or Ebay; or better of still at the local car-boot sale. My thoughts on this are taken from personal experience as my father works in the local Red Cross shop. It appears as though some shop volunteers will almost take a price from ther top of their head when pricing goods, which, all too often, is completely misguided.

However, some bargains can still be had. DVDs and books are a fantastic purchase at any of the major charity shops while clothes can still be found on the cheap. I recerntly picked up some DVDS for under £2 - both new releases. As a student at uni, I often found myself wandering into the local British Heart Foundation and coming out with some wonderful "night-out" shirts for under £3 each. And you really wouldn't know I had been charity shopping.

Staff are always friendly and polite and seem happy to be working there, which naturally, is no surpise, considering most of them are volunteers.

Summary: Bargains galore!