General Charity Shops

To celebrate my 20th Review, I thought I should write about something dear to my heart.... No, not Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, pride of North London but indeed charity shops....although, sadly comparisons of the two can be drawn...both seem to full of old useless cast offs that no one wants at the moment My love affair with charity shops wasn't always as it is. As a young kid, in a busy high street where you knew everyone, the last thing you wanted, was to be seen being dragged inside the Barnardos or the Spastic Society by your mum which for me was the case. It was as a nerdish 8 year old that I started stamp collecting supplied wholly by mother from ...

General charity shops can be found in most high streets. I imagine most people rarely use these shops and would rather buy things brand new, but in the present financial market, the credit crunch has definitely changed the way we shop. There are many different charity shops, such as Marie Curie, cancer research etc. They are all very willing to accept goods from the general public. They accept books, clothes CD's and DVD'S and in most cases they will let you drop of a bog of goods at their shop door. Most charity shops are staffed by local volunteers who are willing to work for free. I have always found staff in charity shops to be very helpful. The ...

Charity shops are wonderful things: they help everyone. The charities themselves cater for those they are targeting, and those in need of their aid and assistance, and I think it is a wonderful concept that we as general consumers can get a bargain on one hand by getting a product for cheaper than brand new or in general stores, at the same time as knowing the money is going to a good cause. I live above a charity shop, which raises money for our local hospital - a brilliant idea. If I have any clothes or books that I no longer require, I pop down to the shop and hand it over. Quite often I'm told they have bags and bags of this and that, so I avoid taking it ...