When we moved house we had a huge clear out - I took the majority (6 or 7 binliners and some huge framed pictures) to the Oxfam on Half Moon Lane and the rest (electricals which Oxfam can't accept) to the Mind shop. If you pull into the side street to the left of Oxfam and then right into the little carpark at the back they will take your bags through the back entrance and you won't get clobbered for parking without a permit. They were extremely grateful for everything as were the people in the Mind shop. I used to work in Oxfam in my spare time when I was younger and the staff could buy items before they went out onto the shop floor but only after they had been priced up and the staff paid the full price. I don't see anything wrong with that as the money still goes to the charity... In reality, in the shop I worked in the staff bought very little before it went onto the shelves. It's not the same for clothes being sent overseas being taken by local staff as Gerry points out. I didn't realise that happened.