St Christopher's shop

Haven't looked recently but my family have donated a few high-end pieces lately that we couldn't be bothered to eBay....

As a comparison the hospital bookshop at Frimley Park charges ?1 or ?1.50 for donated books depending on how thick the book is.

I think if the charity shops can actually get top dollar for their items then fair play, after all that's the mission they're on (to raise money), right ?

If they can't get too dollar, the prices will reduce !

Price hikes have been going on for a while.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/29/charity-shops-pricing-items-bargains

That's a fair point Inbound.

I guess Peckham and Camberwell are pretty close though, also we still have the Mind shop up by Goose Green.

Some customers donate bags full of stuff and when staff open the bags they find soiled and torn clothing, worn underwear, moth riddled clothing, etc so these are taken away by scrap dealers. Charity shops have paid managers although other 'assistants; are voluntary.

Lordship Lane is a prime area for rent increases borne out by the fact of changing businesses who have seen rent increases of ?20.000 per year.

I go regularly to a charity shop in Forest Hill, their goods are much cheaper than St. C's but not always of brilliant quality, Recently the books I used to purchase for under ?2 there are now costing ?3 plus.

My daughter who seems to clothe herself entirely from Charity Shops found Orpington prices far higher than those in Brighton. She got a Karen Millen dress for ?8 (checked it on line as nearly ?100 new) paid more for a pair of cheap new shoes.

On another note, I was chatting to the women in there and they say dogs are going to be banned.

A dog took a dump and volunteer had to clear it up, shame as I always thought it was a nice touch letting dogs in.

KidKruger Wrote:

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> That's a fair point Inbound.

> I guess Peckham and Camberwell are pretty close

> though, also we still have the Mind shop up by

> Goose Green.

I've found the prices in the Mind shop quite high for a charity shop.

And sadly I've also noticed that prices seem to be going up in the larger hospice shop.

KidKruger Wrote:

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> First time I've ever heard of a dog actually doing

> a dump in a premises - I thought staff giving that

> as a reason for not allowing dogs was a

> smokescreen for just not liking dogs.

Well I found an offending 'dump' in the changing room there once and had to ask a member of staff to clean it up. So either it was a dog or some poor customer was caught short.

KidKruger Wrote:

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> First time I've ever heard of a dog actually doing

> a dump in a premises - I thought staff giving that

> as a reason for not allowing dogs was a

> smokescreen for just not liking dogs.

Nope. They are mostly all fond of dogs