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These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place. |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place. "
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem? |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?"
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without. |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without."
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
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Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so. |
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By *amissCouple
over a year ago
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so."
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so."
Maybe I'm out of touch with the reality of others.
If anyone who has a son/daughter with only one pair of trousers then I genuinely feel for them.
Maybe your point is way more relevant than I initially thought |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so.
Maybe I'm out of touch with the reality of others.
If anyone who has a son/daughter with only one pair of trousers then I genuinely feel for them.
Maybe your point is way more relevant than I initially thought"
I think you probably are out of touch with the reality of some others.
Children grow too, at an alarming rate.
There's a charity near us that frequently ask for clothing and household goods for families escaping domestic abuse. |
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over a year ago
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Charity shops have to obey the same rules as other clothing retailers and for very good reason.
What will happen (because it happened after the first lockdown) is that charity shops will have a boom time due to people being economically squeezed and not having cash to shop at big name clothes stores. |
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By *assy211279Woman
over a year ago
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I agree. I wish the charity shops were open I only have 2 pairs of trousers left for doing the animals in. I think I have saved a pair of goods for going out when allowed but only because they drag in the mud. Once covid 19 is under control though I can start to try and get back on track with the animals and then move back to getting Tesco jeans. But we do have Pound land clothes still. |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so.
Maybe I'm out of touch with the reality of others.
If anyone who has a son/daughter with only one pair of trousers then I genuinely feel for them.
Maybe your point is way more relevant than I initially thought
I think you probably are out of touch with the reality of some others.
Children grow too, at an alarming rate.
There's a charity near us that frequently ask for clothing and household goods for families escaping domestic abuse."
I'm aware how quickly children grow. And how expensive they become as they get older.
I never for a minute considered those having to escape abuse and having nothing but what they may be wearing.
As stated before, I'll hold my hands up. I didn't consider all possibilities |
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I would have agreed with this and in some areas I agree that charity shops are the only affordable option for some people.
However in areas with lots of shops primark, Pep&co are Often cheaper for clothes than charity shops.
And for household items places like B&M and home bargains.
I understand the point behind thread but the problem is Then other shops will argue they are also essential so it's just about where to draw the line.
Also in a lot of areas clothes banks are still open. |
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over a year ago
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so.
Maybe I'm out of touch with the reality of others.
If anyone who has a son/daughter with only one pair of trousers then I genuinely feel for them.
Maybe your point is way more relevant than I initially thought
I think you probably are out of touch with the reality of some others.
Children grow too, at an alarming rate.
There's a charity near us that frequently ask for clothing and household goods for families escaping domestic abuse.
I'm aware how quickly children grow. And how expensive they become as they get older.
I never for a minute considered those having to escape abuse and having nothing but what they may be wearing.
As stated before, I'll hold my hands up. I didn't consider all possibilities "
It is something a lot of people don't consider however there are a lot of charities and organisations that are able to help with this. |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so.
Maybe I'm out of touch with the reality of others.
If anyone who has a son/daughter with only one pair of trousers then I genuinely feel for them.
Maybe your point is way more relevant than I initially thought
I think you probably are out of touch with the reality of some others.
Children grow too, at an alarming rate.
There's a charity near us that frequently ask for clothing and household goods for families escaping domestic abuse.
I'm aware how quickly children grow. And how expensive they become as they get older.
I never for a minute considered those having to escape abuse and having nothing but what they may be wearing.
As stated before, I'll hold my hands up. I didn't consider all possibilities "
Oh I'm not criticising you,none of us can possibly be aware of every situation. . Kudos to you for acknowledging that you didn't know |
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Understand the problem OP it’s similar for many people. Although charity ships are closed our borough is constantly running appeals for clothing and more and organise pickups to be able to then distribute to those in need. Also a FB group for the area to support it. It’s working well so far. |
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"Understand the problem OP it’s similar for many people. Although charity ships are closed our borough is constantly running appeals for clothing and more and organise pickups to be able to then distribute to those in need. Also a FB group for the area to support it. It’s working well so far. "
Good to hear.x |
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I work in a charity shop and we were probably more strict than a lot of essential shops hand wash at door no mask no entry only 3 people allowed in at one time.I hope our shop survives as we still have to pay rent etc and our funds are only going to last for so long.
I don’t really see much difference between charity shops and the likes of the pound shop b&m etc .If your going to only allow essential shops then to me that’s only the big supermarkets and the local food shops.I’ve never done my weekly food shop in the pound shop.
Someone above said about getting clothes from eBay as there’s no difference in price that might be the case in London but it’s definitely not the case here.
We also provided a lot of stuff for the vulnerable people in the community we made up isolation packages of books jigsaws anything that could help them keep there minds active while they were stuck in for months on end.We done packages for the homeless sleeping bags warm clothes etc.There’s a lot more to it than just selling cheap stuff. |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so."
i think that single mum can probably get a pair just as cheap in george at asda as she would have from the charity shop, or click and collect matalan and they have a better chance of being sure they have his size to avoid a wasted trip
charity shops are designed for a browse/ rummage/ having a look at everything and thats a less than ideal way to shop just now |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so.
Maybe I'm out of touch with the reality of others.
If anyone who has a son/daughter with only one pair of trousers then I genuinely feel for them.
Maybe your point is way more relevant than I initially thought
I think you probably are out of touch with the reality of some others.
Children grow too, at an alarming rate.
There's a charity near us that frequently ask for clothing and household goods for families escaping domestic abuse."
my understanding is that this kind of thing is still happening (girl in my team at work donated her kitchen appliances and crockery etc when she was replacing them recently to a team that were specifically allocating stuff out to women fleeing violence or homeless people who needed starters for new accomodation ) ... its just that there isn’t a shop where you can go browse about and choose what you like |
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"I work in a charity shop and we were probably more strict than a lot of essential shops hand wash at door no mask no entry only 3 people allowed in at one time.I hope our shop survives as we still have to pay rent etc and our funds are only going to last for so long.
I don’t really see much difference between charity shops and the likes of the pound shop b&m etc .If your going to only allow essential shops then to me that’s only the big supermarkets and the local food shops.I’ve never done my weekly food shop in the pound shop.
Someone above said about getting clothes from eBay as there’s no difference in price that might be the case in London but it’s definitely not the case here.
We also provided a lot of stuff for the vulnerable people in the community we made up isolation packages of books jigsaws anything that could help them keep there minds active while they were stuck in for months on end.We done packages for the homeless sleeping bags warm clothes etc.There’s a lot more to it than just selling cheap stuff."
My experience of charity shops during the restrictions when they were open, was very good.
The ones I went in were very strict on numbers allowed in, hand sanitizer and masks.
As for the Poundshop, I did shop in mine for essentials during the first lockdown. It was easier to take my disabled daughter there when we needed bread and milk ect. I am not using them this time though because I have a recurring delivery slot.
I will be glad when the charity shops open again, although I don't believe they should be open now.
I feel for the lady above whose son has torn his only trousers.
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so."
The food banks also have donated clothes for in need families |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so.
Maybe I'm out of touch with the reality of others.
If anyone who has a son/daughter with only one pair of trousers then I genuinely feel for them.
Maybe your point is way more relevant than I initially thought
I think you probably are out of touch with the reality of some others.
Children grow too, at an alarming rate.
There's a charity near us that frequently ask for clothing and household goods for families escaping domestic abuse.
my understanding is that this kind of thing is still happening (girl in my team at work donated her kitchen appliances and crockery etc when she was replacing them recently to a team that were specifically allocating stuff out to women fleeing violence or homeless people who needed starters for new accomodation ) ... its just that there isn’t a shop where you can go browse about and choose what you like "
Yes it is. There's a request for cutlery in our area at the moment. |
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i think that single mum can probably get a pair just as cheap in george at asda as she would have from the charity shop, or click and collect matalan "
Do George and Matalan sell school trousers for 50p like they do in a charity shop near me ? |
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over a year ago
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place. "
This is very very true in some areas.
Its very questionable whether takeaways and deliveries should be allow to operate as they certainly are not essential. |
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"I work in a charity shop and we were probably more strict than a lot of essential shops hand wash at door no mask no entry only 3 people allowed in at one time.I hope our shop survives as we still have to pay rent etc and our funds are only going to last for so long.
I don’t really see much difference between charity shops and the likes of the pound shop b&m etc .If your going to only allow essential shops then to me that’s only the big supermarkets and the local food shops.I’ve never done my weekly food shop in the pound shop.
Someone above said about getting clothes from eBay as there’s no difference in price that might be the case in London but it’s definitely not the case here.
We also provided a lot of stuff for the vulnerable people in the community we made up isolation packages of books jigsaws anything that could help them keep there minds active while they were stuck in for months on end.We done packages for the homeless sleeping bags warm clothes etc.There’s a lot more to it than just selling cheap stuff.
My experience of charity shops during the restrictions when they were open, was very good.
The ones I went in were very strict on numbers allowed in, hand sanitizer and masks.
As for the Poundshop, I did shop in mine for essentials during the first lockdown. It was easier to take my disabled daughter there when we needed bread and milk ect. I am not using them this time though because I have a recurring delivery slot.
I will be glad when the charity shops open again, although I don't believe they should be open now.
I feel for the lady above whose son has torn his only trousers.
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I would bet most if not all charity based shops would adhere to the regulations beyond the minimum unlike most supermarkets and other high street shops. |
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"this seem to be nonsense, as ebay, gumtree will offer better deals than these places, at least in London where I live "
Cheapest postage is £3.20 to get a pair of trousers off ebay...that's before you pay anything for the trousers.
As someone has said...you can pick a pair up for 50p in a charity shop on a good day.
But I think they should still be shut as most of the volunteers near me are mainly retired women in their late 60s. |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so."
Too true |
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"this seem to be nonsense, as ebay, gumtree will offer better deals than these places, at least in London where I live
Cheapest postage is £3.20 to get a pair of trousers off ebay...that's before you pay anything for the trousers.
As someone has said...you can pick a pair up for 50p in a charity shop on a good day.
But I think they should still be shut as most of the volunteers near me are mainly retired women in their late 60s."
That is a very good point about the age of the volunteers because there was a big call for help at the beginning of March for people to come forward and help in food banks for this very reason. |
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"It would put even more people at risk..like some of the other shops that are unnecessarily open.. like esate agents.. ect..."
So don't go into shops you consider unnecessary. Are you going into estate agents? |
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"These may not be seen as essential shops to those at Westminster but to many they are and where alot of people buy their clothing and household items from. I would not complain if they were open as long as proper restrictions in place.
I like to buy my household items in John Lewis & my clothing in small Designer Boutiques so I'd like those open.
The above statement isn't true but you can see the problem?
You have many other options whereas poor people probably will need to do without.
I don't disagree that people may need to do without but is clothing or household items really really necessary right now?
Maybe not to you who may have enough clothes in your wardrobe but to a single mum whose son had torn his only pair of trouser yes i would say so.
Maybe I'm out of touch with the reality of others.
If anyone who has a son/daughter with only one pair of trousers then I genuinely feel for them.
Maybe your point is way more relevant than I initially thought"
There are far more people in that position than you can imagine |
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I'd prefer them open to a street full of takeaway 'food' places having people inside. They can even be of support to homeless people, needing to buy an extra layer of clothing, due to the cold, or having got soaking wet.
Voluntary work is very beneficial to our wellbeing too. |
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By *hoco DMan
over a year ago
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"this seem to be nonsense, as ebay, gumtree will offer better deals than these places, at least in London where I live
Cheapest postage is £3.20 to get a pair of trousers off ebay...that's before you pay anything for the trousers.
As someone has said...you can pick a pair up for 50p in a charity shop on a good day.
But I think they should still be shut as most of the volunteers near me are mainly retired women in their late 60s."
first off you can getting free delivery on some item on ebay some so more nonsense with £3.20, and I'm telling you that in London where I live you are not get nothing for 50p apart a book, In fact I've seen it a few times where a shop has been selling used Primark goods for more than you can pick up the item for new in Primark, I've had it a couple times where shop has refused my donations has the items where not designer |
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Theres nothing to stop them opening an outside stall or have a market table.
The free charities do this already, But the fat cat ones dont but expect reductions.
Fat cat are the charities that pay there directors and some other workers big wages. |
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"this seem to be nonsense, as ebay, gumtree will offer better deals than these places, at least in London where I live
Cheapest postage is £3.20 to get a pair of trousers off ebay...that's before you pay anything for the trousers.
As someone has said...you can pick a pair up for 50p in a charity shop on a good day.
But I think they should still be shut as most of the volunteers near me are mainly retired women in their late 60s."
And thats assuming they are the size they say they are, the elastic hasnt actually gone in the waist you can wait for the auction of 7 days to end, dont get lost or delayed in the post. Good job kids dont need school trousers currently  |
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"In fact I've seen it a few times where a shop has been selling used Primark goods for more than you can pick up the item for new in Primark, I've had it a couple times where shop has refused my donations has the items where not designer"
This doesn't make sense. Your donations are refused as they are not designer yet the shop is selling used Primark ? |
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By *hoco DMan
over a year ago
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"In fact I've seen it a few times where a shop has been selling used Primark goods for more than you can pick up the item for new in Primark, I've had it a couple times where shop has refused my donations has the items where not designer
This doesn't make sense. Your donations are refused as they are not designer yet the shop is selling used Primark ? "
it dose make sense, and you know it makes sense, its the reason why you felt the need to crop the quoted text to try win an argument,(why?) as you full well known, London is not a village in the middle of nowhere with 1 shop, my local high street has about 6 within a 1 min of each other and this is just on one of the many high street the footfall, there over heads and the and customers are likely to be different hence the reason your able to buy 50p jeans, i was basically saying price can differ dependent on geographical location and may not be country wide, akin to a pint in Liverpool is cheaper that its in London
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By *ostafunMan
over a year ago
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"The donation bags could be left for 72 hours before being unpacked by someone wearing gloves and mask. "
Of course they could just like any other business that is shut down,they could all find more safety measures and have reasons for opening up but the easiest way for everyone to understand is to shut them all.
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"this seem to be nonsense, as ebay, gumtree will offer better deals than these places, at least in London where I live
Cheapest postage is £3.20 to get a pair of trousers off ebay...that's before you pay anything for the trousers.
As someone has said...you can pick a pair up for 50p in a charity shop on a good day.
But I think they should still be shut as most of the volunteers near me are mainly retired women in their late 60s.
first off you can getting free delivery on some item on ebay some so more nonsense with £3.20, and I'm telling you that in London where I live you are not get nothing for 50p apart a book, In fact I've seen it a few times where a shop has been selling used Primark goods for more than you can pick up the item for new in Primark, I've had it a couple times where shop has refused my donations has the items where not designer"
Theres no such thing as free delivery on ebay...its added to the price of the starting bid or buy it now price.
A pair of trousers selling at £5 would incur 50p to ebay..45p to paypal and £3.20 to post as a small parcel. Total £4.15 seller costs.
No such thing as a free lunch... |
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"Ok so you can get household items from many shops that are open but many cannot afford to shop there. Just feeling sorry for the charity organisations and gor the many who rely on them. "
Yes, another overlooked cost of the lockdown. |
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By *hoco DMan
over a year ago
Clapham |
"this seem to be nonsense, as ebay, gumtree will offer better deals than these places, at least in London where I live
Cheapest postage is £3.20 to get a pair of trousers off ebay...that's before you pay anything for the trousers.
As someone has said...you can pick a pair up for 50p in a charity shop on a good day.
But I think they should still be shut as most of the volunteers near me are mainly retired women in their late 60s.
first off you can getting free delivery on some item on ebay some so more nonsense with £3.20, and I'm telling you that in London where I live you are not get nothing for 50p apart a book, In fact I've seen it a few times where a shop has been selling used Primark goods for more than you can pick up the item for new in Primark, I've had it a couple times where shop has refused my donations has the items where not designer
Theres no such thing as free delivery on ebay...its added to the price of the starting bid or buy it now price.
A pair of trousers selling at £5 would incur 50p to ebay..45p to paypal and £3.20 to post as a small parcel. Total £4.15 seller costs.
No such thing as a free lunch..."
Why are putting forward a stupid arguments we are talking about buying on Ebay, do you concern your self with the petrol of the guy that delivers your take away as a buyer?
You seem to know the in and outs of Ebay so know you are full aware as seller you can offer "free" delivery which as a "buyer" you do not pay for delivery.
In the future may i suggest that you read what someone as posted fully, and to not nit pick, twist and bend one debate just to be pedantic
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"this seem to be nonsense, as ebay, gumtree will offer better deals than these places, at least in London where I live
Cheapest postage is £3.20 to get a pair of trousers off ebay...that's before you pay anything for the trousers.
As someone has said...you can pick a pair up for 50p in a charity shop on a good day.
But I think they should still be shut as most of the volunteers near me are mainly retired women in their late 60s.
first off you can getting free delivery on some item on ebay some so more nonsense with £3.20, and I'm telling you that in London where I live you are not get nothing for 50p apart a book, In fact I've seen it a few times where a shop has been selling used Primark goods for more than you can pick up the item for new in Primark, I've had it a couple times where shop has refused my donations has the items where not designer
Theres no such thing as free delivery on ebay...its added to the price of the starting bid or buy it now price.
A pair of trousers selling at £5 would incur 50p to ebay..45p to paypal and £3.20 to post as a small parcel. Total £4.15 seller costs.
No such thing as a free lunch...
Why are putting forward a stupid arguments we are talking about buying on Ebay, do you concern your self with the petrol of the guy that delivers your take away as a buyer?
You seem to know the in and outs of Ebay so know you are full aware as seller you can offer "free" delivery which as a "buyer" you do not pay for delivery.
In the future may i suggest that you read what someone as posted fully, and to not nit pick, twist and bend one debate just to be pedantic
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Because you where comparing apples to pears...as I said it can say free postage but there is no such thing.
End of for me as you cant seem to grasp the part that sellers dont just give free postage away. |
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By *hoco DMan
over a year ago
Clapham |
"this seem to be nonsense, as ebay, gumtree will offer better deals than these places, at least in London where I live
Cheapest postage is £3.20 to get a pair of trousers off ebay...that's before you pay anything for the trousers.
As someone has said...you can pick a pair up for 50p in a charity shop on a good day.
But I think they should still be shut as most of the volunteers near me are mainly retired women in their late 60s.
first off you can getting free delivery on some item on ebay some so more nonsense with £3.20, and I'm telling you that in London where I live you are not get nothing for 50p apart a book, In fact I've seen it a few times where a shop has been selling used Primark goods for more than you can pick up the item for new in Primark, I've had it a couple times where shop has refused my donations has the items where not designer
Theres no such thing as free delivery on ebay...its added to the price of the starting bid or buy it now price.
A pair of trousers selling at £5 would incur 50p to ebay..45p to paypal and £3.20 to post as a small parcel. Total £4.15 seller costs.
No such thing as a free lunch...
Why are putting forward a stupid arguments we are talking about buying on Ebay, do you concern your self with the petrol of the guy that delivers your take away as a buyer?
You seem to know the in and outs of Ebay so know you are full aware as seller you can offer "free" delivery which as a "buyer" you do not pay for delivery.
In the future may i suggest that you read what someone as posted fully, and to not nit pick, twist and bend one debate just to be pedantic
Because you where comparing apples to pears...as I said it can say free postage but there is no such thing.
End of for me as you cant seem to grasp the part that sellers dont just give free postage away. "
So why you not attacking 50p trousers arguement the price is bullocks, as shops have rent, bills and wages?
Talking about Ebay need you go post a bottle of Dylan Blue free postage 
Ive got the Smellys hola at me for a full list
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So why you not attacking 50p trousers arguement the price is bullocks, as shops have rent, bills and wages?
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I can assure you a charity shop near me sells school uniform for 50p per item. Other clothes are more expensive. The shop is a community shop staffed by volunters. The council pays the rent. |
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So why you not attacking 50p trousers arguement the price is bullocks, as shops have rent, bills and wages?
I can assure you a charity shop near me sells school uniform for 50p per item. Other clothes are more expensive. The shop is a community shop staffed by volunters. The council pays the rent. "
thats a very specific and uncommon scenario and not really justification to open shops across the country that sell quite frankly random non standard items and therefore there is a requirement to rummage and touch going through rails of stuff to find they might not even have what you need |
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By *hoco DMan
over a year ago
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So why you not attacking 50p trousers arguement the price is bullocks, as shops have rent, bills and wages?
I can assure you a charity shop near me sells school uniform for 50p per item. Other clothes are more expensive. The shop is a community shop staffed by volunters. The council pays the rent. "
Cool my local council pays my ebay fees and the postage cost.... win win all round |
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So why you not attacking 50p trousers arguement the price is bullocks, as shops have rent, bills and wages?
Talking about Ebay need you go post a bottle of Dylan Blue free postage
Ive got the Smellys hola at me for a full list
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Shops are often let to charity shops for free on a temporary contract as a empty shop has to pay the full council tax rates. The registered charity can claim 80% council tax rebate from the government....then at the discretion of the council they can give them the further 20% off ...which only costs the council 10% as the government match and pay the other 10%.
So some run rent free and only pay a manager and assistant manager a wage.
Here endith the lesson |
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"Many are run by volunteers... they don’t get paid to risk themselves .
Often those volunteers are those ages that we need to protect . "
To be clear, many of the staff are volunteers, but most of the managers are paid. |
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By *reyyaMan
over a year ago
North Yorkshire |
"It would put even more people at risk..like some of the other shops that are unnecessarily open.. like esate agents.. ect..."
Very good point.
WHY are estate agents shops open?
In Whitby right now it is boom time for property sales. Some estate agents have sold almost all their listings. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"There was an estate agent on the BBC website today saying people are driving 400 miles for property viewings and using it as an excuse for a weekend break "
We have had 6 viewings day this week , it’s a great time to sell property there is so much demand |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"It would put even more people at risk..like some of the other shops that are unnecessarily open.. like esate agents.. ect...
Very good point.
WHY are estate agents shops open?
In Whitby right now it is boom time for property sales. Some estate agents have sold almost all their listings. "
We had 3 offers within 8hours of listing , all well above asking price |
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"It would put even more people at risk..like some of the other shops that are unnecessarily open.. like esate agents.. ect...
Very good point.
WHY are estate agents shops open?
In Whitby right now it is boom time for property sales. Some estate agents have sold almost all their listings. "
Because people need to upsize/downsize/ can't afford the mortgage after being furloughed/made redundant/have to move due to work/ be nearer family/move away for DV reasons etc etc.
Just a few reasons I can think of. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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This may sound horrible but once I learnt that most of your donations actually goes on running the business I have little interest in the cause. Google how much charity CEOS get paid, thats not charity thats a lucrative career. |
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