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I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as long as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of course, I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
..
..
..
..
..

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy

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On Mar 7, 11:20*pm, "Kathy" wrote:
I work for a charity shop. *We are allowed to buy donated goods as long as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. *She thought there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? *Of course, I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy


I suppose the next thing is you'll be on Antiques Road Show or Flog it
and they will turn out to be hand carved by Chipendale and worth a few
hundred pounds each.

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"Dave Hill" wrote in message
...
On Mar 7, 11:20 pm, "Kathy" wrote:
I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as long as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder
point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of course, I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch
wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy


I suppose the next thing is you'll be on Antiques Road Show or Flog it
and they will turn out to be hand carved by Chipendale and worth a few
hundred pounds each.


Now there's a thought :-}
I think they are a little too new for that, but they are shortly to be
introduced to the lottie, where I'm sure they will have a very fulfilling
life.

--
Kathy

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"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 23:20:00 -0000, "Kathy" wrote:

I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as long as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder
point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of course, I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch
wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

How did she price them?

Just made the price up. We have pricing guidelines for clothing, books and
music, but not for bric-a-brack, which these come under. I did say I
thought they should be rather more, but she was keen to get rid of them, as
she felt they were taking up room! Then again, we do get rather a lot of
bric donated, so I can see her thinking on that point.

--
Kathy

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In article
,
Judith in France writes
Early morning, there are usually a few antique dealers scouring the
charity shops looking for bargains, so I'm told by a Manager for a
major charity throughout the UK.



I know I'm going to seem like a wet blanket but I always wonder why, on
television, people are quite so satisfied and happy that they've 'done'
some old lady or charity out of lots of money as they spot a rarity and
the seller didn't?


--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

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Janet Tweedy wrote in
:

In article
,
Judith in France writes
Early morning, there are usually a few antique dealers scouring the
charity shops looking for bargains, so I'm told by a Manager for a
major charity throughout the UK.



I know I'm going to seem like a wet blanket but I always wonder why, on
television, people are quite so satisfied and happy that they've 'done'
some old lady or charity out of lots of money as they spot a rarity and
the seller didn't?



I kind of see what you mean, but nobody has been 'done' if the purchaser
has paid the asking price.
Would you go into M&S shopping for a dress and say 'no, I want to pay
more'?
Different thing bragging about it on TV though.

Baz

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On 08/03/2012 18:05, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article
,
Judith in France writes
Early morning, there are usually a few antique dealers scouring the
charity shops looking for bargains, so I'm told by a Manager for a
major charity throughout the UK.



I know I'm going to seem like a wet blanket but I always wonder why, on
television, people are quite so satisfied and happy that they've 'done'
some old lady or charity out of lots of money as they spot a rarity and
the seller didn't?




I daresay their satisfaction is related to their own know-how and
recognition of said item. It is unfortunate that the seller lost out,
but that's life. Perhaps the saying "let the buyer beware" should be
joined by another: "let the vendor beware".

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

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"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 01:11:58 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Mar 7, 11:20 pm, "Kathy" wrote:
I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as long
as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder
point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of course, I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch
wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy


I suppose the next thing is you'll be on Antiques Road Show or Flog it
and they will turn out to be hand carved by Chipendale and worth a few
hundred pounds each.

and the original owner will turn up shouting that the charity has been
robbed.
--

I dislike the idea that charity workers can get the best things from the
charity shop before the public even sees it.
It's not ethical, IMO.

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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 01:11:58 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Mar 7, 11:20 pm, "Kathy" wrote:
I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as long
as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder
point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of course,
I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch
wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy


I suppose the next thing is you'll be on Antiques Road Show or Flog it
and they will turn out to be hand carved by Chipendale and worth a few
hundred pounds each.

and the original owner will turn up shouting that the charity has been
robbed.
--

I dislike the idea that charity workers can get the best things from the
charity shop before the public even sees it.
It's not ethical, IMO.

We pay for them, so what's unethical?

--
Kathy

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"Kathy" wrote in message
...
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 01:11:58 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Mar 7, 11:20 pm, "Kathy" wrote:
I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as long
as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder
point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought
there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of course,
I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch
wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy


I suppose the next thing is you'll be on Antiques Road Show or Flog it
and they will turn out to be hand carved by Chipendale and worth a few
hundred pounds each.

and the original owner will turn up shouting that the charity has been
robbed.
--

I dislike the idea that charity workers can get the best things from the
charity shop before the public even sees it.
It's not ethical, IMO.

We pay for them, so what's unethical?

Oh, come on. you know they are worth more You are robbing your charity.
I would be ashamed to do it.

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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Kathy" wrote in message
...
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 01:11:58 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Mar 7, 11:20 pm, "Kathy" wrote:
I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as
long as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder
point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought
there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of
course, I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch
wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy


I suppose the next thing is you'll be on Antiques Road Show or Flog it
and they will turn out to be hand carved by Chipendale and worth a few
hundred pounds each.

and the original owner will turn up shouting that the charity has been
robbed.
--

I dislike the idea that charity workers can get the best things from the
charity shop before the public even sees it.
It's not ethical, IMO.

We pay for them, so what's unethical?

Oh, come on. you know they are worth more You are robbing your charity.
I would be ashamed to do it.

I know they are worth more. I *told* her they are worth more. That is the
price she put on them, and that is the price they would have gone into the
shop at. If you had come into the shop, seen a carrier bag full of plant
labels at that price, would you have refused to buy them? I think not. I
do most of my shopping in charity shops, my own and the others in town.
This is mainly due to the fact that, as an employee of a charity, I am on a
low wage, so get of your high horse Christine, it cuts no ice with me.

--
Kathy

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"Kathy" wrote in message
...

This is mainly due to the fact that, as an employee of a charity, I am on
a low wage, so get of your high horse Christine, it cuts no ice with me.

I raise you as I have 200/month to live on ATM. and btw do not call me
Christine. That really ticks me off.

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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Kathy" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 01:11:58 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Mar 7, 11:20 pm, "Kathy" wrote:
I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as
long as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder
point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought
there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of
course, I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch
wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy


I suppose the next thing is you'll be on Antiques Road Show or Flog it
and they will turn out to be hand carved by Chipendale and worth a few
hundred pounds each.

and the original owner will turn up shouting that the charity has been
robbed.
--

I dislike the idea that charity workers can get the best things from the
charity shop before the public even sees it.
It's not ethical, IMO.

We pay for them, so what's unethical?

Oh, come on. you know they are worth more You are robbing your charity.
I would be ashamed to do it.



I put on a Murder Mystery Play at Shanklin Theatre. I wanted a heavy
ornament. (It was the murder weapon) and one of the cast worked in a charity
shop. Just the right object came in, she telephoned me and subsequently she
bought it and it was used. That is now in my home, having given her the
money she paid for it.

What's wrong with that?

Mike

--

....................................

I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

....................................

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On 09/03/2012 09:03, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 23:22:50 -0000, wrote:

"Christina wrote in message
...

wrote in message
...
On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 01:11:58 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Mar 7, 11:20 pm, wrote:
I work for a charity shop. We are allowed to buy donated goods as long
as
someone else prices them.
My boss, who doesn't garden beyond the mow the lawn/weed the boarder
point,
told me we had had a donation of "some" plant labels. She thought there
were too many for us to sell, so would I like some of them? Of course,
I
said yes.

They are brand new, wood, good quality, 6 inches long and 1/2 an inch
wide.
I have 404 [yes, four hundred and four] of them.
.
.
.
.
.

For £1.50 :-}}

--
Kathy


I suppose the next thing is you'll be on Antiques Road Show or Flog it
and they will turn out to be hand carved by Chipendale and worth a few
hundred pounds each.

and the original owner will turn up shouting that the charity has been
robbed.
--

I dislike the idea that charity workers can get the best things from the
charity shop before the public even sees it.
It's not ethical, IMO.

We pay for them, so what's unethical?

You don't pay the real price.


No one pays the real price in a charity shop. The goods are second hand
and therefore at a lower value. That's part of the double-ended
attraction: the charity gets stock for free, the customers get a
bargain. That's the way it works, and it works well. If good people
like Kathy are prepared to work for a low wage to help the charity, then
I'm glad they're able to occasionally enjoy the odd incentive. Kathy
did not set the price she paid .. she even quibbled for a higher price
... so in no sense did she rob the charity, or would ever do so. The
suggestion is outrageous and insulting. I very much hope she enjoys
using every one of her labels.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

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No one pays the real price in a charity shop. The goods are second hand
and therefore at a lower value. That's part of the double-ended
attraction: the charity gets stock for free, the customers get a
bargain. That's the way it works, and it works well. If good people like
Kathy are prepared to work for a low wage to help the charity, then I'm
glad they're able to occasionally enjoy the odd incentive. Kathy did not
set the price she paid .. she even quibbled for a higher price .. so in
no sense did she rob the charity, or would ever do so. The suggestion is
outrageous and insulting. I very much hope she enjoys using every one of
her labels.


+1

Useful as lolly sticks too maybe