Charity Shops

[Made in 1968]

Make my mind Boggle.

The Living Room is finished now as i have had confirmation that the New Sofa & chairs are made & to be delivered Friday.

Before then i have to get rid of the below:

Three seater sofa & chair, approx 1.5 years old still like new
Made.com Orange chair, Probably sat on it three times over the year ive had it.
Long TV cabinet that was not cheap but bought for a 55" TV that got used for a week
55" LCD TV. No more than 6 months old but was only used for a week due to dropping a bollox cos it was way to Big, still got the protective film
Some Speakers & Record storage

Ive tried three local shops & none can be bothered to pick them up.

Ive a good mind to report the lot of them.

[Macca]

The charity shops here are full of furniture so they must pick it up. There's a BHF one in a former supermarket, loads of furniture and three piece suites for sale, and another big one in a former car showroom, again loads of furniture. There's maybe another 3 or 4 places within walking distance of me but they are in standard size shops with no room to display furniture so I'd guess they would have to refuse it if offered it. Maybe the ones you tried were just too small to take furniture?

[Made in 1968]

Nop they are all well know Charity shops nationwide & all three have being shops full of furniture plus more room for additional. The reason i picked the three in particular..

They just cannot be bothered.

[Macca]

Right, just wondered.

[Macca]

Bought a good little 1970s desk lamp from the BHF by me yesterday, one of those with the flexible neck. Only a fiver. In brown ofc. Needs a clean, though, you'd think they'd do that before putting it on sale.

[Made in 1968]

No cos they cant bothered.

[Macca]

Just gave it a clean with some baby wipes, actually it wasn't too bad except for the plug which was filthy.

Be no good to you though, there's some tiny scuff marks on the base :)

Anyway, still beats splashing out thirty odd quid on a brand new one.

[nonuffin]

My missus is the manager at a local charity shop and I do a few hours myself to help out.

The amount of crap that people bring in beggars belief and I say to the missus the shop is a lot closer than the local tip hence why we end up with it. We get bags and bags of clothes than are stained, ripped and soiled in ways I won't mention, books that are ripped and written in, china and glass that is chipped and cracked, toys and games that are broken or parts missing, the list goes on and on, so none of that is in a saleable condition, yet we have to show "gratitude" for these wonderful donations. Wht pisses us off the most is that we have to pay a small fortune to have it disposed of which counts on the shop's overheads costs.

The shop is too small to take in any furniture, yet almost every morning a pile of it is stacked against the shop doorway, so that is more disposal costs to be found. We say to people we are not allowed to take in any donations with electrical items, yet hidden in these bags and boxes is many electrical items which don't work.

No wonder then that my dislike of people grows.

[struth]

Make my mind Boggle.

The Living Room is finished now as i have had confirmation that the New Sofa & chairs are made & to be delivered Friday.

Before then i have to get rid of the below:

Three seater sofa & chair, approx 1.5 years old still like new
Made.com Orange chair, Probably sat on it three times over the year ive had it.
Long TV cabinet that was not cheap but bought for a 55" TV that got used for a week
55" LCD TV. No more than 6 months old but was only used for a week due to dropping a bollox cos it was way to Big, still got the protective film
Some Speakers & Record storage

Ive tried three local shops & none can be bothered to pick them up.

Ive a good mind to report the lot of them.If you were close I'd have hired a van. Lol

[Pigmy Pony]

The shop is too small to take in any furniture, yet almost every morning a pile of it is stacked against the shop doorway, so that is more disposal costs to be found.


These people are fly tipping and need a kick up the arse.

[Made in 1968]

Well Adrian. This is all quality stuff only going cos of a new Decor arrangement in place plus i was being an idiot buying a TV too big.

However the Brother in law just taken the TV off my hands. Only just gone in his Focus estate thats how big it was

[Pigmy Pony]

Make my mind Boggle.

The Living Room is finished now as i have had confirmation that the New Sofa & chairs are made & to be delivered Friday.

Before then i have to get rid of the below:

Three seater sofa & chair, approx 1.5 years old still like new
Made.com Orange chair, Probably sat on it three times over the year ive had it.
Long TV cabinet that was not cheap but bought for a 55" TV that got used for a week
55" LCD TV. No more than 6 months old but was only used for a week due to dropping a bollox cos it was way to Big, still got the protective film
Some Speakers & Record storage

Ive tried three local shops & none can be bothered to pick them up.

Ive a good mind to report the lot of them.

Three words Andre: Ebay. Gumtree. Facebook. If the price is right they will go quick sharp, and you'll have dosh to go towards your next Erasure 12" or whatever :)

[Made in 1968]

Well i was kinda hoping it would all go to a good cause as well as doing me a favour..

Thats the Chair, like i say only sat on a few times.. Their loss

https://www.made.com/doris-accent-chair-shetland-orange

[struth]

Fab.. One of their better ones. Can u not stash it somewhere. It'll become valuable

[Pigmy Pony]

[QUOTE=Made in 1968;1167067]Well Adrian. This is all quality stuff only going cos of a new Decor arrangement in place plus i was being an idiot buying a TV too big.

You're looking at this all wrong, your telly isn't too big, it's your room that's too small

[Macca]

I didn't think it was possible for a telly to be too big.

[Made in 1968]

Believe me it was too big. Fine if the sofa was across the back wall & the TV across the facing wall but what a waste of living space having nothing in the middle of the room.

Sit on top of a TV & the picture will look shite

[Pigmy Pony]

I didn't think it was possible for a telly to be too big.

I bet no one ever came away from an iMax saying "That was ridiculous, ruined the film for me"

[Macca]

The optimal viewing distance for a 55'' is supposed to be seven feet.

[Made in 1968]

Hence too big

[Pigmy Pony]

Our telly's 55" and I sit about eight feet away. Seems about right to me

[prestonchipfryer]

There's a warehouse outlet near me which ''specialises'' in used furniture. Their idea of ''good, clean, used'' is very far removed from my definition. A lot of it has patently obviously been soiled and although best efforts are made to clean it there is always that certain ''aroma'' attached to it.

[Macca]

The stuff in the one by me is mint, looks like its never been used. 3 piece leather suites for a ton, you can't fault it really. I've noticed it sells pretty fast too.

[Pigmy Pony]

Good stuff priced reasonably will always sell. If something fails to sell chances are the seller has valued it unrealistically

[Oddball]

Just as an aside , Facebook Charity Shop Shit is hilarious !!

[dave2010]

Nop they are all well know Charity shops nationwide & all three have being shops full of furniture plus more room for additional. The reason i picked the three in particular..

They just cannot be bothered.We had a quite a nice table, which in the end we were happy to give away. Charity shop people came, with a lorry, took a look at it, and said "It's got a mark on it - we'd have to rub it down and wax or polish it - it won't sell - so we're not taking it". I think that was partly because the area was supposedly rather affluent, so people expected to get "good as new" stuff in the charity shops. We did give it away in the end, despite the mark.

We did trash a small amount of old and dilapidated furniture, but it is suprising what other people take down to the dump - at least in some areas in the SE.