We had a clear out at weekend of DS's old clothes & toys. Filled a bin bag with toys & 4 carrier bags of clothes - loads never worn, all washed & in immaculate condition etc.
Took it to the charity shop yesterday. As soon as we walked in the door the woman looked up from talking to her friend and said "put them in the stairs".
"OK - it's some baby clothes & toys" said DH
"Yeah - I told you put them on the stairs" she replied and tutted, rolling her eyes at her friend.
NOW - I wasn't exactly expecting her to prostrate herself at our feet and proclaim us as gods, but I think a "thank you" would have been nice
Especially since today my mate at work has just come back from a volunteer stint in Mombassa and told us how stuff sent from Oxfam etc is bought en bloc by people in Africa and then SOLD at a profit to the people it's supposed to be being donated to!
I feel now I should have held onto the stuff and got work to post it all out to the specific orphanage she was at
Still....doing that would deprive the British Heart Foundation, who need all the money they get.
Sigh