To ask for discounts at charity shops

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GroaningGyrtle · 23/09/2024 10:35

We have loads of really nice charity shops round where I live, and I shop there regularly.

However, there are a couple of shops that (IMO) massively overprice garments.

I picked up an unbranded top yesterday with a couple of loose threads at the bottom - took it to the till, and it was £9.50.

I paid it this time, but sometimes I have asked for discounts on the grounds of damage or things just not being sensibly priced.

Genuinely curious: is it better to ask for a discount sometimes, or to not buy the garment at all? Thanks in advance for opinions!

YABU: If you don't want to pay the price on the tag, leave it
YANBU: No harm in asking for a discount

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GroaningGyrtle · 23/09/2024 10:44

poppyzbrite4 · 23/09/2024 10:41

You could ask but you're unlikely to get one. They are selling items to raise money for charity.

Normally, the response has been quite positive - whether the answer is a yes or a no.

On the yes side, it tends to be, oh fair enough, X volunteer has priced this a bit high and it's been in a while.

On the no side, it's like, no harm asking but it's new in so we'll wait and see for a while.

I don't like to ask, but I did wonder if it's better than not buying anything at all.

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Missingpate · 23/09/2024 10:41

I agree charity shops are overpricing things terribly atm. But I couldn’t ask for a discount. I just buy on Vinted more often.

poppyzbrite4 · 23/09/2024 10:41

You could ask but you're unlikely to get one. They are selling items to raise money for charity.

Needmorelego · 23/09/2024 10:40

No.
It's not a car boot sale or an antique centre.
You don't haggle in charity shops.

Thistooshallpass24 · 23/09/2024 10:39

Yabu loose threads are hardly damage.
Most charity shops have a pricing set that comes from above the shop manager

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