to think £6.99 for a 2nd hand Tescos babies coat

[newcastle34]

Is ridiculous.
Saw a coat in a nearly new store. Couldn't believe the price or aibu.

oh i have to say i have one really good charty store in town, its mainly books and little bit of "tat" but no clothes and they are really cheap.. all the books are in ethier really good condition or brand new, they are newish books too. the most expensive book iv sdeen in there was going for £2.

i find britsh hear foundation to be the worst offenders for over priced crap.

our help the aged ( i dont think they are called that anymore) shop are really good and I have bought a couple of handbags from them

Murphy I know, I looked at others before putting them on as I usually just give them away. They are IMO worth the expense as my DDs often get more than a years worth out of them, but I buy a few different styles so the ones I had ebayed were only a year old.
I have learnt my lesson and won't be ebaying them again! I was going to say I don't begrudge people getting a bargain, but I suppose I must do! I would prefer to pass them on to people I know now though.

Op ive just found the same thing this morning myself, went into my local oxfam for a browse, saw a market tunic top (had the cheapo label in it) £8.99 i kid you not, probably only a fiver brand new out the market, then moved onto the next rack, Karen millen 100% silk top a fiver! snapped it up i did

on the way out saw a scarf in the colours id been after ages ago, primark £6.99.

Round here oxfam and cancer research are the worst offenders. I used to work in the red cross and we were constantly told by head office to cut out the labels in the cheaper clothes such as primark and matalan so we could charge more without the customer arguing what it originally cost.

I used to work in the red cross and we were constantly told by head office to cut out the labels in the cheaper clothes such as primark and matalan so we could charge more without the customer arguing what it originally cost

That makes me SOOooooo but based on our local CSs, not at all surprised, whatever happened to charity begins at home

I don't give DDs old stuff to charity shops anymore because as much as I would love to support some of them by doing so, this pees me off too much, thankfully we have a local unemployed families centre who take stuff & give to those who do need it - though that in itself isn't ideal, as often people in work can be just as much in need these days

I feel sorry for the charity shops sometimes their costs have gone up along with everyone elses. If you don't like their prices shop at a different one! In a Cancer Research UK charity shop today I got 9 baby vests, 2 baby-gros and a pair of 0-3 month trousers for a pound. They get a hell of a lot of money out of me compared to the Scope shop who charge stupid amounts of money for tat and never seem to have anyone in.

You wouldn't constantly shop in an overpriced supermarket so why do it with the charity shops?

It's daft they charge so much for things. If they put the prices down they would sell more and actually make more money. If say I only had to pay 50p to a £1 for a book I would also feel more inclined to take it back for them to sell again when I have read it.

I used to regularly go to my local charity shop and drop off the clothes I didn't wear anymore, all top brands and good quality - I stopped when I discovered from a friend who's mum worked in that shop that the staff went through the bags first and removed what they liked and then sold anything that was left.

That's bad MTBMummy I used to volunteer in a charity shop and would never have done that. Mind you wouldn't believe some of the tat people used to give us!

MTB I used to volunteer in a Cancer Research shop and staff there did the same.

The thing is, even supermarket clothing is getting more expensive. I've seen coats for £14 in Asda. I think £5/6 would be reasonable second hand if it was in good condition.

I no longer give to charity shops- I now give any decent outgrown clothes to our local church. I am an atheist but they run a food bank and also wash and keep childrens clothes until a family needing support is referred. They then put together a complete bundle for the children. A friend of mine helps on the scheme and she put together a bundle of clothes for a 10 year old boy- 3 pairs of jeans, 5 tshirts, 4 lomg sleeve tops and basic uniform bits. Prior to this he had 1 school uniform a pair of jeans and 1 top. Sheer poverty being addressed in a direct way. I am sure that other churches do similare

I like that idea green what a great organisation.

I bought a home phone in Argos the other day, saw one exactly the same in a local charity shop for £2.99 more than i had paid, I think they are getting greedy too !

Greenfolder - what a good idea, I will have a word with our local church to see if we could do this.

We have a Cancer Research one on quite a higher end street (amongst Hobbs, Kurt Geiger, Molton Brown etc) and in there you could easily pay £30 minimum for a shirt.

I did once donate a load of things we no longer needed to a different charity shop and they sent me a letter thanking me and telling me how much my things helped to raise.

Bhf had a white plain babies bodysuit in it shop for £1.99. You can get 3 new ones in Asda for £3.00

Also just got a gorgous coat for my 8 year old in sainsburys for £8.

Worst offenders locally are Oxfam and Dove House. There's a standalone Barnardo's shop in the city centre that seems to think we're a well off town as well, they charge ridiculous prices for what is essentially tat. £15 for Primark shoes for example. I live in one of the most deprived cities in the UK, they don't do much business.

yep. £27 for a manky River Island jacket in our local Oxfam. It couldn't have cost more than £30 new and was definitely worn.

Barnados is great near us - everything either 99p or 1.99

Interesting thread. I'm preparing my stuff to sell at the local NCT nearly new sale and it's the first time so I have no idea how to price my items. Would a Petit Bateau sleepsuit be overpriced at £6? What about BabyBoden dungarees at £12 and BabyGap fleece all in one at £12? All in immaculate condition.
I have a feeling you're going to tell me I'm overcharging...

That's overpriced imo bimba.

I have been to quite a few nct sales and had similar stuff for a lot less.

Maybe try eBay?

We have a local charity shop that is for a local hospice and it is very reasonably priced, and always busy. I took some books in last week and they were very thankful. We've only been here seven weeks and I've already bought loads of books from them ranging from 20p to £1.50. And the books I took in I have seen for sale so they are not keeping them for themselves.

Bimba I really don't think you will get that. 50% of those prices at best round here (Surrey).