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just been mooching around the charity shops, How annoying are some of their ordering?

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EnidBlyton · 11/01/2020 18:20

Books in any old order are bad enough, not alphabetical, but one shop actually had the books in order of their colour Shock
plainly ridiculous.
Tightlipped I paid
ought I to have complained?

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ImportantWater · 11/01/2020 21:12

I wouldn’t say when I want a specific book I go to a charity shop and look for it (although I used to when we had a very well stocked charity book shop). But, when I am in a charity shop, there are generally specific books I’m particularly looking for as well as having a general browse - at the moment for example my book group book, any Jennings books, any Wimpy Kids books, Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle, any of the Camerons series. So it is helpful if they are shelved by author.

SeamstressfromTreacleMineRoad · 11/01/2020 21:15

coconuttelegraph Have you looked on
www.abebooks.co.uk/ ? Very useful site Smile

diddl · 11/01/2020 21:21

I manage to get quite a lot of books on ebay (just bought Testament of Youth, Testament of Friendship & Testament of Experience!), but sometimes when I'm in a charity shop I do have certain authors in mind & it's nice to be able to quickly look for them.

Summatsummit · 11/01/2020 21:22

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NarwhalsNarwhals · 11/01/2020 21:32

My teenage sister volunteers in one of the charity bookshops, she started because she went in with her friend just having a look and they were in no order at all so her and her best friend volunteered to sort them out, so you know, if it annoys you feel free to volunteer.

The books are done by genre and then alphabetical order and they do get people going in quite often looking for something specific.

Aridane · 11/01/2020 21:39

Clothes by colour - fine if you perceive colour in the same way as the volunteer
vomit inducing if not

Colour is colour, surely? Why would it be vomit inducing?

Magpiesshinynest · 11/01/2020 21:43

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 11/01/2020 21:44

I love sorting by colour for clothes and ornaments and kitchenware and suchlike! To me, it makes it easier, especially since clothing sizes are so relative.

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mathanxiety · 11/01/2020 21:56

i did suggest in a different charity shop that ordering clothes in colour order is not the easiest way to find your size., they didnt like my pov

They order clothes by the triple categorisation of type, colour and size in the second hand shop I go to most frequently.

For instance, women's long sleeved shirts are arranged on racks beginning with Small in white and progressing through blacks, greys, blues, purples, reds, oranges/peaches, yellows, greens, browns/beiges/creams, then on to Medium with the same progression of colours, and then on to large, XL, and so on to the bigger sizes. There are separate sections for short sleeved shirts, sleeveless shirts, sweaters/cardigans, fitness/sport clothes, dresses, coats and jackets, jeans, coloured jeans, denim jeans, work trousers, all arranged by both size and colour. They arrange their handbags and shoes by colour too, with men's, women's and children's separate, and all boots on the top shelf. Shopping there is a pleasure. You can go straight to the section containing whatever you're looking for or browse if you have the time.

Their book section makes me itch, however. It's all higgledy piggledy alphabetically speaking, but there is an effort to arrange it by fiction, cooking, pregnancy/baby/child development, self help, and YA and children's. The mess is not due to lack of volunteers. The shop is Goodwill, a charity that provides employment opportunities for people who are hard to employ for various reasons. They employ some students, adults with mild disabilities, people with a spotty work history, record of incarceration, etc., and are never short of staff. I go looking for specific titles or authors - it's my first port of call as they do uniform pricing on everything they sell and $2.99 for a book is a real bargain - and unless I am very lucky and one practically jumps out at me I come away empty handed.

The crockery section is a mess too but at least they don't charge for breakages Smile.

PhilomenaChristmasPie · 11/01/2020 21:58

I'm assuming that this is ?

justasking111 · 11/01/2020 22:07

Well they are bang on trend. My friend has bought and painted book covers to match her decor. It really is a thing.

www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/128141551877462720/?lp=true

ImFreeToDoWhatIWant · 11/01/2020 22:10

Don't be a wanker op, seriously, don't.

EnidBlyton · 11/01/2020 22:20

For sure it is lighthearted

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Plumbus · 11/01/2020 22:24

Don't be a wanker op, seriously, don't.

Genuine LOL. Grin

impostersyndrome · 12/01/2020 09:01

It wouldn’t bother me in a charity shop, though certainly would in a normal bookshop.

I’m not sure if it’s an option everywhere, but Scarlett, here you can order online into your local branch from across county. At £0.70 a go, that’s still cheaper than buying. And if i really like it, it’s road tested for buying Grin.

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