its sad to say its rife an worse in the posh areas!
an its often rich staff who are the worst for it ,there has to be a 1st dibs code of conduct or law
drawn up to tackle this its bang out of order.(lots of it goes on ebay)
any member of staff paid or free worker
getting 1st pick on items
is Totally out of order it means some folk see nothing worth getting an can lead to them giving up bothering to use charity shops at all for fear of disappointment.
i have often witnessed staff go into a frenzy over a new donated item
an the words IM having that or ooo i want this is far to common
if we have shops like many northwest Dr bs that are full of tat like ofah vhs , des O'Connor records an smelly unwanted clothes etc then folk will visit less an spend less
some shops only ever sell tat even when you an friends donate good stuff only to see the same stuff every week that never sells like old LPS an quirky VHS tapes etc, and getting discount it defeats the point of the shop an it also harms trade there are honest shops an some who are crooks in 1 way or another an it has to stop, there are plenty of other people who would do charity work to still get benefits without having to sign on it ,shows employers your kind an trust worth an work experience so don't make out its game over if we replace the crafty vultures, who are cheating good people out of a kind hearted bargain an it insults the donater in the process
it is fast becoming a middle class feeding frenzy,an its in these austerity times that we see rich folk depriving the poor of a bargain so they can have it all or eBay it
its utter greed an selfish
i have witnessed rich people who have gone after charity jobs just to get 1st pick on the goods an found out that other dishonest staff have not only stolen items from there shop, they have stolen belongings of people from there bags while they tried on clothes, and also deliberately short changed folks an kept the money
heard of a good person i know going in 1 charity shop buying goods then going in another charity shop an leaving a bag of items bought from the other charity shops
an when they went back for it the staff had put it away for safe keeping an items purchased from the shop before theres went missing (safe keeping?)
staff should not be allowed to buy till its been available to the public in the shop for a month an that does not mean putting it AWAY in the back till its 1 month is up either!