Uppity Charity Shops
I wonder if charity shops are now getting too many donations and can afford to be very picky? last month I offered an extending dining table and a piano to Klasp in Enfield Church Street. The staff declined the table when I said it had some light scratches on it - they seem to only want it if it is in pristine condition. The piano they said they could sell (that doesn't need to be pristine) but while other organisations use two people to collect, they would need 4 people - the manager will call me when he has time. They still haven't called. I have found someone who wants the table and I phoned Walthamstow British Heart Foundation (we bought the piano from the Ilford branch) and Walthamstow BHF said their driver wouldn't be able to get it in their van. How about another branch? Oh no, only Walthamstow can pick up in Edmonton! So it's not just teenage gangs that don't allow others onto "their patch". I am disgusted with both charities. I will now see if any other organisations will "do me a favour" and make use of it.
