Op Shops
Posted by: bigred
18th Feb 2012 08:18pm
One shop has put up fence to stop weekend donations ( they only want stuff donated in shop hours) they still get heaps of donations and the council collects it all (as it is on the footpath), and it all goes to the tip....
Out of the 6 op shops only 2 of the 6 keep the money in the town, all the rest goes to head office, I think all moneys collected from op shops should be kept in the town, and help the locals???????????????????
Anonymous
- 25th Oct 2012 09:04pm
I live in Katoomba (NSW) and have 5 op shops in town. One of them has now reinvented itself and is now a proper shop and the prices are quite reasonable, but they sometimes cant compete with big shops eg Kmart.It's really unfair that they put up a fence but surely people can just as easily drop in donations during the week as the weekend?
There are special vouchers for locals for beds and clothes but you must meet certain requiremnets for them.
Altogether though we as an area do well with charities up here as we also have family support services and neighbourhood centres which help too.
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