Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw a pile of paperbacks left outside the Mind > shop the other morning. I'd call that littering, > particularly as they would be of no use to the > shop given it had obviously rained overnight. > People who do this type of thing are not helping a > charity, they are just clearing out their garbage. had a rummage through these but there weren't anything good so didn't take anything. shouldn't really be surprised that none of you lot had been in the position or required to work in a charity shop as i have, but to whoever was getting worked up none of their stuff was out DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MANY DONATIONS ARE GIVEN? where i was working we sold off 5 crates of books per week at 2p a book just for the space. as someone said, clothes get shipped off to other stores or saved to be put out when they're 'in season' as it were. be real.