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By Dulwich dweller · Posted
The shops are only obliged to give 1% of there profits to their designated charity. The rest can be used for ' overheads ' and managers salary which are decent. Most staff other than managers are unpaid volunteers. In BHF's case they were using people forced to volunteer or otherwise have their benefits stopped. As for valuing items there is a website especially for that purpose. I somehow doubt charging £35 for an item that cost £40 when new will be in that online book/ directory. But yeah it's Dulwich and if you can't afford things go elsewhere. I stopped my regular visits to the Brixton branch of BHF after I offered support/ help to a volunteer who was clearly going through withdrawals and was visibly distressed. She informed me that she was a crack addict and had various mental health issues. She was forced to volunteer for BFH or be sanctioned by the benefits people. Disgusting. I have never entered one of their outlets since. It's a shitty industry in many is the charity sector but not if you're making a crust from it. -
I'm in Ulverscroft Road, and I too had Concord flying over (I thought it was at 5pm, but maybe the time changed when the clocks went forwards or back?) . I loved it. Such a beautiful plane. It seemed to be directly over my garden, but I guess everyone thought that 🤣 -
The other side of this is that in the past some charity shops had no idea of the value of some of their donations, and hence lost money which could have gone to their good cause. I have a beautiful Zandra Rhodes jacket/coat which I bought from a local charity shop some years back for £20 (I think it was). I've only dared wear it once, for a family member's "significant birthday" celebration. It is very distinctive, and also clearly labelled. The person who served me even told me I was getting a bargain, which begs many questions. Oxfam have always seemed to be much better at pricing their more valuable donations, especially since they started selling them online.
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By beansprout · Posted
Try going to their West Dulwich branch - certainly not cheap either but bear in mind that this does fund one hopes, or my understanding the hospice.. Charity Shops use to get reduced rent - no idea if this is still the case. if you want bargains then go to Bromley High Street - plenty of charity hops there and once in a while BHF have a week long promotion where literally everything in shop is £1.00.
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