Post #2141199
2026-05-07 07:41 UTC
Yesterday the charity shop manager could smell mildew near the storage area for incoming donations. We don't know the source, yet, as there are a lot of bags in that area, but it's likely that one of them contains something in pretty bad condition. It's probable that the bag (or bags, if we're unlucky) was stored in an attic, garage, or shed, and then just brought to us as a donation, without checking the condition of the contents. It will need to go straight in the bin when we find it - although we're prepared to clean some things, there is a point where it is not an option. The main thing will be how much has it contaminated, and therefore how much has this donation actually cost us?
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@HollieK72@mastodonapp.uk 2026-05-07 07:48
When people complain about the times that we are full up and can't take any more donations in, this sort of thing doesn't help - the donations that are not in a saleable state, and need to be put in the bin, or may be able to go for ragging and won't cost quite so much to get rid of as waste, but we only get a few pence per kilo for them, which doesn't really compensate for the time, effort, and space that they use up that could have been used for accepting actual saleable donations.