Charities & Causes

Op Shops

Charities & Causes

Posted by: bigred

18th Feb 2012 08:18pm

I live in a country town with 6 op shops, they have all got quite expensive, 2 in particular look up ebay and put expensive prices on items that are donated, the same 2 have paid managers and have to reach their monthly budgets, hence high prices. Some of the stuff sits for weeks, isn't it better to have a quick turn over.
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???????????????????

Nona
  • 15th Mar 2012 09:25pm

Hi bigred
Ideally that is the case, that op-shops revenue has to stay in the town and help the local people. In reality however, there are so many op shops belonging to big charity organisations hence profits are being directed to the head office where management decides how best to spend these funds back to welfare assistance and it may not be the same locality where they operate. To avoid this, some op shops remain small and decides to help only the people in the locality where they get their donations.
I am surrounded by about 5 op shops where I live and see this happening. Their prices are also very different and some of them have high stock turnover while the small shops stock remain unsold for ages, until they have their specials and drop the prices incredulously.


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