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[UnderProtest]

Oh, another question. What are hospice and charity shops? I thought they were like Goodwill or Salvation Army but they seem much nicer than those. The items almost look new.

[frlcb]

Mar 10, 2014 4:38:03 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

Oh, another question. What are hospice and charity shops? I thought they were like Goodwill or Salvation Army but they seem much nicer than those. The items almost look new.

They are like goodwill but I agree they seem nicer for some reason

[pittpurple]

They are the same concept as goodwill but depending on the neighbourhood, they can be fantastic - I get tons of stuff at our local charity shops. The volunteers actually go through all the items and won't sell anything that's in terrible shape.

[mrsukyankee]

The charity shops also sometimes sell new items that are donated by other stores - so if a small shop is shutting, they can help their tax stuff if they donate to a local charity shop. Or they'll sell branded items that they get a nice percentage to sell. But yes, I do like shopping in charity shops - much more so than the US ones.