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From: Diana Chandler Date: Aug 12 18:56 UTC Short link

Over the weekend we saw someone drive up to the British Heart Foundation shop
and take the bags of goods that had been left outside while the shop was
closed. She then drove off in a hurry. I phoned the shop on Monday who said
that no staff had picked them up, and then reported the incident to the police
- I'd taken the car's registration number so they said they would follow it up.

It seems very low to knick from charity shops, and probably goes on all the
time. The moral of the tale is that it is not a good idea to leave bags outside
the shops when they are closed; and maybe keeping an eye open for such
activities could be useful.

From: Julia Gasper Date: Aug 13 11:52 UTC Short link

I have noticed that this and other charity shops leave their discarded items
outside on the pavement for collection, so the person in question may only have
been taking their rubbish. I have seen items such as a marble chopping board, a
lampshade and quite a lot of CDs and videos in their rubbish, so if people want
to take such stuff, could it not be regarded as a form of freecycling, rather
than of stealing?

From: David Clover Date: Aug 13 13:06 UTC Short link

There's another side to this. The bags left outside charity shops are
often raided and the contents left lying about. Perversely, I'm much
happier if a thief takes the whole bag rather than opening it outside the
shop and strewing everything around....

The real troublemakers are people who dump bags of junk when the shop is
closed. This is equivalent to 'fly tipping', ought to be reported when
observed and is one of the 'menaces' of charity shops. We have so many
that it gives a third-world appearance to the area at the weekend.
Actually, that's unfair - in the Third World, they'd use and recycle
everything and leave it tidy again. It's us in the West who are so messy
and careless of our streets.

David Clover



From:
"Diana Chandler" <diana.chandler@virgin.net>
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"Headington & Marston Neighbourhood Forum"
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Date:
12/08/2008 19:58
Subject:
[HMNF] Stealing from Charity Shops



Over the weekend we saw someone drive up to the British Heart Foundation
shop and take the bags of goods that had been left outside while the shop
was closed. She then drove off in a hurry. I phoned the shop on Monday who
said that no staff had picked them up, and then reported the incident to
the police - I'd taken the car's registration number so they said they
would follow it up.

It seems very low to knick from charity shops, and probably goes on all
the time. The moral of the tale is that it is not a good idea to leave
bags outside the shops when they are closed; and maybe keeping an eye open
for such activities could be useful.


Diana Chandler

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From: Mary Hope Date: Aug 13 14:32 UTC Short link

I tend to agree with David  Clover that it makes the  area look a mess when
bags are ripped open and contents left lying about. Apart from being a
really base thing to do.

If residents are serious about giving to charity shops and are not able to
visit during opening hours perhaps there is another way to ensure the
contents are  delivered safely. A simple  idea might be to have one large
container  sited away from the shop fronts where we can  leave our donated
goods out-of-hours; and for the 7 charity shops to take it in  turns to
collect the goods for sale.
If the container is deep enough it would also prevent   thieves taking their
chances - if they did try there would be more chance someone would see them.

Mary Hope

From: Pauline Allen Date: Aug 18 09:33 UTC Short link

Would  large 'post boxes' similar to those used for recycling be an idea??

mary hope wrote:

>I tend to agree with David  Clover that it makes the  area look a mess when
>bags are ripped open and contents left lying about. Apart from being a
>really base thing to do.
>
>If residents are serious about giving to charity shops and are not able to
>visit during opening hours perhaps there is another way to ensure the
>contents are  delivered safely. A simple  idea might be to have one large
>container  sited away from the shop fronts where we can  leave our donated
>goods out-of-hours; and for the 7 charity shops to take it in  turns to
>collect the goods for sale.
>If the container is deep enough it would also prevent   thieves taking their
>chances - if they did try there would be more chance someone would see them.
>
>Mary Hope
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>Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 7:57 PM
>Subject: [HMNF] Stealing from Charity Shops
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>
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>>Over the weekend we saw someone drive up to the British Heart Foundation
>>shop and take the bags of goods that had been left outside while the shop
>>was closed. She then drove off in a hurry. I phoned the shop on Monday who
>>said that no staff had picked them up, and then reported the incident to
>>the police - I'd taken the car's registration number so they said they
>>would follow it up.
>>
>>It seems very low to knick from charity shops, and probably goes on all
>>the time. The moral of the tale is that it is not a good idea to leave
>>bags outside the shops when they are closed; and maybe keeping an eye open
>>for such activities could be useful.
>>
>>
>>Diana Chandler
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