CrunchieSquirrel Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Yes, the topic says it all, Oxfam shop in Lerwick is closing. I've had my best of experiences there as I worked there since April and now this bombshell that has landed made think about what other shop to work at.I'd like to thank all the customers who have donated and bought gifts in the shop, the shop will close on Saturday 7th January next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunkissedeclipse Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 It will be a miss, good luck with finding a new job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavi Ugl Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 It looked more like a dole-mole drop in centre to me over recent years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 I have seen some moronic posts on Shetlink over the years, but this one really takes the biscuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posiedon Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Aren't the "volunteers" paid there? Might be why they had to drastically increase their prices and as a result lost a lot of custom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepick239 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 It looked more like a dole-mole drop in centre to me over recent years....Jeremy Clarkson went too far - and you appear to have done the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Aren't the "volunteers" paid there? Not the one I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavi Ugl Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 It looked more like a dole-mole drop in centre to me over recent years....Jeremy Clarkson went too far - and you appear to have done the same? Ahahahaha! Send me to the dark side of the moon then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 It looked more like a dole-mole drop in centre to me over recent years....Jeremy Clarkson went too far - and you appear to have done the same? Jeremy Clarkson was slated publicly for the words that you thought privately about civil service strikers!... Hmm... I'm sure if old JC had spoken out about Oxfam being a social outcast hangout, you wouldn't get quite so knicker twisted! Whatever your views on charities.. Try to remember that it's your tory chums that are driving more to their outlets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepick239 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 It looked more like a dole-mole drop in centre to me over recent years.... Jeremy Clarkson went too far - and you appear to have done the same? Jeremy Clarkson was slated publicly for the words that you thought privately about civil service strikers!... Hmm... I'm sure if old JC had spoken out about Oxfam being a social outcast hangout, you wouldn't get quite so knicker twisted! Whatever your views on charities.. Try to remember that it's your tory chums that are driving more to their outlets!My view is that you and Kavi appear to be a couple of ignorant and unwordly pratts...but that's only my view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 No, volunteers don't get paid. Only the manager/ess. I did feel that the prices rose drastically but that's nationwide Oxfam policy unfortunately. My main gripe was the place smelt of cigarette smoke all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 My view is that you and Kavi appear to be a couple of ignorant and unwordly pratts...but that's only my view Interesting analogy. Oxfam have a pricing schedule that is national, I mentioned before that supermarkets selling cheap clothing could ring the the death bell of charities as they cannot sell a 99p t shirt for too much. Alas another vacant shop, that, no doubt will be 3 Tesco stores in town now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavi Ugl Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 JC's comments were indeed a tad harsh and when I watched the clip you could feel the ice forming before he'd finished speaking. I didna say anything bad, it was just an observation!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Charity shops are big buisiness now with an annual turnover of £550 million oer year.Oxfam/Red.Cross ansd Save the Children all have overheads Paid Managers/rent/heating/lighting and in some cases the purchasing of new stock mean that the money it generates from any donations had to pay all these overheads first.For most Charity Shops the days are long gone when it was run by only volunteers...There are still places that do run on a completely voluntery basis all money raised with the exception of elecricity goes to the charity in question.Oxfam do a sterling job but it might have been more prudent to sell things cheap and have a better turn around of stock. It is no good trying to sell second hand goods dearer that you can buy them in the local shops.Cancer Recearch is a good example of this.Good Quality goods at a very resonable price and the shop is always busy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I love the Cancer Research shop. Long may it stay open. Now that is a "proper" charity shop (that and Shoard). A place to rummage rather than have it all neatly laid out in colour co-ordination and alphabetically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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