anzee
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Post by anzee on Sept 13, 2017 14:50:34 GMT
Note from Moderator: In case anyone thinks they are going crazy, I've moved all posts relating to this subject from the thread regarding the Main Site Closure to this new one to keep the topics separate. Both subjects are valid and interesting to other members but better posted apart I hope some charity shops will benefit from the site's closure. However, I've heard charities get so many book donations that they send most of them to be pulped, while some charities no longer accept any books at all. Only this morning I put out a charity collection bag that stated NO BOOKS. PLEASE.
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Post by windysisters on Sept 13, 2017 15:03:49 GMT
I think a lot of high street charity shops only want modern, popular novels which will sell easily. Oxfam are generally more amenable to taking older books and non-fiction etc because they have book-only stores.
One charity shop chain which is usually happy to take "anything" are those at National Trust properties where they don't seem to mind how long books are on their shelves for. Fortunately for me, my sister has friends who volunteer at a NT property and so I just pass her a box of books and she goes through to see if she wants to read any and then passes them to her friend.
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Post by jen on Sept 13, 2017 15:15:49 GMT
I love finding old copies of books in charity shops, classics mainly.
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Post by rosemary3 on Sept 13, 2017 15:22:40 GMT
I volunteer in a (general) Oxfam shop and we'll always take books unless the sorting room is so full of donations that it's not safe to work in (which can happen after Christmas with unwanted gifts and in July when all the students are leaving).
If they've languished out on the shelves in the shop for a while and don't sell, we'll try to sell the more valuable ones in Oxfam's online shop. The others, plus any that come in too dirty or damaged to sell, are sold in bulk to a company that sells online what it can and pulps the rest.
If you hear that a lot of books are getting pulped by charity shops, it's probably because they've tried to sell them but don't have the space to let them sit on the shelves forever. Either that or they're getting a lot of books in bad condition. Some come in filthy with dust, mouldy, missing covers, or children's books that have been scribbled in - you'd be surprised! We have to wear gloves when sorting the donations!
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Post by geminii on Sept 13, 2017 15:24:17 GMT
One charity shop chain which is usually happy to take "anything" are those at National Trust properties where they don't seem to mind how long books are on their shelves for. I love an NT property with a SH Bookshop .. they're usually in the old stables, or similar .. found some real bargains on my visits ..
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anzee
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Post by anzee on Sept 13, 2017 16:49:00 GMT
I've not come across an NT shop with a second-hand bookstall. (My son used to work for the NT.)
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Post by janetandjohn on Sept 13, 2017 16:57:28 GMT
Aren't we all. I've not come across an NT shop with a second-hand bookstall. (My son used to work for the NT.) Ask geminii where she found some!
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Post by celia48 on Sept 13, 2017 16:59:12 GMT
Our local Tesco has a SH bookcase with proceeds going to charity and so does a nearby pub.
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Post by geminii on Sept 13, 2017 17:33:19 GMT
If you've just heard a lot of creaking, it's my brain trying to remember some SHB's for anzee
Antony, Cornwall : www.nationaltrust.org.uk/antony
Attingham Park, Shropshire : www.nationaltrust.org.uk/attingham-park
Barrington Court, Dorset : www.nationaltrust.org.uk/barrington-court
Berrington Hall, Herefordshire : www.nationaltrust.org.uk/berrington-hall
Biddulph Grange, Staffs : www.nationaltrust.org.uk/biddulph-grange-garden
Brockhampton Estate, Herefordshire : www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brockhampton-estate
Croft Castle, Herefordshire : www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croft-castle-and-parkland
Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk : www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall
Lastly, a fantastic location, but sadly too small to arrange a meet at ..
Whittington Castle, Shropshire : www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk/index.shtml
That's all I can remember at short notice, I'm sure I must have visited a few more ..
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Post by windysisters on Sept 13, 2017 17:40:32 GMT
Croome Park, Worcestershire has one
I was convinced that Knightshayes had one too but it's not showing on the website
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Post by peppercricket on Sept 13, 2017 17:51:49 GMT
Chartwell, Churchill's home - Kent. Quite a way from Wales though, erk.
(Very small selection)
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Post by geminii on Sept 13, 2017 17:54:39 GMT
Croome Park, Worcestershire has one I was convinced that Knightshayes had one too but it's not showing on the website It doesn't show SHB's on either Web or App .. so it's a surprise when you find there is one ..
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Post by anzee on Sept 13, 2017 17:59:29 GMT
I live in Llandudno, where there aren't that many NT properties in the vicinity, maybe because of competition from Cadw. As I mentioned recently on a thread, there doesn't appear to be anyone else on the forums near me, unfortunately, so it's not possible for me to attend a meet either. My reading group could also do with some new blood and I'd love to invite some of you to join, if only you lived nearby. One lady died recently (the second in the past few years) and we're down to 6, but there are only 4 capable of discussing the books. (One lady suffers from dementia, while another, who lives in a care home, has vision problems.) I'm the youngest, at 66, and someone mentioned yesterday that we really should discuss recruiting more members at the next meeting.
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Post by eightlegs on Sept 13, 2017 18:03:35 GMT
a charity collection bag that stated NO BOOKS. PLEASE. This may be more to do with how heavy the bag would be if full of books (unsafe for the collectors to lift) and also that books may break through the bag! I've often seen bags with No Bric a Brac on them which I assume is for the same sort of reasons.
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Post by anzee on Sept 13, 2017 18:13:28 GMT
I've noticed that charity bags these days often specify different items they're interested in or don't want.
I really need to sort out my books and was intending to add more as swaps, wouldn't you know it. At least I can delay the cull for the time being.
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