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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: paris, france
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| DrNick wrote: | | Do charity shops exist in other countries in the same way, I wonder? |
They exist in France but people give them junk so that's all they ever have. The good things they want to get rid off, people just sell at second hand stores or ebay...
My dad worked for Emmaus & The Salvation Army when I was a kid (he ran 3 homeless shelters in Paris in the 80s-90s) and people usually left tons of junk & horrible clothes by the door. It was pathetic because most of it was in such a bad condition it was just thrown away & only a few things were sent to the association's shops or offered to the homeless directly in "vestiaires" (small warehouses where they could come pick up clean clothes for free).
At Xmas there was a story in the news of how some charity shop workers panicked because in an anonymous bag of donations they found a gun! They called the police and it was all over the news over there (in the Southwest).
I know I always visit the charity shops whever I am in England. My grandparents live in Torquay (Devon) and there are at least 4 or 5 charity shops on the main street (The Heart Foundation, Oxfam, Pets In Need of Vets <-my favorite, a couple of old people's foundations and another one I can't remember). I get tons of books, some cds & other things there all the time. When I finish a book & know I won't read it again I give it to them to sell. It's great because you get things you want (but don't want to spend a fortune on new) and then money goes to something useful...
I went to San Francisco in 1999 & they had some cool stuff there, in charity shops & second hand stores... |
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DrNick
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Location: Stockport, UK
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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That's interesting, I suspect that charity shops in Britain are also losing out because it is so easy now to sell things on eBay rather than give them away. I think the quality is linked to the are - the better-off it is the better the goods tend to be.
In the town where I work there's at least six of these shops, and I buy stuff (books, CDs, vinyl) most weeks. I see it really as giving a donation to charity, but I get cool stuff in return.
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Kieron
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Ry Cooder - My Name is Buddy. This album tells the story of a hobo cat that wanders across America, looking at the idiosyncracies that make up the nation, along with his best friend, Lefty the mouse.
Also bought an Astrud Gilberto cd, which I'm yet to listen to.
And related, I bought the film Alice's Restaurant, based on the brilliant Arlo Guthrie song. |
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Kieron
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Location: Edinburgh
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Sleepy Americana from Laura Veirs.
Folk-pop from Scotland's King Creosote
English folk-prog from Fairport Convention |
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captainfudgies
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Location: western austria & monte carlo
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ahd & clemence freschard - kreuzberg merzeki
electrelane - axis
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jack fe
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Dufus - 1:3:1
The Wave Pictures - The Hawian Open Mic Night
The Wave Pictures - Catching Light - The songs of Andre Herman Dune
Andre Herman Dune and David Tattersal - The Sreets Of Philidelphia.
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Kieron
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Today I bought:
The last Grandaddy album
The new Shellac album
And a Shins album - yes, I did wacth Garden State the other day, but I already knew of the shins thanks to my All Tomorrow's Parties CD, compiled by Matt Groening - alright! |
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jack fe
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Jonathan Richman - Jonathan, Te Vas A Emocionar!
Lou Reed - New York
Lou Reed - Sally Can't Dance
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for Drella
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kevin!gilmartin
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Location: Staten Island, New York City/SUNY Purchase College, New York
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oh man the new Shellac record is out? I wish I had a job.
my last purchases were from the Kill Rock Stars sale. all vinyl. I got:
Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You
Hella - The Devil Isn't Red
Erase Errata - Nightlife
and also
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out LP
and the Dig Me Out tee shirt to replace my old one which is too worn out and has holes all over it.
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Kieron
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| kevin!gilmartin wrote: | oh man the new Shellac record is out? I wish I had a job.
...all vinyl. |
I bought my Shellac on CD. I know it should never be done, but I was just impressed to see it, and was too keen! I haven't given it a good listen yet, but it rocks hard of course, but there's something so relaxing about it - unlike their other releases i think - quite simply - ace |
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moe
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turner cody-first light lp
sonic youth-Murray Street lp
Zombie Zombie-driving this until death sets you free 12"
the wave pictures-now you're pregnant/we dress up like snowmen 7'
the wave pictures-i love you like a madman 7'
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pizza
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Location: kcmousa
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| moe wrote: | | Zombie Zombie-driving this until death sets you free 12" |
i just heard a land for renegades the other day and really liked it !
or maybe that's the other zombie zombie, oh band names ! |
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pizza
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:44 am Post subject: |
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Gary War - New Ratheonport (LP)
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer (LP)
Woollen Kits - Cupcake Kiss (CD) |
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morgan
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
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Location: Urbana, Illinois, US of A
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:59 am Post subject: |
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Do you like at mount zoomer?
I think mine was Paul and Linda McCartney's Ram on vinyl for two dollars at the Maxwell street market in Chicago. Amazing album!
The last new album I bought was also a vinyl and I would highly recommend it: Some Stopping, Some Racing by The Headlights, an indie sensation that is sweeping the nation from my home town of Urbana-Champaign, IL.
The record is only 12 dollars! and you get 3 free 320 kbps mp3 downloads of it to boot.
https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/index.asp
scroll down in the new releases
I've listened to it for over half a year now and I'm still not tired of it.
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pizza
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| morgan wrote: | | Do you like at mount zoomer? |
i do !
quite a bit  |
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