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Originally Posted by Guinness
I only use the RSPCA as an example of a charity gone beyond its original remit..i.e. to prevent cruelty to animals (rsPCA)..yet now stick their oar in many political arguments yet refuse to take in strays and redirect you to the local dogwarden, or as you say a rescue centre. Kinda like HBC debating an area of Asia but refusing to engage on the provision of benches outside the town hall. Delusions of grandeur and totally lost their focus.
As for charity shops...back in the day, they were called second hand shops, usually on the back streets of the town centre, and is yet another example of how the rise of charities has destroyed jobs in the private sector, you would be hard pressed to find a second hand shop in this day and age that could compete with charities that have doorstep collections, volunteer staff, tax and rate break high street shops and TV advertising.
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Yes..They're not on their own.
I won't get started on TV advertisements. Adverts that beg for my money-as far as I am concerned, the causes already have my money.
It's on a differing note but one thing that annoys me is how expensive charity shops now are, compared to years past.
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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
I think you are right. Although I think it might have been easier to be poor back then......there wasn't the same peer pressure. We were all in the same boat.
It certainly taught me a lot of lessons which have helped mi in my life.
I can make do and mend, I can make a decent meal out of leftovers.
I am careful with money.....these are things that you don't learn in school.
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Handy skills I agree. I'm amazed by the amount of peers I have that possess none of them, can't sew on a button or cook properly
