Scammed

[Krummhorn]

. . . I have even been travelling on the bus with the driver using his mobile phone . . .Margaret

Hopefully not in London ... ... We were walking all over the place there and that was difficult enough.

 

[marval]

No, in Milton Keynes not London.


Margaret

 

[teddy]

Lars I think the rule that if you are legally parked with the gears in neutral and the handbrake applied it is still illegal to use you phone is a bit over the top. The number of girls texting while driving frightens me.

teddy

 

[Krummhorn]

Teddy, they probably had to word it that way to be all inclusive without any loopholes.

 

[JHC]

I would chuck the land line at home if the wife didn't insist upon keeping it .. I, personally, use my mobile phone for all my incoming and outgoing calls anyway.

Kh

That is interesting, down here all local call on land lines are free, but mobile rates are quite high so we still use the old copper wire which we also need for Broad Band, but BB via satellite is now available but once again it boils down to cost.

 

[teddy]

A card is left through you door saying - We tried to deliver a parcel and you were out. Please ring .......... When you phone the number you get charged up to £15.00 for the call and recieve a message saying _ Wrong Number.

teddy

 

[naDiNawasA]

Aww these people are creative... tsk

 

[Krummhorn]

That's a new one on me, teddy ... hadn't heard of that one around my region happening before. Quite original though ... E for effort :lol:

 

[teddy]

Personally I would give them a F. A big one.

teddy

 

[teddy]

You have won first prize of a boat/caravan/igloo etc. Phone this number and pay £15.00 for post and packaging...................

teddy

 

[teddy]

Various charities deliver bags to households encouraging them to donate unwanted clothes, toys, household items to help organisations such as HELP THE AGED, GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND etc. Gangs of immigrants tour the towns looking for these bags, whichich are left outside on designated days, steal the bags and sell the contents for profit. Nice one.

teddy

 

[Dorsetmike]

These days it's not usually the charities leaving the bags, it's companies who do it in their name and only donate a pittance of the proceeds to the charities, often £50 per tonne or less, probably nowhere near the scrap value even.

Putting items on freecycle is not always a good idea either, people make a living collecting the stuff and putting it on Ebay or similar sites.

 

[Mat]

Seems like generosity is no longer a good idea.

 

[marval]

I would rather donate things to an actual charity shop, at least I know it goes where it should.


Margaret

 

[Krummhorn]

I work in a charity shop, Margaret ... our donations consist of quality furniture, artwork, books, music, dishware, clothing, shoes and electronic items. We resell these items and donate the proceeds to other charity organizations and throughout our local community.

Since we are a not-for-profit retail operation, donations can be tax deductable, as long as they are in good condition and in working order.

Of course, we do get a fair amount of complete junk ... today was "empty-your-garage-of-all-your-non working-electronic-junk-and-donate-it-to-the-thrift-shop-day"! Most of that intake went straight into the dumpsters as it was beyond repair (meaning repair costs would far exceed what we could ask for it in retail), had missing components (no on/off switch, CD player guts hanging out the front, clocks with no hands, and ... of all things, used toothbrushes and someones dentures ... egads.

 

[marval]

I used to work in a Salvation Army Charity shop, I don't remember finding used toothbrushes or false teeth.(I am glad to say) Some of the clothes we recieved were little better than rags, as if people were too lazy to throw them out. What really used to annoy me was the "lowest of the low" who would come in to steal. If something is broken beyond repair, they should just throw them out. We did occasionally get some nice things handed in.


Margaret

 

[teddy]

Hello, I would like to test drive your car which is advertised for sale. I will leave my car and keys with you for security. So they leave the STOLEN car with the seller and they have not even committed an offence until they sell the car they are "test driving". Their only crime is taking and driving away. A very minor offence. The owner can not claim on their insurance because they gave the "thief" the keys.

teddy

 

[Dorsetmike]

I kep getting phone calls asking if I want to sell my timeshare (I do actually) one version phone a week or two laster saying we have an offer of £x,000, will you make a deposit of £2000, refundable (oh yeah?) to cover admin costs, you can gues my response to that. The other say we have an offer for £x,000 no cost to you, it's a corporate buyer, we recover our costs from them, all you have to do is meet them in Teneriffe, or Majorca (or occasionally somewhere in UK) to discuss blah blah blah. I then say, I'm 76 I don't travel, they immediately lose interest.

Cheers MIKE

 

[Krummhorn]

. . . What really used to annoy me was the "lowest of the low" who would come in to steal.

So true ... just this week we lost a real nice DVD player with Blue-ray capability. Priced at $80 (USD), it just walked out one day. Yes, lowest of all life forms, stealing from a charity shop.

If something is broken beyond repair, they should just throw them out.

Spot on ... every week I get at least 5 VHS players that are encrusted in 10 years of dust and filth, and with a VHS tape stuck inside ... the donor always says "works perfectly, we were just watching a movie last night." Bull :lol:

Then there are the electronics donated without the AC power adapter - totally worthless without it.

 

[marval]

Yes, how do they expect someone to use them without the AC power adapter.

We used to get some odd shaped things, we didn't have a clue what they were. We would play the guessing game, because you knew someone would come in and ask you what it was.


Margaret