the Oxfam shop

I work in the Hexham Oxfam shop on some Fridays sorting and pricing the childrens book donations.I take out all the half coloured colouring books, the sticker books that have been stuck, the story books with jam on the pages and anything that has been sucked. Then I sort them into  cateogries and  price them ready to sell.
This is the store room.

I love finding copies of books my three loved when they were little and I can buy them for my freinds children now.

I also get to have a good look at the other stuff. Oxfam volunteers pay the same price for goods that customers pay. We have 'the Green Book' where everything is written down and scrutinised!
These pink things were waiting for me to take them home.

The pink spotty curtains will go up at the window in my shed with plenty left over for 'other things' The mugs are just wonderful. The ribbon was not Oxfam, but the Sewing Shop's closing down sale at 10p a metre. Six metres.

Then - an inexplicable purchase. Three trays of tiny glasses - 150 in all - for some reason that is not yet clear to me.

Comments

[Miss Dot]

I can see hundreds of tea lights in a row, or a chandeliar (spelling?) using diffent size rings hanging under each other with each of the glasses in a wire suspension.. good luck! never let doubt stop you when thrift things are talking to you "take me home, take me home"

[katie]

thanks for that - the chandalier (?) idea was exactly waht I had in mind!

[tania]

ooh, i envy your job...
i have been hunting for moomin books but never seem to find a single one!
:)
love the pinky stuff-

[weirdbunny]

wow, a I'd end up bringing everthing home.!

[weirdbunny]

wow, a I'd end up bringing everthing home.!