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Im having a rant (well not at you lot)
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Its always always been my high horse subject on people with dirty kids in tatty clothes saying they cant afford to clothe and feed them.
I love the charity shops and always look at the little kids stuff just to see if anything nice for jays grandaughter.
Always lovely stuff well branded names for anything from 99p - £2
Winter coats ect for a few bob more.
Anyway i did the food parcel for callum this morning and just for the food, it came to a few pence less than £40 much cheaper than i thought.
I bought all basics apart from a couple of treats i added, and honest to go i have got enough food to at least feed him for a month. Ok it might not be food i would personally choose to eat all the time but if needs must.
It just makes me so damn angry when people say they cant afford food to put in kids bellies 
Thats it rant over, normal business will be resumed |
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Strange how these people that cant afford to feed kids can always find money for fags and booze tho isnt it. My hubby has just taken a load of stuff he grew out of to the charity shop ..lol .good quality suits and shirts. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like a good bargain.
However, I am not a fan of second hand anything, as I do not wish to bring any unpleasant aura into my home.
Sounds silly I know and irrational I know, however, that's the way I am.  |
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"I like a good bargain.
However, I am not a fan of second hand anything, as I do not wish to bring any unpleasant aura into my home.
Sounds silly I know and irrational I know, however, that's the way I am. "
I fully understand that pearl, but i bet if you had kids and needed to get them a winter coat and didnt have any more you would. I choose to go to charity shops, i dont choose to eat basic food but if i was in that situation i woud |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Strange how these people that cant afford to feed kids can always find money for fags and booze tho isnt it. My hubby has just taken a load of stuff he grew out of to the charity shop ..lol .good quality suits and shirts."
I know. It irritates me when I'm in my corner shop, & someone in front gets 1 or 2 items of food, then beer, fags & scratchcards, & £20 is gone, yet they smell & look like they have a million better things to spend it on. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I bought a bag last yr for my ex 8 pound and when we got home we found 85 pound inside the bag best buy ever xx and yes i did giv some money to charity xxx   |
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By *he tactile technicianMan
over a year ago
the good lands, the bad lands, the any where you may want me lands |
"Its always always been my high horse subject on people with dirty kids in tatty clothes saying they cant afford to clothe and feed them.
I love the charity shops and always look at the little kids stuff just to see if anything nice for jays grandaughter.
Always lovely stuff well branded names for anything from 99p - £2
Winter coats ect for a few bob more.
Anyway i did the food parcel for callum this morning and just for the food, it came to a few pence less than £40 much cheaper than i thought.
I bought all basics apart from a couple of treats i added, and honest to go i have got enough food to at least feed him for a month. Ok it might not be food i would personally choose to eat all the time but if needs must.
It just makes me so damn angry when people say they cant afford food to put in kids bellies
Thats it rant over, normal business will be resumed"
Hmmmmmm, you haven't held back those duracell batteries that he needs so you can go and comfort yourself after this rant have you Karen?  |
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"Its always always been my high horse subject on people with dirty kids in tatty clothes saying they cant afford to clothe and feed them.
I love the charity shops and always look at the little kids stuff just to see if anything nice for jays grandaughter.
Always lovely stuff well branded names for anything from 99p - £2
Winter coats ect for a few bob more.
Anyway i did the food parcel for callum this morning and just for the food, it came to a few pence less than £40 much cheaper than i thought.
I bought all basics apart from a couple of treats i added, and honest to go i have got enough food to at least feed him for a month. Ok it might not be food i would personally choose to eat all the time but if needs must.
It just makes me so damn angry when people say they cant afford food to put in kids bellies
Thats it rant over, normal business will be resumed Hmmmmmm, you haven't held back those duracell batteries that he needs so you can go and comfort yourself after this rant have you Karen? "
Im too bloody knackered to do anything with or without batteries and havent even gotten to leicester yet.
If Ray Winstone walked in the door and demanded a shag tonight id have to say no  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I find it hard to sympathise with those who claim they are hard up and cannot afford to feed their kids properly etc., yet they always manage to find the money for ciggies and booze.
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By *BW38jWoman
over a year ago
Dudley/Telford |
"Its always always been my high horse subject on people with dirty kids in tatty clothes saying they cant afford to clothe and feed them.
I love the charity shops and always look at the little kids stuff just to see if anything nice for jays grandaughter.
Always lovely stuff well branded names for anything from 99p - £2
Winter coats ect for a few bob more.
Anyway i did the food parcel for callum this morning and just for the food, it came to a few pence less than £40 much cheaper than i thought.
I bought all basics apart from a couple of treats i added, and honest to go i have got enough food to at least feed him for a month. Ok it might not be food i would personally choose to eat all the time but if needs must.
It just makes me so damn angry when people say they cant afford food to put in kids bellies
Thats it rant over, normal business will be resumed"
totally agree love charity shops have bought a beautiful pink raincoat this morning for £3 still got label on it and a brand new m and s leather boots £55 rrp £4 in barnardos
as for food shopping trolly filled with nutricious filling food not junk food and i mean filled cost me £50 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love them too great bargains and love a good rummage but my local age concern shop I find very dear. And some of the things in there secondhand you can bye cheaper brand new. Love george for kids clothes too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We`ve nurtured a generation that ..
Can`t cook...
Wouldn`t reconise a fresh carrot..
No idea of where meat comes from...
Can`t fix and mend..
Can`t budget..
Completely lost in consumerism.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I`m not a big tele watcher..
I did however catch a glimpse of Jamie Oliver in a classroom..with some assorted fresh food....
Kinda macarbe viewing..watching the kids trying to identify common food...
It sure makes you wonder.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love charity shops too and secondhand furniture shops and antique shops and certainly antique jewellery shops. Im not superstitious in any way.
I would rather buy a secondhand wooden cabinet than an MDF cheap cabinet from Argos.
There is no excuse for people not having clothes for babies or children. Secondhand shops have really nice things, and certainly baby clothes wouldnt be worn out, babies grow so quickly and some have so many clothes as presents that even secondhand the clothes are hardly worn.
I would rather my child had a secondhand coat than not one at all. And I like to look for bargains and also unusual fabrics etc. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I love charity shops. Sadly some friends of mine think they sell only dead people's clothes. As I reminded them I have donated clothes in excellent condition, many of which I may have only worn a couple of times and some I've grown out of and I'm not dead. Many are end of line stock from department stores.
so go on people give them a go. |
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By *ruitWoman
over a year ago
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My mum works in a charity shop and got me some m and s school trousers for son to wear in 2 years time. Also a high school jumper for eldest for next year. I buy clothes for me and kids regularly from ebay and the only thing I try to do as best as possible is to feed them.
If I can spend £10 in the charity shop and get stuff that would have cost me 3 x more then am happy to say I have done well.
I dont smoke do drink occasionally and volunteer work a massive amount. Am certainly happy with it |
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I used to donate loads of baby and kids clothes to the charity shops and some of them still had lables as they had so many they never got to wear them before they outgrew them! A pitty really but at least I knew they went to a good home.
I've bought some good bargains in charity shops too but sadly I don't go past any any more which is a shame as I do love a good rummage and bargain.
Have to say though that one charity shop turned me away with two black bags full of clothes as it was "the wrong day of the week for intakes" |
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i used to be a breast feeding counsellor for the NCT,we had big nearly new sales every year...if you know anything about the NCT you will know the majority of members are better off,and so the things they were selling were high quality baby goods.
We pushed to have the sale in a poorer area,advertised it at sure start,the teen mums group ect,and no one from the area came 
Now i can understand people not wanting to be looked down on for having second hand...even if its not an attitude i share...but surely common sense should come before misplaced pride? |
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Almost nothing from my little one went to the rubbish tip, and even now ex-wife has yard sales to clear out unused stuff.
Invariably stuff got given to family friends, or sold on. e.g. £300 of boots cotton nappies when for £60.
Too many people are into wearing labels, rather than clothes that (a) look good on them (b) last well (c) don't cost a fortune. |
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