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Post by polyannapolyfilla on Feb 22, 2007 14:28:14 GMT
if this is going to be a reccomendathon, then I'd like to put my two penneth in.
If you happen to be round Canterbury way, pop into the back room of the hospice shop by the Westgate. Not only does it sell eye-burning 60s and 70s fabrics, but the selection of books is both cheap and lovely, mainly consisting of beat generation authors and 1920s pulp fiction.
Its far better than those nice-and-clean-and-pricey corporate charity shops on the high street, and still has that authentic charity shop smell.
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Post by LoveMusic on Feb 27, 2007 19:35:34 GMT
The books are expensive now in charity shops
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Post by David on Feb 27, 2007 23:35:55 GMT
I love the idea of Bookcrossing, as read about in the things to do for free guide in the Guardian. You get a book you've read, put it in a bag and leave it somewhere for someone else to find. If you wish, you can get a ref number from www.bookcrossing.com and if the finder decides to log it, they can put the ref number in and you can find where your book ended up.
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Post by boxedjoy on Mar 1, 2007 22:25:15 GMT
I used to work in a Cancer Research UK shop. It was great: I got the first pick of donations and a discount. But it was always quiote expensive in charity shop terms: even the manager wanted to break the rules of Head Office.
We were told not to alphabetize the books because it would reveal that there is nearly always six copies of Bridget Jones' Diary, not to mention a shelf of Jeffrey Archer.
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