Charity (snort)

2 weekends ago, JP and I cleaned out a shed and had some items for charity to pick up; things like an extra large dog kennel, a chrome and vinyl director's chair, a sewing machine, a Christmas tree, etc.

Today they finally came by to pick up the stuff and I must admit that I am a little miffed at how picky they are! A first they didn't want the dog kennel - it's cream and chrome and wasn't chewed, all the parts are there and I've seen local thrift stores selling them for $75 for the large ones, at first they wouldn't take it. But when I told them they'd get $50 for it at least, then they wanted it.

And they didn't want my keyboard stand because it didn't come with a keyboard! WTF? I bought that keyboard stand all by itself for at least $75, and I'm sure there are lots of people out there looking for a nice black stand for their keyboard and don't need to buy someone else's crappy keyboard just to get it!

And they didn't want the Christmas tree because it didn't come with a box and was too hard to store! Now again, you walk into Costco and other stores and they have Halloween and Christmas decorations out but this store can't put out one skinny (yes, it's a skinny tree) tree in September? Bah. Fine, I'll dispose of it myself.

And they didn't want the sewing machine because "it's too hard to test"

I know if I lived in Vancouver and put these things in the alley, they'd be scooped up within hours! And then I'd be reading on someone's blog about the great scores they found, and how happy they are with them.

Picky, picky, picky - not very charitable are they?

And now I'm not either.

Edit: JP came home and saw what was in left in our carport and asked
"Did they take anything?" That's how picky they were...