'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save UK high street?

Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by dyauspitr on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:52AM (#50368309)

What the hell is a charity shop? Like a storefront for a non profit that you can donate money to or a shop with cheap subsidized groceries for poor people?

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by wiredfool on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:55AM (#50368354)

Thrift store. Like Goodwill.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by waiwai933 on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:56AM (#50368363)

Others have mentioned in a separate thread, but it is a thrift shop operated by a charity.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by charlieyu1 on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:58AM (#50368388)

UK Charities collect unwanted used/unused products from people and sell to fund their operations. Product ranges from small toys, books, tableware, clothing, used electronics to furnitures. Sometimes you found good new stuff too.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by dyauspitr on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:37PM (#50370466)

Ah a thrift store.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by pantropy on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @12:00PM (#50368426)

Essentially just a thrift shop run by a charity, with proceeds going to their stated goal. In the UK it's generally Oxfam, Cancer Research UK or the BHF (British Heart Foundation)

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