URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 13 Oct 2026
‘People sell their best stuff on Vinted’ – how charity shops became a dumping ground for unsellable clothes
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Swamped with ‘daily avalanches’ of soiled items and poor-quality fast fashion, secondhand stores are in crisis. What went wrong with people’s good intentions? And is it possible to donate more effectively?The small stockroom of St Raphael’s Hospice charity shop in Cheam, south London, is rammed with donations. “On average, we get 30 to 50 bags a day,” says Caroline Worley, the commercial manager,…
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