"No, £20 each."
"Would you sell them both to me for £20?"
"Yes."
A good bit of haggling it was not.
But they've gone.
As have the two wheelchairs, two walking aids, and two crutches, that I brought home from RE. They've just been collected by volunteers from Wheels to Heal. They kept in touch and arrived when they said they would, and already had a large van nearly full of wheelchairs and other aids to go overseas. So pleased that the wheelchairs didn't have to go to landfill, which would have been their fate otherwise as no UK charity shops will take them.
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I've started sorting what I need to take to Iceland. I am restricted to a cabin bag so Daughter tells me I will have to wear most of my clothes to travel in. It's a four-day trip so I think eight pairs of knickers should be okay. No, don't be silly; that's excessive. Okay, six pairs plus the ones I'll wear to travel there . . .
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I get irrationally annoyed when doing word puzzles and the clue is 'want' and the answer 'need', or vice versa. Want and need are not the same things!
14 comments:
I'm surprised charity shops won't take walking aids and chairs. But good you got them into good hands. In between packing for Iceland. You're sure it's not Greenland??
Your haggling was just fine. The name of the game is to clear junk, and ANY money you get is just a bonus.
Only one carry-on bag?
It's nice when it doesn't have to go to landfill. Funny about the undies. Hopefully you can pack then and not have to wear them all at once.
Yes, definitely sure, Boud!
That's how I think of it too, Debra.
Cheap flight, AC.
They're only tiny, aren't they? Well, perhaps not tiny in my case but not huge!
Undies don't take up much space, but if you have to you can always wash something out in the sink and hang it to dry.
It always feels good to finally get rid of something.
You are so right, want and need are very different things
It's no wonder language deteriorates when people don't understand correct definitions.
We have a couple of local churches that take wheel chairs etc and then they are loaned out free such a great idea. And if you need to keep them that is fine too.
I hope you have a wonderful trip to Iceland.
Cathy
Why would anyone need two cycle racks? We recently tried to donate a travel cot to various charity shops but they all said they would only take it if it was new.
❤️ Popping back to say thanks for your kind words about my homemade noodles!
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