Oh, right.
Well, we've been busy this morning.
Lovely.
I've had somebody who brought DVDs and he was walking down the aisle and was soaking wet.
So I said, yeah, that's not a problem.
But we're not taking anything until after Christmas.
But obviously if you get a customer in and they've bought books, an old person or somebody like that, and they carry in, take it off and just explain to them, don't bring any more now until after Christmas.
So I've got a couple of rants to have.
If I catch you in my shop again, after my lamp again, Blackwood Antique Shop, I'm telling you now, you can look out.
You don't show off when I'm here because you know I'll bounce your ass back out the shop.
Right?
Now I've passed the details on to the police today and the CCTV and they are going to come out and see you because yesterday we had a fella kicking off with Daniel because we wouldn't let him have it for 50 quid.
It's up for 300 pound.
You've been warned on several occasions in Blackwood Shop about harassing my staff about it.
Now I'm warning you, very last time or I'll be paying you a visit myself and see how you like it in your shop.
We've had some people in looking for the Jelly Cat and they've been unsuccessful.
Some of our regulars, they are looking, it's still here.
So brilliant.
And nobody's found the drill yet.
The drill is chained, OK, because obviously somebody could pick up the drill and walk out, couldn't they?
It's like 144 pounds, I think.
We bought three of them.
So Nick has had to buy Daniel a new one because he's burnt his out.
So I thought, let's get some more in there, something for the boys.
I had a fella in this morning, spent 20 quid and then he put a 10 pound note in the box.
So I mean, you know, he's given us 30 quid today.
So it's nice to do something for the fellas as well and other south customers.
I know all the ladies and the kids like the Jelly Cats.
Oh, hang on, hang on.
Right, put it in the pink box for there.
You grab the bag, it's out for there.
See it on the chip?
Yeah.
Right, so grab that bag.
Right, out by you now.
Yeah, because we usually only take card stripes.
So all of these in there, right?
There, that one, that one and that one is fill a bag for a pound.
So fill up your bag and put the board game you want under your arm.
So that you have more room in your bag.
But you can have any of that you like for a pound because we're clearing it out, all right?
Oh, here we go, young lad, you've got us, young lad.
He wants to spend his pocket money.
Oh, I love him.
Yeah, lamp.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, tell your mum you can have anything out of there for a pound, all right?
Fill your bag for a pound because we've got hundreds of me guys.
So then the next rant I'm going to have is...
Let's see if I can get it up.
So we put up that we were doing jelly cats.
Okay, find a jelly cat.
And then I forgot to turn the commenting off on one group.
This is why I tell people always turn the commenting off.
You can't find nothing in that shop.
Well, that's the point in looking for a jelly hat.
And then having a rant saying it's all overpriced.
Oh, you can say we're overpriced, I don't know.
We've been on 75% off longer than the DFS sale.
And if you spend 20 quid, you get five pounds worth of stuff for free and you get a raffle ticket every time you come in to be entered in a 20 pound draw.
Instead of being rude online, right, because I don't do anything up here because I'm running the baby bank and all the other shops and pricing.
So the people who do the work are the mothers that give up their time to come in and help us.
So instead of slagging off mothers that are giving their time, why don't you get off your backside and come in and help?
How does that sound?
Because isn't it awful, isn't it awful that you have to sit there on Facebook, yeah, slagging off other mothers that are volunteering to fundraise to help mothers in need for food and nappies?
How sad is your life that you've got to do that on a free jelly cap giveaway that we've bought out of fundraising to do something nice for families and children?
How sad is that that you have to sit there, yeah, and slag off the mothers for not pulling their weight and sorting out all the donations?
Do you just know how many donations we get?
Do you know how many thousands of tons of donations we get because of how popular we are?
Maybe get off your backside and come in and help him.
Get off your high horse and your pedestal and come in and help him.
I got a bag.
Did you tell him to take one under his arm?
Yes, I did, yeah.
He's filled a bag for a pound.
So put loads in there.
Take a couple of games if you want them.
I got tons, honestly.
Take more if you want them, especially if he's into games.
I got tons, honestly.
I'm up tonight, are you?
Nobody's grabbed some more.
Thank you.
Oh, they're well chuffed.
They're well chuffed, are they?
Good.
See what I mean?
Fill a carrier bag for a pound with games and toys.
We're here to help people, not make money.
But what scares me is when people sit there on Facebook, judgmental of other mothers that are giving it their time to help other people.
And the antique woman, if I get old of you this week, after you shouted at my son yesterday, you can look out.
You can look out.
Because I've already told Blackwood staff to refuse the sale to you, whether you paid £300 or not for the lamp.
Because we've said you're not having it.
You only want it because you've got another one and you get more as a pay.
You must think I'm bloody stupid with this lamp.
Let me tell you something now.
I'll give it away before I sell it to you.
That's for bloody sure.
Right, so if you'd like to come in and volunteer, you can.
I've had my rant today.
Oh, another rant.
Traders in the market are buying stuff at 75% off and then marking the price up on their stuff.
We have spoke to them about it before and they've done it again and they've been told they're not at 50% off.
And they came in when Dan was here, duped him, bought two Christmas cushions.
Remember the ones with the googly eyes?
Do you remember?
They've had them for £2.50 for the two at 75% off.
Remember they were up by here?
And now they've got them like three times as much on their cushion store.
So if you go in the marketplace and you see stuff that was in our shop, remember they were up by there?
We have spoke to them individually and we have told them they're not to buy stuff on the awful prices to sell on their shops.
And they agreed and they've come in and they've duped Daniel on mine and Sammy's day off.
And they're hanging up there today.
So if you go in there and you want to buy them, say to them, So there's the £2.50 because that's where you paid James for them.
OK?
Any problems, give me a shout.
But we had it before with a Pokemon toy and we've had it before with jewelry and cushions and we've told them no, they're not to have it at 75% off.
They have been warned and I think it's really bad that they are buying stuff and then tripling the price and putting it on their store for you.
So... and the rest of it is all off Tmoo anyway.
So that's my rant for today.
The other thing I'd like to say is thank you very much.
We've had loads of new customers in.
And we had a lady that came in yesterday to Caerphilly and said, I'm not a customer but I'm popping in and I might be a customer.
I'm going to look for the Jelly Cat.
She said I've had... because we've got different ones in different shops.
And she said I've had a shit two weeks.
Absolute crap two weeks she said.
And I'm coming on my lunch break to have a look for the Jelly Cat.
And she really enjoyed herself having a look and a laugh and a joke for it.
So isn't that lovely?
So you've got people that are slagging us off saying it's a mess and what have you.
And then you've got other people that have had a really bad two weeks coming in looking for the Jelly Cat.
And it's making them feel a lot better.
And that's what we're here for really.
It's not about this.
This is just my thing.
Because I love recycling.
It's about getting people in.
And helping them with their mental health.
Helping them when they're in a bad situation.
Without them having to worry about social services or the doctor.
Or being referred to social services because they've asked for a food bank.
Or because they're having a bad day.
Being referred.
Or being sectioned because they're having a bad day.
You know.
Or volunteering.
A couple of days a week even though they're on PIP.
But they don't want to go stupid in the house.
You know.
And they're like well actually.
I can go and volunteer with Jane.
Be totally anonymous.
The Jobcentre is happy with it.
Because they are.
Because Confini Jobcentre popped in.
And they're happy enough with the £20 allowance.
And some of the volunteers refuse to take their allowance.
And they may come take it.
Come in.
Do a bit of work.
Off you go.
Not being held to any contract.
Not being held to any hours or any times.
Come in.
Have a tidy up.
Go.
Feel better about themselves.
And maybe they can't do it the following week.
But maybe they can the week after.
You know.
Some of our mothers come in.
Do a bit of sewing and go.
They'll come in tidy up a little bit.
Empty two bags for us and go.
You know.
I get a lot of mothers that come in.
And say oh I'm going to do the filler bag for a fiver.
And they'll sit by you.
Or in the other shops.
And they'll go through all the clothes.
And then as they put them back.
They fold them all for us.
So they can't volunteer.
They've only got time to come in and shop.
But they sit by there and they say I folded up those two baskets for you.
Thank you very much.
We really, really appreciate it.
We really appreciate it.
You know.
I was a working single mother for years.
And I didn't even do part time hours for years.
I did full time hours because I worked in a school.
Right?
And I still volunteer and help places.
Oxfam, Belinda.
I used to sell the chicks.
I couldn't knit.
But I used to sell the chicks.
Like an MF.
I was a good seller.
Used to tie the bows for the old ladies.
Because they couldn't tie the bows for the chicks.
And then I'd sell them.
So, you know.
It's going to rain today, isn't it?
I wish it just manifested to rain at night, guys.
Yeah, because look.
Cafe can't have nobody out there today, can they?
You know.
Peacocks can't put a little rail out.
The signs with the chalk on are getting wrecked.
You know.
There's rubbish down there now.
It's all foaming out of the bag.
So I'm being tied up properly.
The weeds growing.
Rain at night, isn't it, guys?
That's all we need.
Otherwise nobody can get on, can they?
And do stuff.
And that's all we want, really.
They just had a bag full, didn't they?
They had stuff under their arm.
They don't look like it's been touched.
And they had loads, didn't they?
But like I said, fill a bag for a pound.
I haven't got time to sort them out.
We don't care.
Take what you like for a pound, don't they?
All of this is...
I put the games on there.
Because they take up a lot of room in there.
And if they get pulled about, the problem is then they... bits fall out, don't they?
Ten for a pound, these records.
We got tons.
Guy had twenty of them the other day.
Two pound.
And he said to Dan I hope your mom don't mind.
He said I'm going to screw them to my ceiling.
She said, no problem.
He said, no, she won't mind at all.
As long as they're being reused.
He said, take a picture.
So...
I can tag it online.
So anyway, there we are, guys.
I've sorted out some bags.
I've got some bits to do now.
But...
Yeah, just be aware that the mothers run the shops.
Yeah?
We just go in and we just manage and do stuff where they can't fit in.
So have a bit of respect for the mothers who are giving up their time.
And if I get older you, with our lamp, you can look out this week.
Because I'm gunning for you.
Gunning for you this week.
Shouting at my son like that.
Furious when I see him on CCTV.