Alright, so I'm in Fontypool tonight.
We're playing musical chairs with balloon arches at the moment.
So I can see that they've been having a go at the Aberdashery over here.
That's much better.
Much better that is, guys.
I wanted to do a little live video in risk of the other night, but...
to show you Jan's rail, but we were a bit busy and I had to nip off.
So I might see if I can do one by here.
I've had to come over because I've just picked up the second balloon arch.
So, because we've got to try and juggle them now, because they take up all the car.
That's the trouble.
So, you've got a lovely balloon arch now.
All my stars.
Look at that one.
It's a nice one, isn't it?
See, these are the donations.
Dan's brought in today now.
This is why we need a donation centre.
Because my staff are having a breakdown every time donations come in or a van pulls up.
But there we are.
It's a lovely balloon arch for your front window.
So, see what you can do with him.
He's a nice colour, isn't he?
I like the stars.
I haven't seen one like that before.
So yes, I thought I'd do a little walk around again.
See where we go.
Lovely jewellery over here as well.
Everything, even the kitchen sink.
Look at this.
Oh, that's a nice friend's backpack, isn't it?
Some nice bags there.
Oh, still got tons left.
We're never going to run out of donations.
I don't want to be uplifting donations from the shops.
Ready for this new warehouse that we've got.
I just, we just, I haven't got the energy to get a, you know, we'd have to hire a van again.
Get a van, fill it up, take it there.
I can't do it.
I haven't got the energy to do it.
Maybe further down the line.
Because I can see us filling up this donation centre because it's not big enough now.
I know it's not big enough.
It's just in the right location for us.
The right price, the right location.
Lovely bags over here.
They're usually about £3 each, I think.
They're pretty good.
Pretty good in the shops, mind.
If you're a good customer, they'll do you a deal anyway.
We don't accept offers on things, but I tend to round it up and stuff.
Lovely shoes over here.
Erm...
Shut up, there I am.
I have another snooze today, see.
Thank you to Carl for helping me with our massive donation earlier.
I wouldn't have gone through it.
I only got through it because Carl was there, I think.
Oh, that's lovely in there.
It's a ghost bag.
Oh, that's nice.
I used to be a shopaholic, but now I just live in shops.
I cured that problem by living in a shop.
I used to go everywhere shopping.
I used to walk hard if I used to eat up and down, you know, into all the shops I couldn't do right now.
I couldn't walk Pontypool, I used to eat.
Kill me.
Thank you to Mark as well from the Applian shop because Mark helped us bring the stuff in from the van as well.
So thank you very much for that, Mark.
Because we know what it's like.
We know what it's like first hand when you've got to pick up, pack a van and unpack at the other end.
You know, so that's brilliant.
Thank you to the couple.
Nice shirts again, aren't they?
That's nice.
Oh, a Welsh top there.
We know what it's like.
We know how hard that is.
And thank you to Jason and Dan for picking it all up for us.
As well and for thinking of us and jumping in there quick and saying, we know somebody who will appreciate all of this.
Oh, that looks good on the card stand, guys.
Because we do get cards, but we get like a couple of boxfuls where somebody's cleared out and then we get nothing for a while.
Oh, this is nice.
That's a lovely set.
That's a nice set, isn't it?
Oh, sorry.
So yes, Jan did a nice railie the other day over there.
It was always nice and tidy when people get a chance to do it.
The thing is, they're so busy in the shops.
Oh, there's one.
Oh, he looks dapper, doesn't he?
He looks fab.
I didn't even see him earlier.
Walk straight, alright?
Right, mate, how you doing?
Late night shopping?
That's nice.
Look at that.
Essence.
That's Evans', I think, isn't it?
That's lovely.
And this.
Very nice.
Yeah, they look good, don't they, the mannequins?
But they can't keep up with the donations, see.
But the time they get on to a job, to start a job, they'll get another 20 bags through the door.
Which we're more than grateful of.
We really are.
And I mean, we took a lot today.
We did well today in Blackwood.
I don't know what he did here.
I can't remember.
He didn't tell me.
Look at that baby doll down there.
Oh, Carl, there's more of them caterpillars.
Swear they're breeding.
Yeah, so...
It's hard for the staff, really, isn't it?
You know, to keep up.
What's this?
Paw Patrol, is it?
I don't know much about Paw Patrol.
I've seen them, but I don't know much about them.
The kids love them, like, oh, I like him.
But I thought I'd give you a walk around, because I'm usually like, quick, quick, we're going to run around the shop, because I'm doing something.
So yeah, there's lots of teddies and stuff over here.
Nice teddies.
We've got tons of donations at the moment.
I mean, I don't know what we're going to do.
I don't know whether we need...
Oh, these are the ones that were off...
Oh, I've seen these on T.Meo, and they've got little cheese puffs in them.
Quite fancy, though, on T.Meo, isn't it?
You have to resisted buying them.
So yes, I don't know what we're going to do.
We'll take the donation... I think the donation centre will be good, because...
When I cheer you.
Because...
It'll give us a chance to sort stuff out.
But then where we go from there, I'm not sure, because the shops are really full.
Will they ever get, you know, minimalist?
I don't know.
I don't know.
I really don't.
What's this?
A three to six rail.
So this one's a boutique...
Oh, he's a bit marked, he is.
He's a bit marked to be boutique.
I think we'll take him off the boutique.
And we'll put him...
Put him on the 50p or whatever.
So I thought we'd just go through.
So you can see all the...
lovely items we got.
50p!
These are the 50p rails for the bag for Fiverr, because we're overflowing again.
We've kept it on.
Little splash pants.
Dinosaurs are in at the moment, I think, aren't they?
Oh, that's pretty.
So, yeah.
50p.
We need to pull there.
He's a bit marked.
We'll take him off.
He's marked.
And that one's a bit marked on the neck.
So we'll take him off.
Mickey mouse there.
They're nice.
They feel new.
They don't feel like they be moan.
Oh, that's nice.
Julian's closet.
That's lovely.
Oh, but a while back we were ring-fencing stuff like this.
You know, but to be honest now we've got so much.
We're just letting it go now.
That's lovely, isn't it?
I always like the flowery ones.
The Mary Potter trousers there.
Oh, that's a nice H&M one.
More flowers.
I've seen that one before, I think.
It's been back and forth a few times.
We get it now.
We see the outfits coming back and forth.
Today is amazing.
It hasn't been a bad day.
It hasn't been a bad day.
So yeah, you can see all the lovely stuff we got.
I'll put them down the bottom.
Sometimes it's difficult to tell in these strips.
I like to look at stuff and think, is that marked or is it not?
But yeah, we've got tons, guys.
Absolute tons.
Thank you to everybody who is recycling and helping us do all of this.
I want to do this in Blackwood now somewhere, so that all our mirrors and pictures are all contained.
That's how health and safety want it.
Or they would like it contained, like that.
One of the reuse shops did it in a part of a cot, which we...
We've got a nest of them, haven't we, at Blackwood, do they call?
Some nice old children's stuff.
Little coats and stuff.
Like we said, we've got quite a bit of an abundance of clothes.
And these are a filler bag for five of the older clothes as well.
All that hype bag is...
Oh, I don't know if I'm more sure of that.
That's a nice backpack.
People always asking me for backpacks and flat caps.
Knitting needles people were asking me for in Blackwood.
So yes, there's tons in there, look.
Tons again in those bags.
Some lovely items again on the rails.
They worked hard over here.
Fair play to them.
Well, you know, Jude and Steve and Sarah and Dave.
They've been thrown in, in the deep end.
They've just got on with it, fair play.
Nice bags again.
I don't know what you did today, but I don't think you totaled it up, did you?
It was a bit busy, perhaps.
I can't total it up without...
I don't need my calculator this time of night.
Oh, there's one.
I think you've had a good...
a good day here.
Let's have a look.
A good day in Blackwood.
But I can see this donation centre filling up quick.
Yeah, not a... oh, I've cleared it.
Not a bad day here, easy.
And again, I'll show you the jewellery.
Lovely jewellery in there.
Nice watches.
I like this, feels nice.
Yes, that's a lovely balloon.
It actually goes in well with the colours really, doesn't it?
And I mean, it wasn't the intent.
I was going to put this one at Blackwood and then because it was a big one.
And then we've got the other one there.
But I have this one now.
It'll match lovely.
I haven't seen one like this before with stars on.
It's lovely, isn't it?
So pop that in your window.
I don't know if we'll be dropping any more donations off to tomorrow.
I think we're going to have to say no donations in Blackwood.
Because we're swamped.
Maybe hang on to them now until the donation centre opens.
But what we might do is we might...
I know we've dropped it off here today because we need the cars.
See, we need the cars for tomorrow.
Because we've got to do a tip run and we've got to do...
we've got a balloon arch to deliver.
We've got stuff to pick up from Brimau because they're smaller again, so we need to uplift.
So we need the cars empty.
So we've had to drop this off.
But ideally, this would have gone to the sorting centre.
The donation centre.
And...
could put the things like the games to one side.
And what have you.
And then we can have a big box for washing.
So all the washing can go in one.
And maybe I can get a washing machine installed there.
And we can do the washing there.
And it's got a big roller shutter door.
So I mean we could probably put a line up inside really.
And dry stuff there.
I don't think we could do it outside.
But we could put the clothes horses outside.
We've done that before now, haven't we?
What a nice bag up there, didn't it?
That blue one.
Nice posh clothes coming in, didn't they?
I don't think anybody can afford to go out anymore, can they?
Get all dressed up in your living room.
I don't think...
Some really nice coats and jackets we've added lately in all the shops.
Fair play.
Excellent.
Oh, tired.
Tired but I'd only be bored if I go home.
So I've ordered the stuff now for the donation centre.
Like the signing in book.
And things like that.
Yeah, so...
There were some nice prams today.
There were nice prams after Jace.
There was the... I don't know what they were when we looked up.
It's got we've got to wash the inside part.
But we thought that that one was coming up nearly £300 the red one.
I think that was...
What's the normal ones?
Get hundreds of them.
I can't remember now.
The quinnies.
A lot of people have the quinnies for if they're walkers or if they're jogamums I find.
If they're keen walkers, you know.
And then we had another pram.
I don't know the name.
Oh, I tell you what.
One of the best we've had.
Stunning.
I think we have one, two.
Three prams.
Some of the iches were a bit ropey when they come in.
But we found a few bits.
Now, iches are one of those things that they can get quite bad because, you know, it's where they're eating their food.
So you've got food and dribble.
Next thing you know, you've got an abundance of mold and mushrooms growing off them and everything.
So there was a few we were a bit like.
But we thought, well, just pop them out the back for now.
Because it could be something that we can clean up.
You know, perhaps Dan can get the pressure washer on them or something in there.
We'll have a look.
We have loads of stuff.
Moses baskets.
Them caterpillar things.
Loads of them.
Rocking horse.
Little prams.
Didn't mean we had loads of stuff.
Loads of nice toys.
Loads of bouncers.
Some in better condition than others.
So we've marked some up like two pounds, three pounds and then some ten.
Because they're much better condition, you know.
Or they're the vibrating ones.
Or they've got a swing or something with them, you know.
All of our business.
All our jazz.
No more putting your front in a bouncer.
I'm rocking it.
Alright.
I don't know.
What have you sold today then?
They've had a good day Friday.
At Blackwood.
But I don't know what you sold.
Looked like there was more stuff in there.
What have you sold?
Adult clothes.
An iron.
What?
A plate.
A plate perhaps, is there?
An ornament.
Adult clothes.
I can't read that one.
Bag.
Toy.
Kids boutique.
Blankets.
Baby clothes.
Mirror.
DVDs.
Kids toys.
Kids dress up.
Oh, we've sold a few dress ups.
Adult clothes and a teddy.
So there was a bit of a read amount then.
I mean, it's the end of the month.
People are struggling.
So thank you for supporting us.
Thank you very much for that.
Don't forget we've got these vitamin D drops.
When's the date upon these?
They've got to go out.
Best before 09.
Okay.
Oh my gosh.
Oh my gosh, I'll be wanted.
Right then.
There we are.
I don't know how much these Brunart is retail at now.
I mean, they're booted.
The work that's got into them is amazing, isn't it?
And we've had our others up for two weeks.
And we've had a few wrinkly balloons, but otherwise they've been really, really good.
It's a nice prom over here too.
Don't forget we've got the records over here.
More coats.
We've had an abundance of coats this year, fair play.
Fair play.
Ah.
Nice bowls up there now.
Bad fish tank ornament still here.
I've got all rock in mine now.
Otherwise I don't have... Well, I might come from my house if I'm honest.
I might come out of one of the tanks we rescued out there.
But somebody haven't seen that because they work quite a bit.
And that's a nice one.
So, yeah.
I'll try and give you a look around so you can see what's about.
Right, guys.
