So yeah, we've had those first edition Harry Potters in there, not first editions, but it was a set.
So that's lovely, we'll do them for £100 for our followers.
I think other charity shops are selling them for like 80 odd.
So it's not a bad price.
It's all 50% off and upstairs and downstairs is open here.
That's alright, give me a shout if you need me.
So yeah, we're looking now to take on volunteer managers.
I've got a second manager for Over Pondy Pool for a second shop.
Alright, Leanne has already said she'll volunteer.
Now we pay our managers £30 a week in stock as a reward.
We're in a position to do that, so that'll save you £30.
Because believe it or not, you'll probably spend that.
And after that you can have your 75% discount anyway.
So if you wanted to buy £40, so if you're second at your first £10 after your £30, what would it cost you?
£2.50.
But we're looking for a certain type of person now.
We don't need hundreds of volunteers that are not suitable.
Because we proved we can run this on our existing manager and senior staff.
And she is senior staff now anyway.
You know, she's been here a long time.
So we've been able to manage this on senior staff.
So we're looking to expand.
We need to take on more shops.
I'm looking at another shop over here because the rents are cheap in Pondy Pool and the customers are nice.
So yes, we're looking for a certain type.
I don't want to be walking in through clouds of smoke and coming out here and picking up cigarette ends every single day.
Right, because that's starting to get on my wick.
Smoking causes cancer.
You shouldn't be smoking around kids anyway.
So I don't want it.
I don't want people that are going to be out here fagging it all day long.
We need people who can count, people who can keep decent records.
Yeah, because that's what the police have pulled some of them up on.
You know, saying you can't count and you've got this, that and the other.
But the rest of your records look pretty good.
So, there's no cash handling.
Nobody takes cash.
Unless we've got the collection buckets out running.
I will tell people and I will be present when they've got the collection buckets out.
So there is no cash handling involved.
Whatsoever.
Market have gone well today.
We've known some people back and forth.
Fair play.
We've had a good massive footfall today with that.
So yeah, that's the type of managers we want.
We will be expecting you to start the manager training course as well.
Which is run by both councils.
And that means the councils are involved in your training as well.
Somebody came in to Daniel the other day and said it's illegal to be card only.
It's not illegal to be card only at all.
It's a personal choice.
And we're fully backed by trading standards and both councils to take card only.
Because of what's happened to us.
And the councils have recognised that we are vulnerable and we have been taken advantage of.
So yeah, that's the type of managers we're looking for.
Like I said, I don't want to be coming in to cloud to smoke.
I don't want to be coming in to cigarette butts everywhere.
I don't want my customers complaining that the staff are rude.
Or that they're charging them for food banks when they shouldn't be.
OK.
Something else we have to pull up over you.
That there were separate money boxes for separate parts of the food bank.
Which they shouldn't have been.
We need people who can follow instructions.
People who can follow what we're doing.
I don't want anybody who's going to be checking stuff in the bin.
Because that's not what we do.
We go above and beyond to rescue stuff.
Absolutely above and beyond.
And yeah, we need weekday managers to do at least three days a week.
And we need weekends to be in at least two days a week.
You need to be in for the Saturday and the Sunday.
I don't want a manager that's going to be running the shop seven days a week.
I want different managers in and out.
So they are also cross-checking what's going on in the shops.
Because the problem is, when you've got somebody who shows seven days a week.
That's the only person that's dealing with everything going on in the shop.
And I need other people to cross-check what's going on.
So yeah, that's where we're at.
The training is all free.
You'll still be entitled to your micro meal.
Like I said, don't bother applying if you've got a criminal record.
Being to prison, anything.
We're not interested, okay?
Not interested at all.
If you've got anything pending, if you're on bail, not interested whatsoever.
Okay?
And I can make those requests and those requirements because we work with children.
And because we're a food bank and a baby bank, the children are more likely to be on that risk register than they would in another charity shop.
So, before anybody says, you can't say that, you can't make those requests, you can't make those demands.
Yes, I can.
It's up to me all we are working for us.
And like I said, this has proved to us that wiping them all out, getting rid of everybody in one go like we did.
We can still manage it, we can still run it between us.
There's been me, Sammy, Jan, Chloe and Dan.
Thank you very much to everybody.
And Chiara, Chief Toy Tester.
Thank you very, very, very much to everybody that has helped us through this situation.
Hiya.
It's all 50% off and upstairs and downstairs is open to you.
Is it open upstairs as well, is it?
Yes, yes, it's our pun shop up there.
It's all a pound or a filler bag for a fiver.
I just put the pun shop details on because I haven't been pushing that lately.
But two ladies have had stuff, and another lady had stuff as well, yesterday.
Two bags I think went out with Sammy, and I've had two bags I think today as well.
So yep, that's the type of staff that we're looking for, guys.
And there's no cash handling whatsoever.
Nobody takes cash unless they authorise it.
