Oh, so morning guys.
Pontipo is not open.
We've got a couple of jobs we've got to get done down here, so I want to keep on top of the jobs down here.
We're measuring up to the ceiling in the food bank room today.
I think Roy said he's going to help us on Tuesday.
So it's looking lovely down here.
Very nice down here.
Nice and tidy.
Oh guys, we had whinges this morning, whinging about selling the 50p's.
Now I don't know if we've been living under a rock, for the last 20 years, but people are selling 50p's and two pound coins left right and centre for more than what they're worth.
And I'd just like to point out that we've got four shops.
I think we know what we're doing.
So please don't comment on fundraising posts with negative comments because we're just going to block you in future.
Because I look at the people who do comment, right, and they've... I keep all my messages.
So, you know, archive everything so I know who I'm talking to, when I'm talking to them and what I'm talking about, etc.
And how many food banks they've asked for or what they need help with or whatever.
Well, you know, some of these people haven't helped us at all.
They haven't donated.
They haven't offered help to other mothers.
They haven't said, oh, I got one of these.
Do any other mothers want it?
And I just think, why are you even commenting?
Why are you even on our page?
Because you're not helping other mothers.
We've got teams of professional fundraisers down here, right?
I've had four members of staffing down here all week pricing, sorting, fundraising for mothers to feed babies and children and to provide nappies.
I've had four people down here fundraising all week.
I've had three at the other shop.
Dan's been over Pontypool fundraising.
Please don't tell us how to do our job.
I think we know what we're doing.
Now Gwynn had somebody else in this week or last week, I can't remember, down here and they said, oh, if you lowered your prices, you'd sell more staff.
Would you want us to have eight shops, do you?
We appreciate all our customers, but I think we're doing all right.
I'll always appreciate more customers if there's more customers that want to come in, but you won't get much lower than us on prices unless it's something that is antique or collectible.
And then you're just trying it on because we know the prices of our antiques and collectibles.
So, you know, you don't get prices like that in other charity shops.
So we know for a fact that people are just trying it on.
So I'm going to ask people kindly again now, don't put negative comments on our page because we are here to empower women, right?
We are here to empower people, to empower women to help other women, families to help other families, people to help other people.
You're just making yourself look like a dick.
And that's the best I can say is you're making yourself look like a dick with the comments you're putting on there.
We're one of the most successfulest charities in Wales, pending.
We haven't got a charity number yet and we're pending.
Look at that commenting on us fundraising.
You won't get it cheaper elsewhere, trust us, because we always do our customers a deal as well.
So if they're spending £10.50 we knock it down to £10.
We always do it, especially for others.
That's lovely, isn't it?
It's cute.
I like that, I might put that up.
So, any more comments we're just going to block you.
Or maybe I won't block you, maybe I'll turn up at your house and say, hello, I'm here.
I'd like to know how much fundraising you've done this week to help families that are struggling in Wales and England.
How do you fancy that?
Shall I do that?
Turn up and say, how do you think you pick you up from your house, bring you here, put you in the shop, put you here in the shop, right?
And we'll, me and Jan and Hannah and everybody else stand over by there now and we say, there you go, the shop's yours for a week.
Let's see how much money you can make in a fundraiser for families.
I bet you won't make a penny.
So please do not leave negative comments on our Facebook page, any other social media pages, because you're not helping families.
You know, we've got food banks here for people.
We've got pet food from other charities.
We've got, we've got loads of other charities helping us now.
Sanitary.
What are you doing to help families?
You're commenting on 50p saying, you won't get such and such for a 50p.
It's only worth 50p.
Well, I've sold through this morning and I've made £17 this morning on £2.
£2.
Yes, that's right.
Four 50p's I've sold this morning.
I've made £17.
So there we are.
Please don't comment if you're being negative, because I'm going to turn up at your house and ask you what you've done to help families in Wales this week with a microphone, like the ferret used to, like dispatches and like the ferret.
