Right, so we are off guys.
Not Michael Jackson, on my windscreen.
I need to get my money in.
Fiverr.
If anybody wants in Fiverr.
Vintage Collector, not Michael Jackson.
So, we are off now.
Our volunteers, because we've got a lady who supported us from the very start.
We started and unfortunately her door has passed away.
And it was very upsetting circumstances.
And she's been ripped off by somebody who is going to clear the flat.
So she sent a picture today.
The flat was like pin and paper.
From her daughter.
And she cleaned it before they left.
So we are going to go and clear it for her.
That's the type of things we do.
That's one of our regular customers.
Like she said, she's happy to donate anything to us.
It's an attic and a flat.
But unfortunately it's been ransacked.
It looks like they've gone in there looking for stuff.
Not kindly and respectfully removing people's items.
That's the plan for tonight.
There's a couple of us involved.
Two cars.
And we are going to go from there.
So I need a night shift.
Because I have just had 18 bags from one charity shop.
And it's all toys and games.
So it all has to be checked.
The battery has to be taken out of them.
They have to be cleaned.
The boxes have to be repaired.
Eddie did some boxes for me today.
A jigsaw so the bits don't fall out.
That took only a good couple of hours to work.
So just a small cage.
You've seen the small cage I go with the books on.
She checked the books for scribbles.
Damage.
And they go in the free trolley.
They go in the free trolley before they go to landfill.
You know that.
And she also fixed the jigsaws.
Counted the jigsaws.
The children's ones.
And then sent a ticket to the boxes for me.
So that's the job.
So they're there now on that trolley ready for me to price.
But I need a night shift.
Because I need to get a life.
And my psychic has told me I am going to get a life.
Which I don't believe.
But there we are.
I know that balling.
I like my routine.
So me turning up at the shop.
That's routine for me.
Me going home to my cats.
That's routine for me.
I'm happy.
But I need a night crew now.
Because we cannot.
We just physically can't sustain this.
Physically we are exhausted.
Even me.
I'm at the point of burning out now.
I'm going to need another two week holiday at this rate.
Do you reckon I'll be able to put it on my business account?
It doesn't be online now.
Look at her.
She's going on holiday.
She's in Portugal now.
Look at her.
She's over there now.
She's in Egypt now.
Idiot.
Well the last one was definitely a working holiday.
I can prove that.
Supposed to be going to relax.
Anyway.
We did relax.
Physically.
Not mentally.
But this is becoming exhausting.
This is exhausting physically.
My mum and dad have been flat out all day working.
They're in their 70s.
They've been busy.
Yes they're sat down.
But it's still a lot of work isn't it?
We've had volunteers out.
Volunteers going up other shops.
I've had three with me.
I've had two volunteers with me and Dan's had two with him I believe.
He might have had three if my book manager came in.
Do you know what?
That's so relieving that I've now got a book manager.
Because I needed that.
Because I know we're asking Deira for the books.
And I'm so grateful that people are paying Deira for the books because he goes to nappies.
But I couldn't sort him out for the book people.
Because I just haven't got the time to put him in the order that people who like books and will pay for books at our prices would appreciate.
So I pop into Blackwood.
Oh we're bookies now right?
Pop into Blackwood and let me know what you think of the set up that Dole's done already.
But yeah I need a night crew now because I need to go home and just lie in a dark room and surround myself with cats.
Right?
But at least I can log in to the CCTV.
At least you can ring me and say oh Jamie we've got a problem.
We're working these donations and I can log in to the CCTV.
You can wave me and I can say oh yeah I can see what.
Oh yeah that's not very good that they're going to have to be disposed of or whatever.
You know or they can send me a video or whatever in it.
But that's already a bit of a night crew.
I guess we'll know.
Even if we take on a donation centre.
I need a team five or four.
Five to ten sorry.
In each donation centre.
I need five to ten different people in each donation centre to make sure that everything is sorted exactly how I want it sorted.
You know.
And they need.
Listen like these donations are coming tonight now.
My lady has worked all day.
Right?
And she was like well I can stay.
She looks exhausted because she's worked all week.
She made £80 yesterday you know fundraising.
I don't know what to do today.
I am not a looker.
But you know it's hard work.
Engaging with people all day and fundraising and getting sales in and still tidying the shops and cleaning them.
Because she's cleaned them as well today.
She's cleaned her in today.
It's hard work.
And then she was willing to put in a night shift.
But I'm physically exhausted to be honest.
I need to go home and I need to lie down and rub myself of a cat all over to decompress.
So yeah guys.
We need night shift.
Like I said I can pay you in stock.
That's not a problem.
But we could do with like two or three people in at one time for safety.
And obviously the shop would be locked.
Unless you're confident to have the shop open to serve customers up until 8 o'clock.
I would advise you to lock it.
I mean mothers can come over.
But it's some weirdos about it.
But yeah that's where we're at guys.
I could do with somebody.
I've got 18 bags that need to be worked.
PSAP.
Half of them are games and toys.
And the other half I think are teddies.
Which is brilliant because teddies are fab.
They might only need washing.
But they need to be sorted into washing piles.
And then they need to be looked at.
To say well are they vintage teddy bears?
Because remember you can't sell a vintage toy as a toy or a bear or a doll.
You have to sell it as a vintage collectible.
Remember the haters going oh she's writing a vintage collectible on everything.
Because it's a vintage collectible.
So if you bother to google the laws on sales or if you knew anything about retail.
You would know that you can't sell those as toys to children.
So they have to be sold as collectible items.
And because the haters didn't want us to use the word charity shop.
We're not a charity shop anymore.
Which means we don't have to charge charity shop prices.
Anyway.
That's enough of me picking on the haters.
I need a night crew.
I need more volunteers.
Get in.
If you're interested.
Get in tomorrow.
We need you.
Absolutely.
