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Unwanted items

A Read the text quickly and complete the table.
Location in city Who runs/organises it Items sold Where the money goes
CHARITY SHOP

GARAGE SALE
One person’s junk is That pair of jeans doesn’t suit you, those boots

another man’s treasure are too small, your childhood toys are taking
up space in the back of your wardrobe.
UK USA

UK
What do you do with these items?
A
US
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If you live in the UK, you will most probably donate If you live in the US, you might donate them to a
them to a charity shop. Shops like these can be charity or organise a yard or garage sale. This
found on every high street, and they are usually is typical when someone is doing a bit of spring
quite small, so they mostly sell clothes, accessories, cleaning, is planning on moving or is looking for some
books, CDs and DVDs. The shop manager is paid, extra money. Garage sales take place in somebody’s
but the people working there are volunteers, many garage or driveway or in their front yard. The house
of them teenagers. The reason? After the shop’s owner who organises it puts their unwanted clothes,
costs are covered, the pro it from what is sold goes toys, sports equipment, furniture, house accessories
to charitable organisations, such as the British Red or even appliances on tables, in boxes and on clothes
Cross, Oxfam or the British Heart Foundation. This racks, or spreads them on the front lawn. Prices are
is a win-win situation: people who donate their usually written on the items, although buyers may
things instead of throwing them away are recycling ask for a better deal, and sellers might be willing to
and being environmentally friendly; people who accept less to avoid getting stuck with the stu f. With
buy from these second-hand shops are getting most shoppers in the US today using credit cards, this
great value for money and, at the same time, they is probably one of the very few situations where only
are raising money for charity. Charity shops also cash is used. Garage sales are advertised online or
attract shoppers who are interested in vintage around the neighbourhood with signs and lyers, and
clothing and are looking for items with unique they most often happen during a weekend with good
style that were worn long ago. Although, in the weather. Garage sales are visited not only by people
past, charity shops were visited mostly by people looking for cheap everyday items to buy, but also by
with little money, today they are becoming more more professional buyers, who are looking for items
and more popular and are spreading not only in to buy, ix up and resell. It’s not unusual to ind more
physical locations but online as well, with many of than what you are looking for at a garage sale. Some
them developing their own websites. years ago, a little girl paid $2 for some pieces of paper
that turned out to be stolen artboards for the irst
ever Avengers comic book — they were actually worth
B Read the text again and find evidence to prove $48,000!
Saturdays 1-3 p.m. the following.

at Larkson Exhibition Centre 1. Charitable organisations don’t get the whole
amount from the sale of the items.
2. Shoppers who buy from charity shops bene it in two ways.
PROJECT
3. Charity shops don’t sell only modern clothing. PROJECT
4. More and more people are shopping from charity shops
nowadays. Write about something
you bought!
5. At garage sales, sellers may decide to reduce prices. Imagine you went to a charity shop or
6. Buyers cannot pay by credit card at a garage sale. a garage sale and bought something.
7. People sometimes buy things at garage sales in order to Describe what it is, what it is used for,
sell them again. who you think owned it, why this person
8. You might ind something valuable at a garage sale. gave it away, etc.
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