10 popular brands on sale at charity shop in Skegness

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The Cats Protection charity  shop in Skegness is appealing for more stock and volunteers to meet the demand as we go into the autumn season.

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00:00 Hello from the Cats Protection shop in Skegness.

00:10 Now I've been having a rummage around and found this very nice class coat for winter

00:17 which would retail for about £75 but in the shop it's going for a bargain £25.

00:26 I'm with Kerry Mossop who is the manager of the Cats Protection shop in Skegness.

00:31 Kerry it looks like you've got quite a lot of stock but some of it's summer isn't it?

00:38 Yeah we're just on the transition at the moment where we're going from spring/summer to autumn/winter

00:44 so we're looking for stock now that will fulfil the winter rush.

00:52 We have had a few cool days haven't we so people are looking to buy?

01:00 We do still have a summer section just purely because of wellbeing as Eastside has.

01:04 A lot of people are going on holiday and they're still coming here on holiday and the weather's

01:08 so nice and a lot of the other shops have taken away all the summer stock whereas we

01:14 still keep ours out and we just make sure there's a bit of variety for everybody.

01:21 People love charity shops don't they so I guess you'll have customers that come in every

01:26 week so it's nice to have new stuff out there.

01:28 Yes it is absolutely we have got our local customers but we've also got a lot of day

01:35 trippers and a lot of people still coming on holiday on weekends you know you've got

01:41 the Butlins weekends you've got all different activities going on around Skegness so yeah

01:47 we have quite a lot of new customers which we need the stock really because they just

01:54 sell pretty quick.

01:55 Yeah and of course behind this is the care that you give to cats in need.

02:02 Absolutely yes we do.

02:05 We are getting lots of phone calls at the moment from people.

02:14 There's a lot of phone calls for people that can't keep the cats and need the cats rehoming.

02:21 They need food and we try to make sure that if we can help them out in any way that we

02:30 can we will do.

02:32 We also have the branch as well because we're the charity shop obviously we don't actually

02:35 deal with the welfare of the cats that's all dealt with with the branches so we pass them

02:41 on to those.

02:42 You are in contact with them aren't you?

02:44 Yes all the time.

02:45 Now as well as stock you need volunteers.

02:49 Yes we do.

02:51 We have 11 volunteers at the moment who are absolutely wonderful but to actually run the

02:58 shop efficiently we probably need more especially with the Christmas period coming up as well.

03:07 So if somebody was interested in volunteering how would they go about it?

03:11 Well there's two or three ways and you can actually apply on the Cats Protection website

03:15 and that will come direct through to us and they can come in shop and come and speak to

03:20 us and it's not just obviously myself as a manager but we have the key holders we have

03:25 volunteers also and you know they can come and speak to them just get a bit of an idea

03:30 of what it's like and yeah.

03:33 Okay so lots of opportunities.

03:37 Liz Harker you're one of the key holders here.

03:40 What do you enjoy about being a volunteer?

03:42 The company, meeting customers, got some lovely customers come in and just something to do

03:49 other than sit around.

03:52 And you like spotting a bargain as well?

03:54 Oh of course we all spend too much.

04:00 You've had your eye on that class coat haven't you I understand that came in yesterday.

04:05 Would you recommend being a volunteer to other people?

04:08 Yes we're a lovely team we all get on together there's no nastiness none of them we just

04:13 all get on being really friendly.

04:17 And with one of the customers have you found any bargains today?

04:20 Yes.

04:21 So tell me what have you found?

04:24 I found a waistcoat.

04:25 Oh yeah well it looks very smart.

04:28 Do you do you come and shop here often?

04:31 Yes we do.

04:32 Yeah and what do you look for?

04:35 Well as I'm in show business I look for things what would be suitable to wear on stage.

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