So, I think I'm missing a shoe.
Now, it could have been picked up by our new lady who is sorting donations.
Right?
Or it might have been missed by the mum.
And this sometimes happens, right?
Sometimes mums will be having a clear out.
We've got a set of those in, right?
But we've got one odd one, I think.
Sometimes mum will clear out and then they'll find the other shoe a week later.
And then the other shoe will come in.
So that's why I tend to add on to odd shoes.
Plus, for some unknown reason, they go walk about in our shop.
I'm sure we've got one legged thief.
So this is from a lady who donated in Caerphilly.
Just for you to be aware, we are missing a shoe.
Don't worry if you can't find it and don't worry over it.
If it turns up, drop it in to us.
And my volunteer that took the stuff home, have you got an odd shoe?
Because you did take some of these ladies clothes to sort.
But it does happen.
Now, that will go in the bin with another charity shop, secondhand shop.
But we'll hang on to it for a week.
Just in case somebody with one leg comes in.
Or...
It might be that that shoe wasn't supposed to be put in there and they need the shoe back.
You know, we know it happens with children and mums.
It might be that my volunteer took it home and she's gone through it.
It was in a different bag to the toys, you know.
But it was easy to mix up those with these which are smaller.
So it could be that mum...
It could be that mum actually needs the shoe back.
Couldn't it?
Because they are like a smaller version of those.
So it could be she needs that one back as well.
So we don't just bin stuff when it comes in.
For example, I have a Tyrannosaurus Rex arm.
Here.
Somewhere.
And I wouldn't bin that anyway.
Because I would bag that up with figure parts.
Because people who do cake decorating would buy that.
For the simple reason.
If they are doing a cake they might go...
Right?
Or somebody collects...
Somebody will collect figure parts believe it or not.
And we...
Not only are we making a couple of quid on the figure parts.
But we are actually...
What's that?
Where's that come from?
Oh that's where we are supposed to be.
So somebody left a bag and run then.
It does happen.
It does happen.
I think because other charity shop workers put people off don't they?
A bit of it.
A bit of it like...
Thank you for your donations.
Thank you for your donations.
More donations Maureen.
We're not are we?
We're like thank you very much.
We'll go through them.
There we are anyway.
There we are.
We've sold a couple of things this morning.
Riskaroo.
Sold a couple of things this morning.
I got a new starter down in Riskaroo with Dan.
So pop down and say hello.
Lady might be in this shop as well because she's from both areas.
So yes, my little duck sold it.
So I can put another one there.
Teddy's always out top sellers.
They always go really well.
So I've got these out now anyway to price.
Oh what did you ask me out?
Oh it's £10 for the set so it would be £5.
So that's £45.
So that would be half.
And that would be £5.
They're lovely they are.
I had somebody look at those the other day.
We bought the other ones that were next to them that were round.
Because they're more oval.
They're lush.
So yes I have pricing.
I have pricing to do.
I hang on to the trolley.
Because I thought I could put all these pound toys in there.
Because we're going to be getting loads of toys now.
So...
We've already got toys priced up a bit dearer.
It doesn't matter if they don't sell or not and they're still here next year.
But we'll get an influx in toys.
Because people are making room for Christmas.
So I'm like do I keep the trolley and work it in somehow?
I've put all the pound toys in there.
Because I can't put it out in this weather.
Rain is dreadful.
Could do with volunteers.
No problem, no problem.
Could do with volunteers tomorrow.
Because Dan's got our new gazebo to go up.
And he could do with somebody in the shop while he's out the back.
Getting home with the gazebo in the rain.
Because that's what he'd probably do.
And he's got to rebuild that stand.
So when he's got work to do.
It's a bit awkward sometimes because he's got to stop working.
Go back, stop working, put his tools away, go back.
Because you can't leave his tools out in the shop.
And Risca in this shop is so small.
You've got to work where you are.
You can't take the job off and do it.
And put your tools out of the way.
He's got to work here.
To build stuff.
We might be able to put that out in the gazebo anyway.
And put some Hancy bits on there.
Need some more stuff gone guys.
If somebody wants to pick up some more clothes.
And I've got two bags of shoes.
It's got to be sold, pound each.
Don't put them up any more than a pound.
Honestly guys.
Just give people bargains with them.
I've got two of them.
And I've got a lot of children's clothes really.
That we could do with.
Or more adult's clothes that are a pound.
If somebody wants to try and do a pop up shop in their living room.
Or something.
You know, just a warning.
We will take over your house.
But like I've got little bundles and little piles.
I can't get in the baskets.
It would be ideal if somebody comes and picks up a pile.
And works them for us.
From home.
That's what we could do with now.
I think we're going to be over Ponte Pool on Sunday.
Because they've had a lot in.
She needs volunteers over there today.
She's got a lot of donations in again.
We need another shop tonight.
Not even tonight.
We could fill another shop.
Now.
Today.
We could fill one.
Honestly guys.
We could.
I've had some nice sleep suits in guys.
Brand new.
Loads in ready.
Get them now because they fly out.
As soon as our weather turns.
And they're big ones.
They're long.
Right.
As soon as the weather turns.
They're gone.
So don't hang about.
Somebody asked me for foil blankets.
I've forgotten to bring them in.
Two of them.
I've got them.
And if you need foil blankets.
They're ambulance blankets.
They are.
If you need them.
Give me a shout please.
Okay.
This is what the ambulance.
The fire.
The police would give out.
So this is what we're giving out.
Okay.
If you want to knit blankets.
I got wool here.
If you want to pick it up.
I don't need baby blankets.
There's been times where I've had baby blankets in.
And I've got people to sew them and knit them together.
Right.
We need family size blankets.
To go over beds.
For older children.
Babies.
We've got plenty of stuff for babies.
It's toddlers.
Teenagers.
Need to.
They need to go over their beds.
They are the people we need to keep warm.
Okay.
Little people.
Loads of designer stuff on here.
But I've been taking over the rail again with my stuff.
So.
I've got to sort that bit out.
And then crack on.
I've got loads to do.
Loads of donations to do.
If you want to come down and pick up some toys and do them.
Press online.
Because we will be inundated now with toys.
Everybody will.
All the shops will.
Everybody shops.
So.
You know.
That big dummy.
He's cool isn't he?
He's cool.
Oh gosh.
Right.
I've got to go on and do something then.
I think I've got rice for dinner today.
The microwave rice.
I don't know if I had a sauce with it though.
I might nip next door.
Sweet and sour sauce.
Mix it in with it.
Might do that.
I always pop the fresh and fetch.
They've been good neighbours since we moved in.
We've got good neighbours on this street so far.
It's only the one that parks on this lane.
I think he got done though now.
Because they put a sign up now.
So the parking attendant couldn't have them before.
Because there was no sign.
Of the council.
So he had no direction to book them on the lane.
But now he has.
Now the council have put up a sign.
Residence access only.
And of course it doesn't affect us as being a resident.
Because we've got a private car park.
You know.
So.
So.
Got somebody to pull it up.
I wonder if they've got donations.
Got loads in guys.
We're going to be half priced until 2026.
It's guaranteed.
Guaranteed half price.
We got so much.
Honestly guys.
We really have.
So much.
It's crazy.
It really is.
But thank you.
Thank you so much for your support.
I never in my wildest dreams that I ever think we would be this big.
And have so much going on like.
And people waiting for us to come in this morning.
Because we were running late.
Because Dan's car door played up.
When you lift the handle it does nothing.
From the outside.
So it's the cable inside.
Has gone.
You know like.
When you flick the handle.
Sometimes when you pull the bonnet catch the cable can go.
So I don't know what the pedo is on about.
Smashed windows.
Unless you've smashed windows.
You know.
That was a bit of a That was a bit of a bizarre confession of his this morning.
You know.
But just to show you how obsessed these people are.
They're hanging around our house.
You know.
The most Stalked woman in Britain.
The police said that to me.
The main police officer from Astrod said that to me.
He said you're the most Stalked woman in Britain.
He said I've got people ringing up about you.
He said you don't even know are ringing up about you.
He told me that about three or four years ago.
He said Honest to God.
He said if I had a pound for every time somebody rang up about you.
And was told me some story about you.
He said I'd be retired.
That's what the police officer said.
He said people are obsessed.
He said I don't know what it is about you.
He said but people are obsessed.
Old people, young people.
He said they're just there's something about you.
He said you should be on QVC selling stuff.
He said because people just magnetized you.
And they even love you.
He said it's like Marmite.
They even love you or they hate you.
And they become obsessed if they hate you.
They're like obsessed, obsessed.
There's a few people out there on police warnings, you know, for bothering me.
You know, on my street.
Some of them.
You know, like that girlfriend of somebody else that I went out with.
She got so fixated.
She's still fixated now and he's left her with three kids.
Gone off, married somebody else.
And she's with somebody else and she's still fixated.
You know.
Become really, really obsessed
like with nuts in her.
Nuts.
It's like single white female, isn't it?
Women as well, like not just men.
Like women become obsessed with me.
It's funny, isn't it?
I don't know why.
But like sometimes I get it and I'm like I'm sat there and I get that eerie feeling.
I'm being watched.
And I just think oh no.
Pull yourself together now.
But I probably am.
I probably am being watched by a telescope or something.
Nuts in there.
They're nuts.
I've got loads of pricing to do and stuff to sort.
I've got to get on top of these toys because we're going to get loads in.
Absolute loads, guys.
Do that trolley.
Do it like have a pound trolley for the toys because I'm going to start getting bags and bags falling now.
I've got a lady who needs stuff picked up in Cwmbran and one in Newport.
If anybody's going those ways.
I'm going to drop it off today as long as you've got it.
But take a picture of it at the person's house when you pick it up to cover yourself.
Because you know what these haters are like.
They'll be on the phone and they'll be like oh she's got people picking up now and they're taking bags themselves.
So just take a picture of it.
I said the same to my new starter yesterday.
Take a picture of what you're taking from me.
You know.
And then she's gone and videoed it coming out of the bags and everything.
Just to cover herself like.
So.
But yeah.
I could do with some more people like that that's doing stuff in the house.
Working from home for us as well please guys.
Because we've just got so much on.
Just crazy.
Like I'm trying to do updates and Dan's trying to do videos and Sammy's trying to do videos.
But Sammy's like swamped with donations this morning.
Like she couldn't get in this morning.
She had to wade through like the tide this morning.
So yeah.
She definitely needs help over Pontypool.
Definitely today.
And the weekend.
We're going to need it.
Because we'd have a backlog.
But thank you all for your donations.
Like I said.
The more you support us.
The more we can do.
The more shops we can open.