Right, Christmas has taken a thrashing today - 1 Nov 2025 - (893 words) - Jaynes Baby Bank
Right, Christmas has taken a thrashing today.
A thrashing.
Loads have gone today.
We've done a couple of hundred pounds on Christmas today.
We've had a massive donation in.
Massive, this is lovely.
Massive donation in.
That we've got to work.
Well I don't know, maybe leave that tomorrow and tidy up.
I don't know.
Do what you want to do.
I'm having a day off in my pyjamas doing work in the house.
I'm working from home.
Right, so yesterday we had that woman complaining about the mess in the shop and said nobody's going to come in here for a jelly cat.
I've been stepping over people all day with torches and god knows what looking for this jelly cat.
We've had loads of people in and the sales are up so that's debunked your theory.
Anyway, I just wanted to go through pricing with you because I'm the one with autism.
I'm the one with learning difficulties and I'm the one with dyslexia.
But you lot, or there's a small majority out there that don't seem to be able to count.
So that jacket would be £2.50 in the 75% off sale.
£2.50 for a jacket with a tag on it.
All of these would be a tenner or less.
This would be £1.25.
This would be £75p.
That would be £75p.
I've never met so many people.
That would be £1.25.
Right?
I've never met so many people with really bad math skills.
Math skills are worse than mine.
I get quite a few people that don't seem to know how to work out the discount.
So when people say oh they're really expensive, no they're not.
That would be £1.25.
That's not expensive.
That would be £2.50.
Brand new.
With tags.
I think perhaps sometimes we have a bunch of people that can't count.
Anyway, we've had lots of customers in today.
Brilliant.
We're also still picking up from our charity partners and our house clearance partners.
So we've still got a lot of stuff here.
Look.
Beautiful.
That would be £75p.
I think some of you can't count.
That would be a fiver.
That would be £6.25.
That's not bad to pay for a Christmas item.
You'd pay more than that for a Christmas item in a charity shop.
That's for sure.
You would.
That beautiful vintage Santa.
£10.
Bargain.
Absolute bargain.
This £75p.
That would be £25p.
You know, you need to remember we're on offer.
Yeah.
We price it out of charity shops with price.
The same pricing.
And then that's when we bring in the baby bank discount.
Blow it out of the water.
Yeah.
We've had people come in today.
These ones are £20p as well, guys.
I haven't had a chance to change the label.
Don't forget our computer games, wherever they are, are down to £1p.
There isn't any new computer games in the building.
So they're all £1p now so that we can get them gone.
Okay.
I think that one came in new.
Don't lose a pound.
They could do with some volunteers in tomorrow but I think they're only going to be in until half past two.
Three o'clock.
Because women's doing chicken dinner again.
So it's fair enough, isn't it?
But I'm struggling a bit now with my knee, guys.
It's giving out on me a bit now.
And I'm still waiting to see if I can have an injection while I'm on a pre-op list.
All right.
Because I don't know if they'll do it if I've had the injection.
And we need the knee done, don't we?
Yeah.
What's this?
Whose tail is this sticking out?
We need the knee done.
So we've got to get it done, haven't we, guys?
That's the priority.
Even if I'm in here in an hospital bed or wheelchair after having it done.
They're pretty good in there.
They get you up walking straight away and I need to get back onto it.
We know it isn't... Well, even if I'm sat there pricing, it's going to be doing something in there.
But look, this would be £2.50 today.
You know, that's one of those oldie toys.
£2.50 that would be.
You know.
Got some brilliant things in.
Brilliant things.
Again, you know.
Desperate for a wear out.
So guys, absolutely desperate.
But I've heard some horrific stories about landlords putting rent up at the moment and I'm like, you're having a laugh.
You're having a laugh because you're going to be lucky to get tenants soon.
You will be lucky to get a tenant in your building.
Because the world is about to crash and there's only going to be certain people left standing.
That's what came in, in one of those donations.
Sorry.
Looks like one of ours.
It's only me taking out, isn't it?
There were some other bits as well.
It was priced.
I don't know what was on.
Maybe people bought stuff and said, oh, it's going out.
I don't know.
So anyway, there we are, guys.
I think we've got two of them in tomorrow, but they could do with some help now.
Especially this week.
We've got a lot in.
This is why we've stopped donations off the public because we can't cope with the two.
Until we get a wear out.
If we get a wear out, all change.
You know that.
A thrashing.
Loads have gone today.
We've done a couple of hundred pounds on Christmas today.
We've had a massive donation in.
Massive, this is lovely.
Massive donation in.
That we've got to work.
Well I don't know, maybe leave that tomorrow and tidy up.
I don't know.
Do what you want to do.
I'm having a day off in my pyjamas doing work in the house.
I'm working from home.
Right, so yesterday we had that woman complaining about the mess in the shop and said nobody's going to come in here for a jelly cat.
I've been stepping over people all day with torches and god knows what looking for this jelly cat.
We've had loads of people in and the sales are up so that's debunked your theory.
Anyway, I just wanted to go through pricing with you because I'm the one with autism.
I'm the one with learning difficulties and I'm the one with dyslexia.
But you lot, or there's a small majority out there that don't seem to be able to count.
So that jacket would be £2.50 in the 75% off sale.
£2.50 for a jacket with a tag on it.
All of these would be a tenner or less.
This would be £1.25.
This would be £75p.
That would be £75p.
I've never met so many people.
That would be £1.25.
Right?
I've never met so many people with really bad math skills.
Math skills are worse than mine.
I get quite a few people that don't seem to know how to work out the discount.
So when people say oh they're really expensive, no they're not.
That would be £1.25.
That's not expensive.
That would be £2.50.
Brand new.
With tags.
I think perhaps sometimes we have a bunch of people that can't count.
Anyway, we've had lots of customers in today.
Brilliant.
We're also still picking up from our charity partners and our house clearance partners.
So we've still got a lot of stuff here.
Look.
Beautiful.
That would be £75p.
I think some of you can't count.
That would be a fiver.
That would be £6.25.
That's not bad to pay for a Christmas item.
You'd pay more than that for a Christmas item in a charity shop.
That's for sure.
You would.
That beautiful vintage Santa.
£10.
Bargain.
Absolute bargain.
This £75p.
That would be £25p.
You know, you need to remember we're on offer.
Yeah.
We price it out of charity shops with price.
The same pricing.
And then that's when we bring in the baby bank discount.
Blow it out of the water.
Yeah.
We've had people come in today.
These ones are £20p as well, guys.
I haven't had a chance to change the label.
Don't forget our computer games, wherever they are, are down to £1p.
There isn't any new computer games in the building.
So they're all £1p now so that we can get them gone.
Okay.
I think that one came in new.
Don't lose a pound.
They could do with some volunteers in tomorrow but I think they're only going to be in until half past two.
Three o'clock.
Because women's doing chicken dinner again.
So it's fair enough, isn't it?
But I'm struggling a bit now with my knee, guys.
It's giving out on me a bit now.
And I'm still waiting to see if I can have an injection while I'm on a pre-op list.
All right.
Because I don't know if they'll do it if I've had the injection.
And we need the knee done, don't we?
Yeah.
What's this?
Whose tail is this sticking out?
We need the knee done.
So we've got to get it done, haven't we, guys?
That's the priority.
Even if I'm in here in an hospital bed or wheelchair after having it done.
They're pretty good in there.
They get you up walking straight away and I need to get back onto it.
We know it isn't... Well, even if I'm sat there pricing, it's going to be doing something in there.
But look, this would be £2.50 today.
You know, that's one of those oldie toys.
£2.50 that would be.
You know.
Got some brilliant things in.
Brilliant things.
Again, you know.
Desperate for a wear out.
So guys, absolutely desperate.
But I've heard some horrific stories about landlords putting rent up at the moment and I'm like, you're having a laugh.
You're having a laugh because you're going to be lucky to get tenants soon.
You will be lucky to get a tenant in your building.
Because the world is about to crash and there's only going to be certain people left standing.
That's what came in, in one of those donations.
Sorry.
Looks like one of ours.
It's only me taking out, isn't it?
There were some other bits as well.
It was priced.
I don't know what was on.
Maybe people bought stuff and said, oh, it's going out.
I don't know.
So anyway, there we are, guys.
I think we've got two of them in tomorrow, but they could do with some help now.
Especially this week.
We've got a lot in.
This is why we've stopped donations off the public because we can't cope with the two.
Until we get a wear out.
If we get a wear out, all change.
You know that.