Wednesday 17 March 2010

Charity shop shockers

Skulls, false teeth and guns are amongst the 'unwanted goods' charity shops receive in Bournemouth.

The quiet seaside town renowned for its idyllic beaches and a hot spot for tourists, seems to have a more sinister side.

David Fountain, store manager of Winton Salvation Army charity shop said: "Over the years we have received a human skull, several large sums of money and a gun."

Mr Fountain explained that they contact the Police when such 'donations' are made but it doesn't stop such items being given to them.

Barnardo's charity shop worker, Fwah Storm, said: "We often get very strange donations, we once had two pairs of numchucks come into the store. We even had a book by Roger Kipling with an embroidered Swastika, we later found out it was a peace symbol when the book was published."

Other charity shop shockers include false teeth, used nappies and stripped wallpaper.

By Lissa Hawkins and Gayle McDonald.