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.

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