Mar 17, 2011

Dear Op Shop Volunteers

Why do you insist on putting price tags on the faces of beautiful woman, covers of vintage/antique books and wrapping masking tape around fabric?





They don't come off without tearing off a layer of paper. Ever.
Why not put them on the back?

5 comments:

  1. I'm of the opinion they do it so things are harder to resell. What about black texta on things? That one drives me bonkers!!

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  2. oh Nikki, yes, Texta is the worst, I could spend many many more dollars every week in oppies, if the knitting patterns weren't priced in texta or biro.
    VFA, Agree 100% those pesky stickers ruin patterns and books. Gee not hard to even put them somewhere 'blank' on the front, after all the sewing patterns have lots of blank space too.
    Or... horror of horrors would it be too difficult to USE A PENCIL?

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  3. oh yes a pencil ha ha haven't seen one of those for years. I never thought that it might be intentional, i wonder.

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  4. Try heating them first with a hairdryer...might be enough to loosen the goop. OR try kerosene and a Q-Tip, it will dry quick enough it won't damage the paper but will take off the glue.

    DO NOT USE THE HAIRDRYER AT THE SAME TIME AS THE KEROSENE.

    Bad things would happen!

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