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11th Aug 2014, 9:28 AM
	nboldock Lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink. Member since Feb 2012 7247 Points Moderator	We took some stuff to a local charity shop on Saturday (not records). On arrival we headed straight for the well-stocked vinyl racks. Imagine my surprise when at the front of one of the boxes were two Topic LPs and another one on Leader (complete with booklet!). Naturally I grabbed them immediately. Price - three for a quid. I was already very happy. We then started trawling through the rest of the boxes and found some other (less interesting) LPs to take our haul to six, for £2. Bear with me. Then my partner spotted a box of sheet music and old music books and being a musician started picking a few out for possible purchase. At this point the manager of the shop came over. "As the weekend manager," he said, "If you want some records and books, just take them." "Sorry?" I said, confused. "Well, since you've donated, you don't need to pay, just walk out with them." I had a moment of hesitation when I wondered if I should insist on paying... then politely thanked him and agreed not to pay. They weren't overly valuable (and we wouldn't be selling them on anyway, even if they were) and the sleeves are a bit worn (vinyl fine though), but all the same, how happy were we? Blue Ridge Mountain Field Trip on Leader Bob Hart on Topic Bob Roberts on Topic Splendid!