tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post1753139986505522861..comments2024-02-04T19:35:38.236+11:00Comments on Good Morning Travellin' Penguin: Books Galore at the NEW Tip ShopTravellin' Penguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-10465072244502403242014-08-11T04:27:57.521+10:002014-08-11T04:27:57.521+10:00Oo **slobber** that is my idea of heaven. We don&#...Oo **slobber** that is my idea of heaven. We don't have a 'tip shop' here...at least not my way. Most of the things that end up at the tip get recycled as far as I'm aware but what a fabulous idea. My personal favourite place to leave my unwanted is the book swap box at our train station :-) (or Oxfam, of course)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-67959842075497155972014-08-10T23:27:43.073+10:002014-08-10T23:27:43.073+10:00It is such a great idea. I'm glad we have our ...It is such a great idea. I'm glad we have our things covered. The Penguins wouldn't like getting wet. Thanks for your comment.Pam (Travellin Penguin)http://travellinpenguin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-21913677433993300242014-08-10T23:25:58.639+10:002014-08-10T23:25:58.639+10:00Thank you.Thank you.Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-81947172318426608222014-08-10T20:54:33.129+10:002014-08-10T20:54:33.129+10:00Tip shop: what a great idea!
Here in Dorset UK, ev...Tip shop: what a great idea!<br />Here in Dorset UK, everyone calls the tip The Dump. But the Council calls it the Waste Disposal Site.<br />You can buy things there but there's no cover, so you have to choose a dry spell if you're hoping to find books. What good finds you had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-66937659918787139212014-08-09T00:14:11.597+10:002014-08-09T00:14:11.597+10:00Not that gone on Penguins but understand the colle...Not that gone on Penguins but understand the collectible factor. Glad you got them.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-15273853183335797632014-08-08T22:48:33.609+10:002014-08-08T22:48:33.609+10:00The Tip shop supports long term unemployed. Create...The Tip shop supports long term unemployed. Creates jobs. People with gas masks go out on the tip face and retrieve things that are in good shape to sell in shop. But a lot of people just come straight to the shop with goods to get rid of to sell off. Everything is donated. We have four tip shops in the area I know of so I generally make the rounds every couple of months.Travellin Penguinhttp://travellinpenguin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-52733701612809197092014-08-08T22:46:24.189+10:002014-08-08T22:46:24.189+10:00I always pick up Penguins even if I have them if f...I always pick up Penguins even if I have them if found cheaply. Don't want them to end up pulped. Would rather they go in with a collection. I keep them if I don't have them and then send any that Karyn (penguinaweek) does not have. If she has them they go in a Penguin box and when I get enough go to auction and some second hand book dealer buys them or another Penguin collector. At least they've stepped back from landfill for awhile.Travellin Penguin - Pamhttp://travellinpenguin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-76451648666832123532014-08-08T22:27:12.774+10:002014-08-08T22:27:12.774+10:00I've never heard of a tip with a shop - it see...I've never heard of a tip with a shop - it seems like such an excellent idea. Less so the very smelly books! skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-9558548277788006042014-08-08T22:07:00.959+10:002014-08-08T22:07:00.959+10:00TV and the Internet have made it difficult to find...TV and the Internet have made it difficult to find undiscovered gems of any kind almost anywhere. These days anyone with even a smidgen of gumption can find out that some ratty old thing, book or otherwise, is worth something. Of course a seller can often make the mistake of thinking they can automatically cash in on knowing something might be rare and collectible. I guess, in some ways, this makes book hunting even more fun and satisfying when you do come across the gem that is still only 50 cents.<br /><br />I too worry about books ending up in the trash. I have two copies of Rose Macauley's As Told by Idiots. Although I like her, I didn't really like this book. The Virago copy I put in one of the little libraries that have popped up in my neighborhood, the other one is an old hardcover in pretty decent shape. I just know that without a dust jacket to let a casual browser know what the book is about, it will end up in the trash somewhere. There must be a Macauley fan out there who would love to own that book.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.com