While checking out the paper for interesting stories today to highlight on my community page here at www.moriasplace.com I stumbled upon an article about ‘designer label’ paint.
Personally, I think it is a great idea for the paint company to have donated the end of line paints to charity and it is an equally great idea for the charity shop itself to be careful of who is in receipt of the said paint (more companies should take a leaf out of their book), but they (the charity shop) seem to be overlooking one small fact…
Being a low-income family does not necessarily equal being on benefits! Many families are on and income that amounts to ‘living on the breadline’ but are just outside of the legal limits for receiving state benefits, are they then to be refused the possibility of benefiting from the largess of Farrow & Ball’s donation. Perhaps the most equitable method of dealing with this would be for the charity to adopt a policy of only allowing registered charitable organisations to purchase said paint from them as they would have the resources and background information already available to determine the people who genuinely have low incomes whilst not penalising those who have just enough income to not be in receipt of any benefits.
You're too rich to shop here: Wealthy turned away from charity shop selling posh £58 Farrow & Ball paint at £5 a tin because 'it's meant for struggling families'
- One well-to-do homeowner bought 40 litres, saving £424
- Now shop demands proof that buyers are on benefits
Last updated at 10:44 AM on 20th February 2012
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