Taking The Mick Out Of Vincent’s

Pre-pre-loved clothes…

t’s always when Vincent’s is closed that those very special bags of donations are dropped at the door.

Left, no doubt, by jetsetting do-gooders who are catching the red-eye to Paris, and just couldn’t manage to call during normal working hours.

Tamara 12MAR20

The twist being, of course, these early birds always manage to worm an awful lot of dregs and dross into their donation bags.

And in some cases, it’s nothing but dregs and dross.

It happens over at The Thrift Shop in Kilcoole, and it happens on a pretty much weekly basis at Greystones’ favourite designer shop, Vincent de Paul.

And now, just to make a hard job that little bit more difficult, people are getting stroppy inside the shop too if they’re asked to bring their donations the following day as Tamara and co work through yet another overflow in the sorting room.

Overflow is a problem all over the town, after all.

And it’s worth noting that Vincent’s don’t take in items dumped outside. They are simply taken by Wicklow County Council and can end up as landfill. With CCTV used to track those responsible.

So, let’s jump back to our March 2020, to find out a little more about this ever-growing pain in the ass…

Now, go check out a day in the life of Vincent’s Greystones here.