Rejected petition CHARITY SHOPS TOO EXPENSIVE

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WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE EXTORTIONATE RETAIL PRICES THAT ARE BEING ASKED FOR THE SALE OF GOODS THAT ARE BEING DONATED TO THE SHOPS. WE WANT REDUCED PRICES IN CHARITY SHOPS AND AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY PRICES ARE HIGHER IN CHARITY SHOPS THAN IN THE MAJOR HIGH STREET RETAIL OUTLETS THAT SELL NEW PRODUCTS AND GOODS.WE WANT A CEILING LIMIT ON THE PRICES CHARGED BY THE CHARITES FOR ALL GOODS.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

I'm afraid charities like all businesses are free to charge what they wish.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 19 September 2012
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