Re: Scavenging

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

Here's the current plan:

All volunteers (techies and otherwise) will be given a sheet on which to 
record anything they want to take home with them.  Anything that doesn't 
make it to the sale table _must_ be recorded on the sheet.  And there will 
be a firm statement on that form, that "free" scavenging at the end of the 
day will be limited to the truly dead and the stuff that didn't sell. 
Anything that isn't dead, and didn't go to the sale table, will be 
purchased by the person holding on to it - for a fair price.

There will be a "last call" for parts, etc. that people think would sell as 
parts, but had hung onto to put into a working system to sell.  So people 
won't be allowed to hold onto something until 5 minutes to 4, then put it 
on the table hoping it won't sell in that time.

After we close the sale at 4 pm, we have 1.5 hrs during which we can't move 
the stuff through the mall and onto the truck - meaning that all the 
volunteers are going to have a party.  Also, the sale staff, the moving 
crew, and the lead organizers are going to be available to sort through 
stuff - and if things didn't make it to the sale table, people wanting them 
will be asked to pay for them.

Everyone will have to deal with Suzanne Hanna about that - and Suzanne is 
very firm about making $ for Clean North - and has always paid for the 
stuff she's taken home with her from these sales before.  She won't 
tolerate stashers.

And, helpful "reminders" from those of us who have seen the problem in the 
past, would help.  So, if you notice someone putting something under the 
table, go over and pull it out.  Ask if it's on their list.  If so, tell 
them in a friendly way, to put their name on it in masking tape so it won't 
disappear.  If not, stand there smiling at them until they put it on their 
list.  If all of us take this on, it will do a lot to minimize this problem.

Also, since all the genuine Clean North people seem to know about these 
stashers, I would greatly appreciate people telling me who they are, so we 
can make sure not to invite them back.

thanks all of you - your suggestions are great.

k

--On Saturday, March 30, 2002 1:05 PM -0500 Chris Peredun 
<chrisperedun@shaw.ca> wrote:

>
> Jay,
>
> Good idea. Granted it's a little sneaky, but when full working systems
> get kicked under the table and taken home later, some measures have to be
> taken. Having been absent from BOYD 2.1, I can't say whether or not it's
> gotten worse since 2.0 but judging by the discussion of it at all it has.
> If all of the trusted techies keep an eye out in their areas we should be
> able to curb stashing.
> Kathie,
>
> I assume the "no stashing" rule will be printed up on the waiver sheet
> for techies as well ... also, have you determined how to deal with
> stashers?
> Keep me posted. :)
>
> Chris