MRS S P Lemon (Letters, March 15) states that charity shop prices are laid down by headquarters.

Does everything accepted for sale go to headquarters and back again? I would be interested to know.

Charity shops raise money for starving, desperate and homeless people. People like me frequently give items to charity shops, rather than going to the dump with things I do not need.

I could do a car boot sale and make money for myself but I choose not to, knowing that others will benefit.

When I donate goods to a charity shop, I expect them to charge a reasonable price but not to overprice like many do.

There are some charity shops I do not buy from because of the prices.

We all like a bargain but has Mrs Lemon realised that many people use these shops because they are on a low income?

I buy a lot of books and I have found some charity shops charge more than I can buy them from in a supermarket.

Books are not produced in sweatshops in India, but I take her point on cheap clothes produced there.

One local charity shop sells almost everything at 99p and I have been told that they have an extremely good turnover and have raised much more since doing this.

STEPHANIE HUGHES, Totton.