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Yes I give mine to small, local charities. Some of the prices in the larger charity shops are mind blowing!
That's because they operate as businesses and have to meet targets and make profits to cover all the overheads, including large salaries for some exec's.
I now realize why, when I take my own shopping bag into shops I get followed around!(I carry my library books in it.) It looks a bit like a gift bag and it's shiny silver!