{"id":683,"date":"2015-11-25T14:17:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T14:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/?p=683"},"modified":"2015-12-16T11:15:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T11:15:39","slug":"swap-shop-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/2015\/11\/25\/swap-shop-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Swap Shop coming soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2015\/11\/swap-shop-banner-nov-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-684\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2015\/11\/swap-shop-banner-nov-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Swap Shop Banner\" width=\"670\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2015\/11\/swap-shop-banner-nov-2015.jpg 851w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2015\/11\/swap-shop-banner-nov-2015-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest blog by Amy Paraskeva, SUSU Ethical and Environmental Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1521108454866011\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swap Shop<\/a> of the year is just around the corner and it\u2019s even more exciting than ever! Swap Shop has been running since 2013, where students and staff could donate their old unwanted clothes in exchange for new ones.<\/p>\n<p>This year it will be held on <strong>Monday the 30<sup>th<\/sup> of November<\/strong> from <strong>12:00 until 15:00<\/strong> in <strong>SUSU<\/strong> (Building 42) <strong>Meeting Rooms 1 and 2<\/strong> \u2013 that\u2019s on level 1 by the squash courts, just follow the signs.<\/p>\n<p>So how does it work? Simple!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Drop off your items at the SUSU concourse (Building 42) from 8:30am \u2013 11:00am. <\/strong>Swap Shop helpers who will take your items and weigh them and give you tokens for each item donated (up to a maximum of 10).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Return between 12:00-15:00 to exchange your tokens for new items!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ensure that your items are clean and in good condition before donation. Items being accepted this year include <strong>clothes, shoes<\/strong> and <strong>accessories<\/strong> for: women, men, children and fancy dress. This year also sees the introduction of non-clothing items: <strong>books<\/strong>, <strong>CDs<\/strong>, <strong>DVDs<\/strong> and <strong>games<\/strong>. So long as they are still in working order and good condition you will be able to swap them.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have anything to donate, or want to get more items than you have tokens for you can buy an item for just 50p. This year the money raised will be donated to garment worker\u2019s rights charity <a href=\"http:\/\/labourbehindthelabel.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Labour Behind the Label<\/a>. The charity works with people working in factories to produce the clothes we wear to negotiate better wages, fairer hours and safer working conditions all over the world. All unclaimed items will be donated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhf.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">British Heart Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fancy helping out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Swap Shop is entirely run by volunteers and we could use your help. If you are staff or student and have some time on the day volunteer and you\u2019ll get first dibs!<\/p>\n<p>Just click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1s3tkGhqSsW-WrMQa3ADpSUBl-lFDeLUIJ26c-X-m9dA\/viewform?usp=send_form\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But why bother?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Swap Shop was set up with the aim to combat the throwaway consumerism, or \u2018fast fashion\u2019, mentality that surrounds clothes, and swapping your clothes doesn\u2019t just save money. Buying fewer clothes means fewer materials used for manufacturing, less carbon dioxide emitted from transporting goods, fewer pesticides and herbicides put on cotton crops that can damage the environment. 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