CORONAVIRUS
Posted on | March 19, 2020 | Comments Off on CORONAVIRUS
Busy Fingers will be continuing business unless advised by government to close.
We have a sanitiser dispenser just to the left as you enter the shop PLEASE USE IT, if you don’t volunteer to use it you will be refused entry to the shop.
We have a duty of Care to our staff, volunteers and our customers. So please use the sanitiser.
PICK UP OF DONATIONS
We will continue to pick up donations but to protect our drivers PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PICK-UP IF YOU HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS WAIT FOR THE 14 DAY SELF-ISOLATION PERIOD TO BE OVER.
EARLY CLOSURES
If for some reason we have to close early some days it will be because of the builders upgrading pipes. We apologise for any inconvenience, at all times we will try to give you early notice when possible. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Early Closures of 2pm at present are Thursday and Friday 19th & 20th March and 11pm Saturday 21st March.
NEXT MONTHS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE 4 DAYS OF EASTER 10TH APRIL THROUGH TO THE 13TH APRIL REOPENING ON TUESDAY 14TH APRIL.
ANZAC DAY IS SATURDAY 25TH APRIL WE WILL BE CLOSED THST DAY.
If YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE RING US ON 3408 1014
SATURDAY VOLUNTEER
Posted on | February 13, 2020 | Comments Off on SATURDAY VOLUNTEER
We require a volunteer who has 4 hours spare on Saturday morning and would like to assist another officer in our carpark. We need someone who can assist the customers bringing in their pre-loved items, sorting them and on occasion helping to move some bulky items or furniture.
You will be supporting your community while making friends and meeting new people.
If you can help please contact Sonia or Judy on 3408 1014 or just come to the shop at 38 Cotterill Ave Bongaree to speak to them.
FURNITURE & CLOTHING
Posted on | October 10, 2019 | Comments Off on FURNITURE & CLOTHING
At present we have an abundance of Furniture and Clothing so we are asking our wonderful supporters: –
Over the next few days can you keep your Furniture and Clothing at home and bring them another day, as our storage room is full to capacity. Please see sale item below.
SALES
Lounges and Armchairs $5
All other furniture 50% off
Clothing $6 a Basket/Bag ( PLEASE BRING OWN BAG)
We also have bargains on other items too.
Open until 3 pm
BAGS AND BASKETS
Posted on | September 26, 2019 | Comments Off on BAGS AND BASKETS
Customers please be advised that we do not supply bags so please remember to bring a bag when shopping.
You will need a bag when you take advantage of our Fill a bag of clothes for $6.
PLEASE RETURN OUR SHOPPING BASKETS
Over the past few weeks we have had sales on clothes and quite a few of our customers have taken our shopping baskets to their cars and have not returned them. We have only a few left and this is causing problems for our staff and customers. If you have one of our shopping baskets please return it when you next come to see us, just place it inside the door with the other baskets.
QUEENS BIRTHDAY MONDAY 7th OCTOBER 2019
Please be aware the shop will be closed for the public holiday on Monday 7th October.
WASTE LEVY
Busy Fingers now has to pay when we go to the Caboolture Tip, this is an expensive exercise, so please only bring clean clothes and items in good condition when donating. This will keep our costs down enabling us to donate more funds to the island.
We have many bargains happening at the moment so please check out the blackboard as you enter the shop.
NEW ART GALLERY & CONDOLENCES
Posted on | August 26, 2019 | Comments Off on NEW ART GALLERY & CONDOLENCES
We now have a dedicated room for the larger pictures. the entrance is situated on the right hand side wall as you walk into the shop. Please check it out on your next visit.
On a sad note the Busy Fingers family send our condolences to Fred and his family at the passing of his lovely wife Anita. Anita was one of our best customers and our friend. She came to the shop several times a week and would wander around happily and speak to so many people. She was also a generous person droppng in with biscuits for morning tea. She will be sadly missed by the Busy Fingers staff and volunteers.
SUNDAY MORNING OPENING
Posted on | August 6, 2019 | Comments Off on SUNDAY MORNING OPENING
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST WE WILL NOT BE OPENING THE GATES ON SUNDAY MORNINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
THIS SHOP WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY 12th AUGUST FOR MORETON BAY EKKA HOLIDAY.
SALES & VOLUNTEERS
Posted on | July 9, 2019 | Comments Off on SALES & VOLUNTEERS
Please be advised that our $5 fill a basket with clothes has ceased.
It will recommence when we have an abundance of clothing available.
All current sales are written on the blackboard as you enter the shop.
At the moment we required some more volunteers to work in the shop and also in our checking/pricing areas, so if you have any spare time please call Sonia on 3408 1014 or drop into the shop during opening hours.
SALES & NEWS
Posted on | May 17, 2019 | Comments Off on SALES & NEWS
For bargains and sales please see our Blackboard at the entrance of the shop. Sales are advertised here daily.
Currently the last week of the month is clothing week where you can fill a basket for $5, this will continue until further notice.
Please call 3408 1014 if you wish to know what is on sale on the day you will be visiting as bargains and sales change constantly.
We are once again having trouble with dumping.
A vehicle dumped 2 filthy urine filled mattresses outside our gates at 1.30 in the morning, and after following rain these mattresses were hard to move. Please take your rubbish to the dump yourself, our volunteers are wonderful people helping their community and they shouldn’t be subjected to this type of disgusting behaviour.
We wish to send our condolences to the family of Mavis Howard who recently passed away, Mavis was a great supporter of Busy Fingers. She would give some of her valuable time to putting together lucky dip bags for the children. She would always ensure we had plenty on hand for the school holidays as the children loved finding the many surprises inside. Mavis was a lovely lady and she will be sadly missed by the Busy Fingers Family.
SALES
Posted on | April 23, 2019 | Comments Off on SALES
Hello
We hope all our supporters enjoyed a wonderful Easter Break with their family and friends.
We wish to thank everyone for noticing the signs on the fence about leaving donations over public holidays and/or anytime the gates are closed. This holiday produced nothing being left on the footpath which pleased not only us but also the council, as it is their land and leaving donations there is classified as dumping and fines could apply. We did not want to see this occur, so thank you to all who kept their donations until today to drop off.
Please be aware that the shop will be CLOSED ON THURSDY 25TH FOR ANZAC DAY AND ALSO ON MONDAY 6TH MAY FOR LABOUR DAY.
SALES We currently have many items on sale for 50% off marked price, this will continue until stocks last.
50% OFF ALL FURNITURE, DINNER SETS, PRINTS, LAMPS AND SPEAKERS
FILL A BASKET OF CLOTHES FOR $5
FILL A BASKET OF BOOKS FOR $5
FILL A BASKET OF BOOKS – SECONDS (MARKED WITH A DOT) FOR $2.
These sales will continue until further notice – PLEASE CHECK THE BLACKBOARD AS YOU ENTER THE SHOP FOR ANY OTHER BARGAINS
PICK UPS AND DELIVERIES
Please be aware that we receive many calls for pick up of donations – we arrange pick ups for the mornings as the afternoons are reserved for the delivery of purchases.
Our pick up board gets full quickly so if you require a pick up please give us as much notice as possible as we would like to fit in with your timetable as much as possible.
If you need a pick up or have any questions please call our manager Sonia on 3408 1014.
Thank You
Christmas Break & Donations
Posted on | January 3, 2019 | Comments Off on Christmas Break & Donations
Residents are mentioning that there is a mountain of donations left on the footpath outside the closed gates of the shop.
The article that is written each month in the Bribie Islander has been advertising our 2 week closure for the last 3 months, we also had notices in the shop during December. We asked people to refrain from leaving donations until we return on Monday 7th January, we also suggested they call for a pick up during the last week before Christmas if they couldn’t deliver them to us.
We try to ensure that everyone knows we are not there, so nothing is deposited outside the gate, as if it rains things are damaged and have to be taken to the Caboolture tip as businesses are not allowed to use the Ningi tip.
As we advised previously we were forced to erect a fence and close the gates overnights and weekends due to the continual acts of theft and also the dumping of rubbish.
We can no longer leave the white bins out either as we have some people who believe they are available to use as garbage bins for kitchen rubbish.
We try to ensure all the residents are aware of what we are doing, we can’t make people read newspapers or notices even when we do it repeatedly within the shop.
The shop opens on Monday 7th January at 8.30 am and the gates will be opened at 7.15, so if you have any donations please do not leave them outside the gate. Once again we apologise for any inconvenience caused.