Charity shop depreciation of fixtures (clothing racks, bookshelves, counters, etc.), operating costs (maintenance, municipal service fees, electricity, heat, telephone, limited advertising) and the building lease or mortgage. Charity shops may also be referred to as thrift stores (in the United States and Canada), hospice shops, resale shops (a term that in the United States also covers consignment shops), and opportunity (or op) shops (in Australia and New Zealand). One of the earliest charity shops was set up by the Wolverhampton Society for the Blind (now called the Beacon Centre for the Blind) in 1899 to sell goods made by blind people to
Thrift Shop Man of Steal". One of his parodies is titled "I'm Obama", the other, "I'm Osama". Verizon Wireless parodied the song in a 2016 holiday promotion, this time in a laundromat. The song was first used in a 2012 YouTube video by the creator FaZeClan entitled "FaZe ILLCAMS - Episode 43". As of 2017 the video has had over two million views. Many believe that this video launched "Thrift Shop's" popularity. The song was also used in the trailers for the films "Pain & Gain", "The Internship" and "Tammy". "Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a cover version of "Thrift Shop" as part