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
Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop slate covered gable roof. In the 1990s it was sold to Guy Gentile and became "Deli Depot" which sold grocery, deli, and craft items. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In 2012 Anthony and Vanessa Palma purchased and restored the building. It now operates as The Roost Deli and Market. Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop, also known as Turn's Bushkill General Store, are two historic commercial buildings located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area at Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania. The Turn General Store is