The children's clothing market of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt is closing its doors.
Like so many things, it falls victim to the zeitgeist and the corona pandemic.
Geretsried – Erika Halba (81) and Anni Osterer (81) want to hold the fort until the end of the year.
Then they will turn the key to the door of the children's clothing market of Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) in the Schützenhaus for the last time.
"It's just not worth it anymore," says local chairwoman Halba.
After 30 years, the second-hand market will close its doors.
Like so many things, the clothing market falls victim to the zeitgeist and the corona pandemic.
“Today, young women buy and sell on E-Bay on the Internet,” notes Halba.
"And then Corona destroyed us." The volunteers were not allowed to open the market for two years.
After the summer holidays, things started again on September 15th.
However, goods are no longer accepted, only sold.
Geretsried: Children's clothing market for workers' welfare closes after 30 years
In 1993, Halba brought the idea of setting up a children's clothing market in Geretsried with him from Penzberg.
The concept was simple and worked: summer clothes could be brought in at a date in spring and winter clothes in autumn.
The volunteers marked all pieces with a customer number and price.
Goods sold were crossed out in the corresponding lists and accounted for.
Assigning each number to the right clientele was a lot of work.
"But we were well organized," says the senior.
The owner received 80 percent of the proceeds.
The AWO kept 20 percent as a donation.
Items that were not sold were returned to the owner or passed on to other aid organizations if the owner did not collect the items.
"We didn't deserve anything from it," emphasizes Halba.
But the good times are long gone.
"At that time we were all alone in a wide area." Then "every school, every kindergarten" had its own flea market.
A trend that she understands, as the AWO boss says.
"Everyone looks at how they can earn something."
Every Thursday there is a sale in the AWO clothing market
The former saleswoman likes to think back to when the “shop” flourished.
"One time we were there until 9 p.m. because it was so busy," remembers the Geretsried native.
When Afghan local workers came to Geretsried at the beginning of the year, as reported, the AWO offered their support.
On a Thursday afternoon, the refugees, accompanied by Deputy Mayor Sonja Frank, were allowed to choose what they needed.
“We were so happy about that,” says Halba.
The refugees did not have to pay anything, the AWO stepped in and paid for the goods worth almost 2000 euros.
The end of the year is now over.
Erika Halba and Anni Osterer want to attack again in the last meters.
You can find them in the children's clothing market every Thursday.
"We're here," confirms the 81-year-old.
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The AWO children's clothing market is located under the roof of the Schützenheim at Jahnstraße 23. It is open every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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