9/3/11 I left items (brand new designer suits, designer dress, etc - probably about $1000 worth of clothing) at this shop a while ago. I called today to see what the status was for these items. I was informed (quite rudely) that the items had been donated to charity. When I questioned why I never received a phone call, I was told that it says quite clearly in the contract I signed that all items would be donated after a certain time and that this was standard procedure for all the consignment shops in the area. Well, I have two problems with that. I read the (very short) contract I signed before I signed it and I know that I wouldn't have agreed to leave my clothes there if that was the case. Also, I've done business with other consignment shops in the area and they do not all operate this way. We ended the conversation with the person who answered the phone telling me he would check my card when he got around to it, "but it sure won't be today." I asked for evidence that the items