The director of a Donegal charity shop claims it could be forced to close if it is forced to give a woman a refund on a piano she purchased.
Denise O’Boyle is looking for her money back after she paid €400 for a second-hand piano which was rusty inside and not working properly when it was delivered.
She is now suing the owners of the charity, Good and New in Letterkenny, for her money back.
However Eamon McDevitt, director of the charity, said they could be forced to close if they give a refund such cases.
The charity runs buses for cancer patients to Dublin and Galway and relies on selling donated goods to raise cash.
Ms O’Byle told a previous sitting of the Small Claims Court that she bought the 85 year old piano for her daughter.
She could not afford a new piano but was delighted when she found the piano in the charity shop and even paid an extra €100 to have it delivered to her home in Tullid, Killybegs.
However when a piano tuner arrived, he told Ms O’Boyle that the piano was only worth about €50.
At a previous siting of the court, Judge Paul Kelly told the charity that they should reconsider their position in the case.
Ms O’Boyle husband Patrick Gorrell told the court today, Monday, that they had only been telephoned once by the charity shop since the court case and that they had recorded the call.
However charity director Mr McDevitt told the court “we may close our business if this (a refund) happens.”
Judge Paul Kelly advised both parties to meet and have “face to face” discussions and adjourned the case until November 7th next.
Mr McDevitt and Mr Gorrell met outside the court but no agreement was reached.
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