You're too rich to shop here: Wealthy turned away from charity shop selling posh £58 Farrow & Ball paint at £5 a tin because 'it's meant for struggling families'

With names like Middleton Pink and Smoked Trout, it is the paint of choice for aspiring middle-class homeowners and has long been a hit with celebrities.

So it should be no surprise that when £58 tins of Farrow & Ball paint went on sale for a bargain £5 at a small charity shop in Manchester, there was an influx of wealthy shoppers from the affluent city suburbs. 


The five-litre tins of paint were donated by Farrow & Ball as part of a charity drive to help struggling families redecorate their homes. 


But they caused such a rush at The Tree of Life shop in Wythenshawe that staff there now have to demand that customers show proof they are on benefits or are representing a charity or community group.       More